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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1935
Page
13
A Riverina meeting protested skeleton weed infestations and 25 year claims, urging transfer of noxious weed powers from local government to the Department of Agriculture. Delegates pressed abolishing grazing sales and seeking state action to control sodium chlorate use.
An opening notice announces that J Trengove Flas Wenaurs has started a new venture in a known location. The brief item states the proprietor is ready to serve customers, with emphasis on the launch of the new enterprise.
A fragmented voice cites discussions linking government action to the New South Wales administration. The text mentions stabilising prelude values, a fertiliser rebate, and agents stamping orders nationwide. Advice urged farmers not to place orders until fertiliser is needed.
Reported bets spark unusual challenges in Australia as T Draper of Yackindandne bets to pull a man in a sulky from Yackindaodeh to Melbourne on May 10. Sydney Guymer wheels a brother three miles along the Melbourne road to Henneasy's Hill, while Charles Keel bets on wheelbarrow feats in bare feet for a 792 mile voyage. McKinnon of Atary plans to propel a barrow with 12 passengers from Atairy to Melbourne GPO within 14 days.
The article notes a dramatic rise in horse power due to machinery from 1900 to 1993, with Australia’s population increasing about 41 percent while power use surged around 699 percent. It cites a push by the Fundamental Preservers' Union toward shorter working hours to offset job displacement by machines, with secretary Mr. Clarey advocating the measure.
An early discussion notes that artificial calf rearing must mimic natural methods to fit year round dairy production. It argues dairy aims require calves to be born and raised under controlled, continuous conditions, with careful testing of artificial techniques to ensure calves thrive within economic limits.
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