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Newspaper
Pinnaroo Country News
Location
Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
4
In the House of Assembly last week the Pinsroo line was slated for strengthening to accommodate flatter and heavier trains. Extra trains have been running this week, boosting district growth. Trains reportedly carry letters to post offices on regular train days.
The Lameroo Branch Agricultural Bureau held a well attended meeting on Saturday with Mr. F. R. Eime presiding. New members C Dodds and L Edwards joined. A paper by W S Trowbridge on hay varieties recommended Marshall's No 3 Newman's Early Yandilla and Silver King and noted Californian Purple for rapid growth though with beard concerns.
Members debated timing of hay cutting and methods to control a pest. H W Trowbridge cited kerosene under a horse’s jaw as effective while Dr Dunstone endorsed safe car bon bi sulphide doses. A seven member committee was proposed to organize a field trial next year and was to be appointed at the next bureau meeting.
The Main Roads Royal Commission lists routes to be added as main roads including Pinaroo to Parilla head station and to the Victorian border. It covers Parilla railway station routes to Scrabby Springs and Parrakie stations, plus several sections in Hundreds Pinaroo Parilla Bews Cotton and Price.
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