Blowfly loss hits Australia's wool industry hard
Australia faces an annual loss of about £3,000,000 to £23,000,000 in sheep and wool due to blowfly strike. The burden includes added costs of around 6 percent of the total wool clip and indirect losses from diminished breeding and marketability. Authorities warn the estimate may be conservative as many indirect effects are hard to measure. The Agricultural Gazette reports successful control relies on a mix of preventive, treatment, and population-reduction methods, not a single solution. Extension schools, CSIR collaboration, and the Australian Wool Board are boosting effort, though wartime staffing shortages hinder full deployment.
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Australia
Department’ of ‘Agriculture
Council For Scientific and’ Industrial Research
Australian Wool Board
Bean rust threat and control for home gardens
Bean rust caused by Uromyces phaseoli typica mainly affects climbing French beans. It spreads from leaf infection and shows reddish brown pustules with yellow halos. Wet weather promotes spread. climbing beans show little resistance, so crop management and resistant varieties are advised where possible.
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Wellington
Wonder
New Discoverey
Feltham Prolific
Stanley
Prince
New South Wales
Shortage of seed hits vegetable canning during war
A terse wartime note reports a shortage of seed for key vegetable crops, stressing impact on canning supply. The text cites the Chief of the Plant Industry Division of the Department of Agriculture, Mr A. H. McNiep, urging growers to ramp up production to meet military needs.
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Ofter Division of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
A. HE. malNiep
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Gossips Meet Amid Quiet Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows a gossiping scene with whispers about revealing information to a person named Mhre Jig and a resolve to disclose it personally despite warnings. The exchange hints at secrecy and internal tension within a small group.
Agricultural 1942 Sowing Recommendations by Districts
The Department of Agriculture releases sowing guidance for 1942 across districts. Central Tableland lists Algerian Lampton and other varieties for grain hay grazing and drought conditions. Western Plains Riverina notes Belar Pane Fulghum and Algerian as suitable for silage grazing and mixed uses.
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Atic
Department of Agriculture
Central Tableland
Lampton
Belar
Forsoa É
Fulghum
Xmas road safety appeal from New South Wales council
War time road dangers persist as Blackouts and petrol rationing strain travel. Despite fewer vehicles, accidents remain high with speed and careless intersection use as main causes. Graziers and road groups urge stricter enforcement of 20 mph limit with hooded lights and improved driver education during blackout periods.
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the Road Safety Council of
New South Wales
Road Safety Council of
Tariff Board request rejected by Prime Minister
The Prime Minister refused the Graziers and Australix proposal noting the Commonwealth Government recognizes pastoral industry importance but cannot accept premises. Wool prices are UK contracted and reviewed May yearly. meat prices under contract are not fixed. Government hardship and policy concerns would arise, limiting action on this request.
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Cawal
Ita
Town Topics Eng Humour Note on Poets Wordsworth and Keats
A compact British item notes humorous remarks about poets Wordsworth and Keats in a Town Topics section. It hints at an intended competition or witty aside but provides no full details or context. The snippet reflects light literary commentary rather than a formal event.
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Wordsworth, Bhellay and Keats
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Man
the Land
Jas
Walter Trevenar
Bresgat
B. J. Nelson & Ltd. Ince
Manly
Arthur Cutler
V.C
Sydney
Graziers’ Federal Council
Graziers’ Association of
Tariff Board
R. A. Brown
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