Honey Market Talks Tie Between States
New South Wales and Victorian apiarists agreed to joint efforts on marketing to strengthen export rank. Queensland and South Australia not expected to join. A plan to link Gippsland and Northern Co-operative with NSW growers was discussed but a formal company named the Honey Producers' Co was rejected over cost. Strong export supervision and a standard blend with a brand were proposed. Victoria plans to finance exports with a 108, a tin delivery credit, hoping NSW soon follows.
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New South Wales
Sydney
Queensland
South Australia
Gippsland and Northern Co-operative Company
Conatal Farmers Co-operative Society
Honey Producers’ Co
Costa
Portable silo built from ten 12 foot by six foot sections
Mr. W Hudson of Awaria Plains New Zealand shares details of a portable silo design. It uses ten 12 by 6 ft sections built from nine 1x12 inch boards and battens with bolted end plates or posts and wires for stability. The silo can be filled via a derrick, emptied by removing sections, and extended by loose boards on top to gain depth.
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W. Hudson
Awaria Plains
New Zealand
Dominion
Hudsom
Hudson
Coraki Condensed Milk Company plans larger scale factories
The Coraki Condensed Milk Company contemplates expanding to mass milk production with a local tinplant and locally made tins. A large wharf is to be built with Sydney and Brisbane steamers calling, and a saw mill in connection with the condensing works has been suggested.
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Coraki Condensed Milk Company
Sydney
Brisbane
Alstonville and
Hous Record
Insanity Increase Reported in New York and Chicago
The New York State Hospital Commission reports 379 persons were sent to homes for insanity due to alcoholism in 1924, more than three times the figure in 1926. James Whitney Hall, chairman of Cooke County NL Medical Commission on Insanity, notes Chicago’s cases rose after Prohibition. County hospitals are filled beyond capacity.
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New York State Hospital Commission
James Whitney Hall
Medics
Cooke County
Chicago
Passionfruit Essence Experiment in Sydney Industry Rise
A Sydney gathering tested a new passionfruit essence for beverages ice cream jelly and confectionery noting the fruit’s flavor preserved without seeds or pulp. Promoter Spencer M Cotter predicts 50 000 genres of Persian fruit and an annual industry worth £90 000 000 with expansion possible if properly handled.
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Sydney
Spencer M. Cotter
Board of Health
Cottee
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Public Endorsement
An Australian advertorial piece touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney trouble. Mr Bunt praises the product, claiming relief and urging households to keep it on hand. Foster-Mell Co. markets DOAN'S at 2s 0d per bottle with postal payment options.
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Meney
Humorous Line About a Man Toasting and Affection
A whimsical remark highlights a man who consistently toasts others and is sure to love his own kin, using playful alliteration with letters. The line suggests affection and social customs in a lighthearted way without naming any persons or places.
Albury Woollen Mills to Welcome English Operatives
Twenty five English workers will arrive next month to operate the Albury woollen mill which is expanding with new machinery costing £50 000. The Amalgamated Textiles general manager, recently engaged in England, will also arrive. The Albury mill produces tops and some orders have been placed for Japan while the mill will link with the mill Strange to focus on woollen goods with local runners handling tops and best quality worsteds. In other news a street anecdote notes a fashionably dressed young woman scolding a boy over bird eggs, remarking the mother bird is on your hat as the boy answers with a cheeky explanation. A cough remedy, Woods Great Peppermint Cure, is advertised for influenza precautions.
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Albery
Amalgamated Textiles
England
Albury
Japan
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Australia
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Suer
Arthur Gregory
Bong Bong Street
Bowral
Bosch
North Coast
Cotter
S.M. Herald
Coun
Woollen Mills
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