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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
12
Dunn a 3 Diplomat urges assembling evidence on Burrendong dam to influence the committee. He argues irrigation could transform western lands, create homes and employment, boost cattle and sheep industries, and benefit Wellington and wider New South Wales, urging rapid, well documented submissions to the Wareroom Committee.
Fragmented OCR lists racing dates and venues W D R A Tuesday Wednesday 14 and 21 22 Warren 70 Cowra Penk Hill shaw with days and numbers, unclear events. Names and places appear as abbreviations. exact events not specified in readable portions.
Mr. D. R. Kinghorn told a large Austratian Museum audience that apricots cannot thrive without agricultural policing. He argued birds like magpies and crows help control pests and urged united action against disease and pests. Protecting birds around homes could raise crops and reduce losses from wireworms and other pests.
Growth in cigarette production soared with 87 billion cigarettes in 1923 and about 71 billion in 1924. Industry authorities predict further expansion, including a possible hundred billion annual output in the United States within years. Women smokers emerge as a new growth field amid rising per capita consumption.
The Rev Father P J Moloney of Kensington has invented a two foot melody stick with 16 rubber prongs to play chords and melodies for those with limited piano knowledge. Marked ends and side prongs allow harmony through simple placement. the device aims to teach music in minutes and has been sent to America and other places.
A miscellany of unusual facts and observations touching music dogs harpoons whale seaborn birds and dance customs. Notable notes include Denmark’s cow per person ratio Great Paul the 17 tone bell and Japan’s bathhouses in Tokyo a veiled mix of trivia and curiosities.
Professor Mellanby of Sheffield University reports experiments showing oatmeal and ground oats most strongly promote rickets in puppies, worse than white flour, rice, or polished grains. He notes cod liver oil and sunlight can counteract the effect, and that adequate diets with anti-rachitic nutrients still allow perfect bone formation.
Report from FE Hoard requests permission to shoot a few kanjeur robbers threatening his crop, only to frighten away pests without broad permission. The Goolma inquiry was referred to the Chief Secretary for investigation and action, with a collective privilege implied for all farmers. Wheat dockage plan discussed at Melbourne market. 6d minimum on non new Australian standard wheat. Mallee mouse plague damages crops. Robinvale peat-induced seepage hampers efforts. Legal pay of barristers debated. noted top earners £50,000 to £100,000 yearly. World’s strongest wire set for Delaware River Bridge cables. 25 000 miles of wire, 223 000 psi strength, total bridge length 9 700 feet.
Mestry Robinson and Hilyard of Wellington advertise a monster spring horse sale to be held in Wellington on Tuesday the 6th and following days. About 500 superior horses will be offered direct from leading breeders in the State. Other owners wishing to book horses for the sale should contact the auctioneers promptly.
A statistician argues people need facts on disease to reduce fear. He compares mortality risks to street accident odds, noting pneumonia and cancer risks are often overestimated by fear. The piece urges confronting health odds with calm, relying on personal experience to temper worry.
A Plain Talk urges persistence and belief in overcoming obstacles. It argues success comes from facing difficulties, not avoiding them, and that big achievements come from those who push through insurmountable odds. It emphasizes that belief shapes outcomes and that effort reveals true capability.
A temple bell in North Chins keeps tolling for two centuries prompting a district tax to fund constant relay ringing. Joseph Thompson and Son, Undertakers, Maughan Street, phone 273, operate day or night.
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