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  2. LONG DRY SPELL CAUSES ANXIETY IN COUNTRY Position Acute in Many Areas

    With the continuance of the prolonged spell of dry weather lack of reserves of moisture in the soil, and water storage below safety level anxiety is growing in the country, [?] the north the position is already precarious. Unless wids ...

    Article : 991 words
  3. PEOPLE AND EVENTS

    Mr. and Mrs. R. Faulks and family, who are leaving the Ultima district to live at Kerang, were presented with gifts by members of the Methodist church, and by ...

    Article : 820 words
  4. WOOL SALES BEGIN

    Scenes when the Victorian wool selling season opened yesterday. Left: Messrs. J. Dreiheller and R. Daniels examining fine comeback wool on the show floors of Australian Estates Co. Ltd. Right: Bidding at the Wool Exchange. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 38 words
  5. CELEBRATING CENTENARY

    The Geelong Centenary celebrations will be officially opened at the city hall at 1 p.m. on Saturday. ...

    Article : 313 words
  6. WATER FOR BENDIGO

    The State Cabinet at a meeting yesterday approved the proposal that preliminary steps should be taken to provide if necessary an ...

    Article : 266 words
  7. INTEREST IN BIRDS

    MELTON, Monday.—Sponsored by the Gould League of Bird Lovers, a fieid day convention was held, at Mr. V. R. Davey's bird sanctuary at Toolernvale to-day to ...

    Article : 284 words
  8. APPEAL COSTS

    MILDURA, Monday. — The Red Cliffs Settlers' Finance Board has been advised by Mr. Allnutt, M.L.A. that further representations by him to the Minister for ...

    Article : 77 words
  9. PERTH SHOW

    PERTH, Monday. — The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia began at Claremont to-day. The attendance was about 3,000. The ...

    Article : 287 words
  10. WATER STORAGES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 109 words
  11. KILMANY HOME

    A new farm of 160 acres, adjoining the Kilmany Park Farm Home for Boys, will be dedicated at Sale on Thursday, October 20. The Moderator-General of the ...

    Article : 121 words
  12. ROAD GRANTS

    BALLARAT, Monday.—Grants amounting to £2,100 from the Federal Aid Roads and Works agreement were notified to the Bungaree Shire Council to-day by the ...

    Article : 118 words
  13. WHEAT PRICE

    GEELONG, Monday.—Moving at the monthly meeting of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures "that this Chamber of Commerce agrees with the ...

    Article : 83 words
  14. DANDENONG PIG SALES

    The Dandenong Shire Council has arranged to provide a pig market at its municipal yards. It will defray the cost of transport from the Dandenong station ...

    Article : 64 words
  15. HARCOURT FRUIT

    HARCOURT, Monday.—Although [?] perlencing the driest season on [?] Harcourt district orchnrdists hope the rain will fall in time to save the [?] ...

    Article : 51 words
  16. Advertising

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    Advertising : 158 words
  17. WEST WIMMERA CRO[?]

    NHILL, Monday.—The long dry [?] in west Wimmera is being keenly felt [?] farmers and graziers. Wheat crops [?] holding well where fallows have been [?] ...

    Article : 73 words
  18. GEELONG SHIPPING

    GEELONG, Monday. — During the last few weeks, shipping activity at Geelong has gradually decreased. This week only three vessels are expected to visit the ...

    Article : 96 words
  19. AT WHITTLESEA

    WHITTLESEA, Monday.—AS [?] month was the driest September for [?] than 30 years, and the northerly [?] have already turned pastures brown, [?] ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. IMPORTED RAM

    KYNETON, Monday.—Mr. J. Metcalf, of Ellerdale, Green Hill, near Kyneton, has imported another stud Southdown ram for his flock. This animal, No. 461 of ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. RATIONING WATER

    KYABRAM, Monday.—Districting tors are concerned about the method rationing water and the prop[?] Waranga-Bendigo pipe supply. ...

    Article : 105 words
  22. HOME BURNT

    CROYDON, Monday.—Fire destroyed a six-roomed weatherboard house on the Yarra road this afternoon. The contents of the house, which included a ...

    Article : 59 words
  23. LAMB COMPETITIONS

    Results of the July judging of the all-Australian fat lamb competitions announced by the Australian Meat Board yesterday are:—Class 1.—Roseworthy ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. OBITUARY MR. J. C. SCOTT

    Mr. John Cruickshank Scott, who [?] on Sunday at his home, 24 Victoria [?] Camberwell, was well known in pa[?] circles in Victoria and Riverina. ...

    Article : 203 words
  25. LOAN FOR WHEAT

    ADELAIDE, Monday.—On his return from Canberra to-day the Premier (Mr. Butler) again wrote to the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), giving detailed reasons for ...

    Article : 181 words
  26. VALUATION APPEALS

    OUYEN, Monday. — It is said that settlers in the Wagant district have not yet received particulars of their revaluations. ...

    Article : 55 words
  27. CARDROSS HALL

    MILDURA, Monday.—The new public hall at Cardross was officially opened by the shire president (Councillor J. S. R. Lochhead) in the presence of about 200 ...

    Article : 61 words
  28. WEIGHT OF BULLOCK

    At the Royal Show last week the public was asked to estimate the dressed weight of a bullock which was displayed in a pen adjacent to the beef cattle pavilion on the ...

    Article : 111 words
  29. TWO MEN FOR TRIAL

    BALLARAT, Monday.—John Ward, aged 24 years, plasterer, of Windermere street, and George Ambrose Stevenson aged 28 years, labourer, of Lonsdale ...

    Article : 293 words
  30. "BACK TO NATHALIA"

    NATHALIA, Monday.—Many former residents of the township have arrived to take port in the "Back to Nathalia" celebrations, which will begin officially ...

    Article : 129 words
  31. DEATH FROM TETANUS

    MILDURA, Monday. — The death has occurred from tetanus of Wendy Taggart, aged 2 years and 7 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Taggart, of ...

    Article : 52 words
  32. MR. DAVID B. ROSS

    Mr. David Bain Ross, manager of [?] State Savings Bank, Cotham road, [?] died on Sunday. Mr. Ross served in [?] South African War and the Grest [?] ...

    Article : 116 words
  33. COUNTRY STOCK MARKETS

    BENDIGO, Monday.—At the Bendigo sheep sales to-day 8,500 were yarded, compared with 4,900 at last week's sale. Woolly wethers were yarded in good numbers, including many prime [?]ots, but ...

    Article : 564 words
  34. BUSH COUNTRY FIRES

    LANCEFIELD, Monday.—Two fires are burning in the bush country about three miles north of the town. Unless checked the fires are likely to destroy some ...

    Article : 48 words
  35. MR. A. D. SPIERS

    The death, occurred on Sunday of [?] Alexander Donaldson Spiers. Mr. [?] was well known in mining and [?] circles in Melbourne. The buris[?] ...

    Article : 34 words
  36. EGG-LAYING Alphington

    Alphington egg-laying competition Leading scorrs (flrst-grade eggs only).—Australorps.— Singles—H. Brethcrton, 145-126 A. J. Glanfield, 141; Mrs. H. N. Read, 132; H. T. Scoble, 119-118; ...

    Article : 210 words
  37. FALL OVER CLIFF

    WARRNAMBOOL, Monday. — Alan Ferrier, aged 13 years, of South Warrnambool, fell 40 feet over a cliff at Shelly Beach. He was admitted to the Base ...

    Article : 39 words
  38. MRS. EDWIN GEACH

    After a short illness Mrs. Edwin G[?] wife of Mr. Edwin Geach, theatre m[?] and a director of Greater Union The[?] Pty. Ltd., died at her home in B[?] ...

    Article : 68 words
  39. QUEENSLAND BEEF

    Some Queensland beef which was being marketed in Melbourne because of the beef measles ban on the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works cattle from ...

    Article : 82 words
  40. MR. A. E. COMBEN

    The funeral of Mr. Alfred E. Co[?] of Werribee, who died at Warr[?] bool on Saturday, was held ye[?] day and was well attended. [?] ...

    Article : 96 words
  41. Geelong

    Leading scores for 175 days in the egg-laying com[?]tition conducted by the Geelong Utility Poultry Breeders' Association are:—While Leghorns —Singles—A Starrer, 149; C.Cromer, 145; T. ...

    Article : 104 words
  42. W.A. DEFICIT

    PERTH, Monday. — State revenue for September was £863,566, an increase of £52 557 on that of the corresponding month of 1937. Expenditure was £934,657, ...

    Article : 51 words
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