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;ernc. x ten-lanesf 300 night 1 onethey also id of Only purehowrarestly intlonal luded t ad-ltain. s thed at dered dts-public any were tillsoverCureughs.guidance of leading Vatican and Italian archaeologists.i •Much Ado About Cactus Plants•Cactus plants in a Sydney restaurant recently were the subject of a quarrel which threatened to go to court. The plants, owned by Mr. Byram Mansell, a Sydney artist and employee of the restaurant. was asked by the Prickly Pear Destruction Commissioner. Mr. Lee. to destroy his plants at the restaurant and at his home.Mr. Mansell is stated to have declared that he was ready to go to gaol rather than destroy the cactus. The matter was placed before the Minister for Lands. Mr. W. F. Sheahan. who decided to allow the plants to remain on certain conditions.The Prickly Pear must not be allowed to flower. Mr. Mansell uses the cactus to extract juices for pigments used for his ab-origlnal-style paintings.The Prickly Pear menace, which laid waste to hundreds of thousands of acres, has been successfully eradicated by the Ministry of Agriculture.Singleton, too. had lls share of Prickly Pear until the Government sent teams to destroy the plant.which a PIONEE else !There of dh TOCRS your ow you’d IBtal of a: maybe you . . preferen outbacl you'll hi day ami Tours PIONEESINGLPUBTr
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Singleton Argus
Singleton, New South Wales, AU
Wed, Jun 07, 1950
Page 4
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David C.
AU 03 Jul 2022
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