The appalling sight of thousands of acres of picturesque and fertile land being wrested from the use of man, beautiful fern gullies being choked, unsurpassed tourist tracks made impassable, and farms abandoned is to be seen in the ...
Article : 1,345 wordsThis boundary fence illustrates graphically the curse of the blackberry in the hill country. On the left of the fence is excellent clean pasture; on the right is an abandoned farm overrun with blackberries, in places 15 ft. height. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 2,164 wordsMr. Archibald Mathieson, one of the best known personalities of Gippsland, will celebrate his 90th birthday to-day at his home, Inverclyde, Sale. The occasion will ...
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Family Notices : 4,589 wordsTowards the end of play in the Western Plains-Molesworth cricket match, at the Eastern oval, A. Mcpherson, wicket-keeper for the Western Plains team, went ...
Article : 352 wordsA deputation from the Geelong Agricultural Society waited on the trustees of the showgrounds and racecourse and suggested that a separate arena for show ...
Article : 318 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—The National Council of the Wool Selling Brokers' Association announced to-day that the president of the association (Mr. Frank Young) ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Melbourne woolbrokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne in the week ended February 12, was 13.29d. per lb., or £15/8/5 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 wordsFREMANTLE, Friday.—Dr. R. T. Patton, lecturer in botany at the University of Melbourne, passed through Fremantle to-day on the liner Moreton Bay. He was ...
Article : 183 wordsSome time ago the Chief Secretary's Department agreed to spend £7500 on the construction of a new police station and office at Bendigo, but it was not stated ...
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Advertising : 86 wordsJ. KENNON AND SONS PTY. LTD. have received the following cable message from their London representative, dated Feb. 10:—Compared with last sale, held on December 9, ...
Article : 84 wordsALBURY, Friday. — An important scheme of electricity extension has been adopted by the Albury Municipal Council, with the object of linking adjacent ...
Article : 153 wordsPlans for the establishment of a secondary industries research organisation were discussed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research at a series of ...
Article : 127 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—straw, Tasn wheat and oat, £4/15/; hay. Vic, oat., £9/10/; maize, choice North Coast yellow, 5/, South Coast small 5/6 soft and heated lower; peas, Tas blue 7/6 to 8/. green ...
Article : 169 wordsBENDIGO Friday.—The Bendigo pig market was heavlly suppllod to-day, bacon ruling higher and pork being arm Quotations:—Choppers £4 to £5/10/; light £3/5/; bacon healy £4 to £4/5/; ...
Article : 638 wordsTEKANQ, Friday. — A four-roomed weatherboard house and its contents were totally destroyed by fire at Keilambete. The occupants, Mr. and Mrs. A. Parson, ...
Article : 30 wordsFollowing complaints that dust from the Mildura aerodrome is likely to damage fruit on adjoining blocks, the Mayor (Councillor E. T. Henderson) suggested at ...
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Article : 94 wordsThe committee of the Base Hospital is arranging to make a special public appeal for £5,000 for furnishings for the new section of the institution now being built. ...
Article : 41 wordsAt the annual meeting of shareholders of the Victorian Central Citrus Association Pty. Ltd. this week, it was decided that a grant of £100 a year for five years ...
Article : 116 wordsMrs. J. Alchin narrowly escaped injury when a vessel containing petrol, in which she was cleaning a frock, suddenly burst into flames. The flames spread to the walls of the laundry. ...
Article : 251 words[?] ransacked me house of Mr. T. Hodson in Strzleckl road early this morning. They took £6 in notes from the room of Mr. R. Johnstone, a boarder, but ...
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Advertising : 81 wordsBLECH FOREST.—At the monthly meeting of the Otway Shire Council the shire president Councillor G. F. Hall) was grunted leave of absence because of ill-health, and the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 12 Feb 1938, Page 8
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