Wongan Hills Crops Highlight 1924 Competition Winners
Report details the Wongan Hills Agricultural Society 1924 crop competition with entrants Ackland Bowen Spencer & Sons and Parker. Top yields reached 36 and 34 bushels from well-managed, weed-free, disease-light crops with early fallow and thorough operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wongan Hills Agriculural Society
Messrs
R.B. Ackland
J. Bowen
Spencer & Sons
C. Parker
Gth
Messrs Spencer & Sons
Seed Planting and Cultivation Schedule Notes
The record lists cultivation timing and seed data for Nabawa fields. It notes spring ploughing twice using Springtyne, re-pressing after rain in December, planting with a combine drill, and seed rates of 57 pounds and 110 pounds with graded, super cultivated results.
New Settlement Emerges From Fiawaning Railway Extension
The Moora Herald reports the Fiawaning Railway extension near Round Hill and Miling spurring a rush of settlers. Farmers such as M Kinley and Kelly and Lamb move in, with Lewis Bros and Taylor erecting homes. Within six months 20 000 acres are expected to be taken up, boosting sidings at Toutra and Cranmore and improving transport for Berkshire Valley and Round Hill producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiawaning
Round Hill
Miling
Midland Company
Moora “Herald
M Kinley
Messrs
Kelly and Lamb
Lewis Bros
Taylor
E. J. Harrington
Oaklea
Toodyay
T.H
Toutra
Cranmore
Berkshire Valley
Furter
Moora
Messrs Hopkinson
Cumming
Wongan Hills
Mullewa
Mora
Pithara
Roof of the World and Sikkim described by Dr Bateson
In a lecture titled Where Three Empires Meet Dr Vaughan Bateson depicts Sikkim in North East India as the unique area where a white man cannot leave in any direction while Tibet Nepal and Bhutan are forbidden. He notes the cool dry period after rains and the harsh drought like heat after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan Bateson
Sikkim
India
Tibet
Nepal
Butan
Christos
Toodyay
Ewe and Lamb Photo Highlight January Chronicle Page
A 21 year old ewe owned by Mr E J Hill of Hammley Bridge is shown with a lamb in a Chronicle photo. The piece notes the ewe has served as bellwether for many animals entering the local slaughter yard. Next Wednesday Jennacabbine hosts seven event program by the local Race Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Hill
Hammley Bridge
Jennacabbine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Price
the Cash Drapery Mart
J. O Sullivan
Draper and
Clothier
Pearse Bros. Boots
the Toodyay Bakery
G. Haymes
Frank Costello
Accart Sverg Mail
S.P
Wroth Stores
W. H. Bateson
Newcastle Hotel
Toodyay, Tel
Burgundy
Muscat
V. C. Wood
Newcastle
Tooryay
MNIRE
K. Somers
Tood- Herald Newspaper Co. Ltd
Edgar D. Tarley
Stirling Terrace
Ayoas
Miost
Toodyay Agricultural Society
Department of Agriculture
Watteping
Calingiri
Nungle
R. B. Ackland
T. Bowen
Ackland
R. B. Ackiend
Roth
Nabawa
Federation
C, Parker
Aa Faye
Tania
NEW Settlement
Piawaning
Spencer & Son
Dalgety & Company Ltd
Perth
A. E. James
THE
Victoria Insurance Company, Limited
Toooway
M. Wroth
West Australian
Braneton Chambers
Chas H. Curlewis
Freemasons’ Hotel
Toodtat
Walter Wing
Subiaco
Megi
Cat
Somers
General Commission
Dalgety & CO. Ltd
Malloch Bros
Whittaker Bros
I. McLaughlin & CO
LHC
Deering and McCormick ‘Machinery Union Assurance Society Ltd
Tisks
Mortlock Bros, Bs.a
Sunbeam
Harley Davidson Motor Cycles
Richard Purser & CO
Fremantle Hydrodrome
South Beach
Fremantle
Trin
Susth Beach
Pia
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