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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
7
An old style seed advertisement listing many flowers and vegetables. Asters Cosmos Sunflowers Zinnia and more with mixed colors and small packet prices. Included are choice strains, single and double varieties, and noted Kentucky Wonder climbing beans plus pumpkins and various vegetables with prices per packet or quarter-pound.
Agricultural notes describe fruit drying methods for apricots and peaches, stressing ripe fruit, halved cuts with pits removed, and fumigation with brimstone. It covers sun and sulphur drying, handling of inferior fruit, storage, moth protection, dipping in caustic soda solution for whole apricots, and specific varieties like Elberta and Crawford.
An examination argues that calf rearing should favor natural suckling and frequent feeding, detailing digestion benefits and health risks from hand feeding. Dr Alexander advocates a feeding plan with three daily feeds, slow drinking, and a self feeder, noting coarse fodder harms growth and stressing milk as primary.
A summary of how water composition in springs and wells varies with soil and rock contact. It describes solvent action, carbonic acid, organic matter, and the influence of rock types such as granite and limestone on impurities and dissolution. It notes deeper sources and the formation of streams and rivers from issuing waters.
A dense list of racing fixtures across Bathurst Orange Dubbo Grenfell Parkes Narromine Condobolin and other towns, detailing dates for J C and H A C B society meetings along with show meetings and combined events from December through September. Names of towns, clubs and event types appear with scattered typos and mis-typed days.
The Federal Commissioner of Taxation warns that only pre war year returns are required for War Time Profits Tax purposes. Returns are due by January 1 and must be filed at the income tax office used for prior returns. Eligible businesses with profits over £1000 from July 1 1915 to June 30 1916 must file balance sheets and profit and loss for the last three pre war years or the actual pre war period if fewer years exist.
Kimbell's offers top quality bread, cakes, and pastry products along with full catering services. The shop emphasizes fresh ingredients and traditional techniques to serve events and daily needs.
The notice lists mail pickup times for Wellington Caves Ponto and other towns on various weekdays. It notes daily arrivals from Svilney and interstate lines, with evening schedules across many locations. Money order offices and Commonwealth Savings Bank hours are listed, with closing rules for registered letters and an extra daily postal business.
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