Egg Laying Competition opens at Parafield Poultry Station
The Minister of Agriculture Hon A P Blesing MLC authorises an Egg Laying Competition at Parafield Poultry Station starting 1 April. Government expands Parafield to 500 Single Test pens to test stock under official supervision. Each egg weight is recorded and available after the test. Details from Government Poultry Expert Box 901E Adelaide.
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A. P. Blesing
M.L.C
Parafield
Adelaide
Deterioration of Seed Wheat In Grading Debate
A reply from the Sutherland Branch to the Secretary discusses seed wheat decline in prolificacy despite annual grading. Deputy Director W J Spafford explains grading preserves vigor but may worsen variety integrity by concentrating larger grains. He recommends small plots, wide spacing, hand removal of outsiders, and careful hand selection of seed heads to maintain variety type and vigor.
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Sutherland
W. J. Spafford
Feeding Wheat to Sheep versus Marketing Grain
A Streaky Bay correspondent asks whether feeding wheat to sheep is more profitable than selling grain. The reply notes wheat at 2 shillings per bushel minus 5d dockage, and that wool prices keep wool more valuable than converting wheat to wool. Calculations show wheat feeding may double sheep numbers but likely not enough to beat selling grain, given costs and wool income.
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Streaky Bay
F.a.g
W. J. Spafford
P.c
Eyre's
Trans Atlantic Flight Milestones Since 1930 Record
Vacuum Oil lists 98 attempts to cross the Atlantic since 1930 with 85 successes. The compilation names pilots and routes from Hermoz and Dabry to Lindberghs and Mollison, noting no engine failures among Tandem pilots relying on Vacuum products.
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Hermoz, Dabry & Gimie
Brazil
Kingsford
Rio de Janeiro
Ahrenberg
Bergen
Norway
Greenland
Natal
Post & Gatty
Hoblis & Hillig
Harbor Grace
Krefeld
Germany
Endres & Magyar
New York
Hungary
Boardman & Polando
Istanbul
Turkey
Herndon & Panghorn
Wales
Capt
von Gronau
U.S
Arctic
Navy
Bert Hinkler
Dc-X
Azores
Spain
Amelia Earhart
Ireland
Mattern & Griffin
Berlin
Arig
James Mollison
New Brunswick
Canada
Mermoz & Carretter
Marseilles
Arc -en-Ceil
Arcen-Ciel
Paris
Wiley Post
Codos & Rossi
Rayak
Syria
Balbo Squadron
Newfoundland
Lindberghs
Copenhagen
Atlantic
Gladstone Bowls Lose To Laura In Friendly Meet
Gladstone Bowling Club visited Laura for a friendly match, with Laura prevailing 24 to 10. Laura’s welcome was extended by president H. R. Lines and visitor host C. Budge, who thanked the Laura ladies for their hospitality. Containing team lineups for Laura and Gladstone clubs.
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Gladstone Bowling Club
Laura
Gladstone
H. R. Lines
Laura Club
C. Budge
The Eternal Round. Work and cash sustain life
A stark poetic reflection on labor as a cyclical grind. The verse emphasizes the endless loop of earning money, buying sustenance, and preserving strength, with work driving daily survival.
Kruschen Helped Woman Shed Weight Naturally
A reader reports losing weight from 12 st 6 lb to 11 st 4 lb in six months by taking Kruschen salts each morning without changing her diet. She says it eased biliousness and left her feeling younger and more energetic, attributing the change to the daily half-teaspoonful in hot water.
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M.K
Nature
Does Farming Pay in a Nation of Costs
A verse laments that farming pays everyone else in the economy from transport to banks and taxes, but not the farmer who tills the land. The piece credits various middlemen and institutions while highlighting the farmer's neglect in the economic chain.
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Chas. Geddes & Co
Port Pirie
Port Augusta
Port Lincoln
Tumby Bay
Jamestown
J. S. Stephens
Baker
W.L. Palmer & CO. Watchmakers & Opticians
W. L. Palmer & CO
Watchmakers
Jewellers
Opticians
Jamestown & Gladstone
McLeod’s
North
McLeod's
South Australia
McLeod
Ayr Street
Main Street
Peterborough
Flinders St
Tyre Co
Currie
National Library of Australia
Para
Trans-Atlantic Flights
Vacuum Oil Company
F. W. Shephard
E. T. Hollitt
O. Walter
BE. C. Wakeham
H. J. Lines
O. Acott
A. Thwaites
Cc. Amey
S. Evans
J. Kennedy
W. Acott
G. Wakeham
T. Luck
E. Bingley
G. Kearney
A. Harris
N. Campbell
M. C. Hewett
C. Read
F. Holst
H. M. Pascoe
R. Hopkins
R. McKiernan
J. W. Prior
Sie
Leo
G. Thomson
F. C. Spotswood
L. Harris
C. C. Bennett
Jack London
E.P
J. Horsburgh
Dunlop
Dunlop Perdrian Rubber Co. Ltd
Australia
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