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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
6
A tense street confrontation unfolds as a young man with a bundle of notes faces a would-be robber under dark scrubs. The greenhorn defends himself boldly, flipping the balance of power and turning the encounter in his favor before help arrives.
The article offers gardening guidance on mulching to retain moisture, proper watering, staking seeded plants like Dahlias, and preserving bulbs by trimming and storing tops. It covers transplanting, late bloom varieties such as Petunias and Asters, and soil conditioning through surface dressing and manure for better structure.
The article advises sowing seeds in seed boxes in sheltered spots, including Stocks Iceland Porpues Soupdragons Pansies Violas J ula and other hardy plants. It covers soil preparation watering light shading, manure or fertiliser, lime surface treatment, later thinning, spring bulbs lifting and storage, Gladioli lifting and drying, bean beds for continuity, velary seeds, pricking out seedlings, transplanting to permanent beds, and sowing Kadieh lettuce mustard and cress in semi shady areas with ample watering.
The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales aims to set new records for wheat exhibits and exhibitors at the 1938 Royal Easter Show and 150th anniversary exhibition. Prizes total 400 pounds. Six novice classes invite growers who have never won a top prize. The Railways Commissioner will transport samples within the state free of charge, labels attached, exhibits not returned, and each entry limited to 50. J J Ryan sole agent, 68A Thornton St. Wellington and Nand Machines for sale.
For the first time in Australia, the 1930 Singer sewing machine features full rotary operation and a reversible feeder with a special adjustment for sewing linen.
An era style advertisement addresses Henrietta urging marriage and praising Creme Charmosan for removing signs of age from the skin. It promotes youthful glamour claiming the product restores charm and appeal, making the user look 25 while claiming age is reduced from 30. Peter is supposedly charmed by the result.
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