Experimental Wheat Plots At Bodangora Draw Small Crowd
A lengthy report covers the Government Experimental Wheat plots on J H Quirk’s Bodangora Road property, showing eight varieties across about 20 acres. Officers explain fertiliser trials, with Canberra and Riverina types among the best performers, while drought and frost challenge yields. More farmers were urged to attend future demonstrations to learn about wheat and oats culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Quirk
Bodangora Road
W. A. Everett
B McArthur
Petsent
Arthur
Mose Quire
Everett
Canberra
Gresnley
Federation
Bélar
Turvey
Vandille King
Riverina
Waratah
Billy Hughes
Myall
Department of Agriculture
Iad
Dubbo
Mendell
Farrar
Ife
Meiers Quirk
Everatt
Yandilla
Murhall
West
Niles
Volga
Zell
Gresley
Western Australia
Dubble
Guyra
der Partivent
Guyrn
Beluh
Ferma
J. Hy
Leo Yeo
Condabolin
Lessons From Winter Wheat Yields In New South Wales
The writer notes widespread thin crops across wheat districts in the West and South West after a wet winter. Emphasizing ploughing and early skim ploughing to conserve moisture, he advises contrasting long fallow with improved stubble management and soil humus retention. Cautions against excessive stubble burning and overworking fallow while urging careful cultivation and judicious fertilizer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deakon
Korte
New South Wales
Lund
Puzzle filled with old riddles and journalistic fiction
A public school magazine presents a quirky riddle quiz with wordplay on names, objects, and common phrases. It mixes question prompts with partial answers and ends with a dramatic cliffhanger as Carmen and Jaant face danger, setting up a serialized continuation.
A Walk in the Bush in Springtime Observed
A vivid nature scene describes birds in a gully near a valley as spring warmth fills the sunlit air. The Willy Wagtail skylark and violet lark are noted among the birds, with bees visiting blossoms and a tranquil natural setting described by DOUGLAS SPARGO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alka
Willy Wagtail
Tom Ait
Douglas Spargo
Death of a Snake and the Pursuit of Retribution
A narrator recounts a violent encounter with a snake that attacked fowl, prompting a chase across hills and hedges. After a lengthy pursuit the speaker finally kills the reptile with a stick, lamenting the prior harm and noting four reptiles killed in total including a father, cousin, son, and the wife.
The Early Life of America Chapter V Illusion and Iceberg Ordeal
Fragmented OCR depicts a perilous sea voyage with an iceberg collision and sinking ship. Survivors cling to an oar, endure freezing cold, hunger, fog, and aching fear as they drift, fearing death before land reappears and rescue seems possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Curael
Oman
Cred
The Gypsies Camp Kidnapping at School Mystery
At a girls school a new student Zorah, daughter of an American cattle king, vanishes after a trip to the stream. Principal Mita McRae receives a ransom note demanding five hundred pounds to secure her release. Carmen Miller and Joan Marks escape to the Gypsy camp seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou
Joan Marks
Joan
Joanie
Zora
Zorab
St “Oral
Zorah ‘Tafor
Americ Eattle
Carmen Miller
Mise McRae
Joan Marka
Voyage Tale of Flight and Homecoming
A fragmented diary style account describes a perilous sea voyage in which the narrator and crew survive a foggy journey amid storms and an inland threat. After weeks at sea they reach Sydney and seek family, learning relatives live in Spencer Street and Coonamble. A reunion with their father follows a long, emotional wait before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Anwar
Spencer Street
Estoomb
Tom
Anton
Katoomba
Howe
Anson
Anwer
Coonamble
Rostend
Mayne
Tsun
Terge
Schoolmistress and student essay on politics sparks debate
In a public school a headmaster guides a class as a girl writes an essay titled How to Advance Australia. The piece argues party loyalty and treasury benefits, provoking reaction from teachers who warn against courting boys, while the student asserts the essay was written for a teacher’s education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pobe
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Belar
Cowra
Gugenden
D. Rich
Tony
E. A. Fulton
Wellington
Tel
Fercy Street
C. B. Connell
Hamel
Public School Magazine
Chen
Hannah
Arin
Arin .2—Becauce
Jackson & PL
Crank
Tot
Carmen
Arma
Jaant
Molly Kennard
Mt Yaar
America
Mardarde
Univensifan
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