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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1923
Page
1
Farmers often view light dressing of superphosphate as sufficient. Crops remove significant phosphoric acid per acre. wheat yields at 16 and 80 bush per acre need 142 and 189 lb respectively, while 40 bush needs 47.5 lb. Compare to 19 lb in 26-38% super, these figures show soil must be replenished to sustain heavy successive crops.
The Port Pirie Rifle Club held its seventh quarterly Flett Cap competition over 600 and 700 yard ranges on a day with difficult weather. E Martin won the Champion’s pin as Parr and Amesbury failed to challenge, with top scores listed for various shooters and awards including the Parr Picture, Sweetland Medal, and Stocker Aggregate.
A string of rental entries shows Beighion, Bouzelor, Brighton, Glenelg, Henley and Seacliffe properties. Listings include 6 to 8 rooms, top positions, and prices ranging from £0 to £1,660 with notes on house type or location.
Rocky River Association outlines third round fixtures with Georgetown, Crystal Brook East, Huddleston, Narridy, Gladstone, West Crystal Brook, and Brook East set to play across March with all games at Grek van Mionad club ground.
A fragment from a Georgetown area telephone directory listing exchanges and local entities including Sladstone Telephone Exchange and Georgetown Hotel. The text mentions Bank of Africa and names D. M. Davaron Wibbe among others, with dated or event-like references.
Fragmentary notices list monthly stock sales by Elder Smith & Co and Bagot Shakes & Lewis Ltd with dates on Tuesdays and Fridays, plus reading room hours and lodge meeting times in Gladstone. The timetable shows passenger and goods trains arrivals and departures from Gladstone to Adelaide Terowie Port Pirie and other towns, with inconsistent OCR details.
Postal and telegraph times listed for Adelaide Port Pirie Weterborough and Port Towns with daily hours half rates after 7 pm. Rates for books newspapers telegrams and letters vary by weight and distance with examples for Australia and telegraph words per message.
An aged medical patent style note promotes Sander bel fons Eucalypti Extract as an all purpose remedy. It cites a Supreme Court of Victoria endorsement claiming sufseptic healing substances and superior purity. The ad-style text touts internal and external use and warns to insist on the genuine product.
A fragmented image lists diverse items from flowers and seeds to ornamentals, trees, herbs, plants, and garden tools. Mentions including seed varieties, vegetables, insecticides, sprays, bird repellers, and general horticultural goods with partial brand-like terms. No clear event or outcome is described.
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