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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1946
Page
8
One minute editorial notes Victory Day will be celebrated with pride gratitude sorrow and determination not to honor a sham. Australia’s war toll lingers as life reconstruction continues and young people entering services need opportunities restored. It warns of winter fruit fly damage urging orchard owners to cooperate for collective protection.
Victoria's Dargo plain over 6000 feet high is blanketed in snow as cattle depart for winter. Musterers drive 4000 Herefords to market in Melbourne while 16,000 cattle fatten on the Dargo and Bogong tableland during summer before the herd moves on.
The Treasure family of Victoria rides long rugged ranges to corral half wild calves. Jack Jim and Freda Treasure use salt calls to lure stock across remote Dargo and wild Herefords. Freda, riding since age six, can whip, whistle, and handle horses daily for twenty years.
The report notes dingoes roam the plains feeding heavily with cattle losses rising as young calves fall prey. Women of the land know the night country well and warn that dingoes avoid mothers nearby. Sharp horned Herefords are described as aggressive, capable of strong kicks against dingoes.
Cattle duffing remains a concern though less common than in the past. Herefords dominate the plains since they thrive in snow country and yield prime meat for Newmarket sales. Until snow recedes from Dargo heights the landscape is a white carpet with sparse vegetation and few herds remaining.
Passbooks must be presented annually. Lodgement for insertion of interest will satisfy the requirement. Interest credits will occur on June 15, 1946. Depositors should lodge passbooks promptly after that date. receipts will be issued at locations other than the branch.
English laboratories report a new chemical called Gammexane with higher lethality than DDT. It is claimed to be usable for pest control including soil wire worm and locust destruction on a field scale.
A note describes Gammexane having many likenesses to DDT usable as dust spray and other forms. It acts as a killer to ordinary pests settling on treated surfaces, mirroring DDT in function.
Attention is drawn to an important notice to rifles on issue to ex members of the V D C. The notice can be found on another page of the magazine.
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