Experimental farmer Watt advances state wheat trials at Balderodgery
On his 1160 acre Balderodgery property 27 miles from Parkes Watt conducts systematic trials with wheat oats barley and grass seeds to find varieties fit for the soil and climate. He maintains a 50 variety wheat plot and 20 beds of grasses with detailed sowing records and a row of experiments including arrowroot chicory and lucerne. Watt champions soil preparation and modern farming methods as a model for state agricultural progress.
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James Watt
Balderodgery
George Sutton
Cowra
Watt
Parkes
Wellington
Cumnock
Lucerne
Commons Trustees Consider Permanent Common Status
The Commons Trustees met Monday with Chair Morris and others. The Ranger’s report was adopted after noting a 4 acre lease on the Common and ongoing fence costs. inquiries will guide action. A Sydney minister advised applying to proclaim a permanent Common, with potential liability for half fence costs discussed.
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Commons
Morris
J. Murray
Bakes
Davey
Glasheen
McLean
Foulkes
Gibson Bros
Sydney
Eye strain headaches prompt free eye tests
Headaches blamed on Eye Btrain. Consult OC and FP as local chemist offers free eye tests to assess vision.
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Srupmuys
Brief Scraps of News and Notables From Australia and Beyond
Various short items include New Jersey bachelors tax success, the Cowra magistrate H. J. Byrnes’ death, Quambone sheep feeding, water strikes near Moree, the Queensland Legislative Council’s combined ages, Swiss paper waistcoats, and a Narromine ankle injury. Also notes on Sydney cricket plans, Pretoria stock feed, Mareeba smelter, farm economy, Wellington water shortage, a St Louis police surname change order, a Berkshire hog price record, upcoming Sydney produce price trends, a Parkes hay sale, crops per acre figures, a Kingston Ireland court remark, a Mexico marriage-letter find, a UK Lord’s Day fine, metropolitan hospital officer selection by merit, motor heart disease, Empire Rifle Match results, and Parkes Examiner critique of public schools.
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Quambone
Midkin Run
Moree
Queensland Legislative Council
Switzerland
J. R. Kelk
New York
Sydney
Parkes
Pretoria
Mareeba
Wellington
Thomas Hall
St. Louis
O’houghen
Mexico
Jacob Popp
High Wycome
England
Metropolitan Hospital
Right-Left Reversed Anatomy in Tasmanian Death
Post mortem on 25 year old Ernest Abbott at Queenstown Tasmania reveals heart on the right side with all other internal organs mirrored opposite their normal positions. Medical authorities call the case unique in medical history.
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Ernest Abbott
Queenstown
Tasmania
Talk about snakes from the Illawarra road tale
An old timer recalls a giant snake he found on the Illawarra road, describing a 23 or 24 foot monster. A skeptic argues over the measurement, while the teller insists he does not lie for a quarter inch.
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Illawarra Road
Awful Crime at Paddington Court
Thomas Rogers faced charges for playing a game of chance at Wonderland City known as the electric fish pond using improvised equipment. The magistrate convicted him and ordered detention until court rise. The fish pond involved boys paying a penny to hook a fish for lollies.
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Paddington Court
Thomas Rogers
Wonderland City
Freetrade Farmers Push Duty on Condensed Milk
The Windser area farmers urge Joseph Cook in Parliament to back high duties on condensed milk to protect a new local factory. They seek a stable market for their dairy output as they elected him as their foreign trader, according to Faeeman's Journal.
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Windser
Joseph Cook
Mr. Cook
Faeeman
Leicester meeting boosts Methodist giving to half a million
At the Primitive Methodist Conference in Leicester over a few hours more than £500,000 was guaranteed toward the thanksgiving fund. Treasurer W. P. Hartley pledged £15,000 and was quickly matched by others. Delegates pledged from £1000 up, securing about £260,000 to £270,000 in aid.
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Leicester
W. P. Hartley
Tattersall's Sweeps Face New Government Action
The Federal Government weighs further restrictions on Tattersall's sweeps. A postal ban on direct letters to Tattersall's and a major carrier strikes a blow to promoters. A warning to a bank linked to the schemes may follow if unheeded, risking delivery restrictions to that institution.
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Tattersall
Tattersall's
Gensral
Tattereall
Dream proves a Ballarat grocer's Caulfield Cup pick
Mr A C Hamilton a Ballarat grocer won Tattersall's Caulfield Cup sweep drawing Poseidon with a £6000 first prize. After sending money he dreamed of a good chance. He let a friend lay off £1800 to others and will net about £4000.
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A. C. Hamilton
Ballarat
Victoria
Poseidon
Tattersall
Ring
Bonnington's Irish M088 Cure for Coughs and Colds
An advertisement asserts Bonnington's Irish M088 as a pleasant reliable cough and cold medicine. It promises easy relief and invites readers to try it to confirm its suitability.
Skeleton Found Buried Near New Park by Two Workers
On a Saturday two men named John Joseph McAuliffe and William Hurkitt digging rabbit burrows on Mr Porters run New Park uncovered a human skeleton a few inches underground. The bones and teeth were well preserved and the skeleton lay in a sitting position in a round hole matching Aboriginal burial practice. The coroner Mr Fletcher dispensed with an inquiry and ordered the remains reburied.
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John Joseph McAuliffe
William Hurkitt
Porter
New Park
Fletcher
Forbes Trizs
Huon Chief Harness Stallion Prominent at Forbes Shows
Huon Chief a 15.3 hand seven year old stallion by Huon imp. from Chieftain won Time Handicap Trot at Forbes Racecourse and earned ribbons at Parkes and Forbes shows. progeny include Top Score and Maori King. mares offered under terms of 3 3s per mare with returns to Barton at Fitzgeralds Road Porbed with shipments arranged.
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Chieftain
Priam
Whipple
Huon
Imp
Almont
Huon Chief
Globe II
Parkes
Messenger
Globe IT
Mambrino Abdallah
Forbes Show
Maori King
Top Scare
Forbes
Ascot
Sydney
Tsees
John Hills
Newtown
Fuller
W. J. Barton
Fitzgerald's Road
Porbéd
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Commons Meeting
New Jersey
U.S.A
H. J. Byrnes
Randwick
Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
Bonnington
Wolfe
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