The most advanced methods in orchard practices were explained by experts to a gathering of more than 400 fruitgrowers at a field ...
Article : 347 wordsAt the field day for orchardists at Vermont yesterday. Top: Demonstrating the rotary hoe, which, drawn by a tractor, in one operation completely turns in the cover crop to feed the trees. Lower: Members of district Young Farmers' Clubs at a demonstration in the orchard. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 49 wordsRepresentations concerning the sulphur industry were heard by the Tariff Board yesterday from mining companies, graziers, ...
Article : 511 wordsGEELONG, Thursday. — Although the Geelong centenary celebrations will begin to-morrow, the opening ceremony will be performed on Saturday at 1 p m. by the ...
Article : 404 wordsHORSHAM, Thursday. — The annual show of the Horsham Agricultural Society, which was continued to-day, was officially opened by His Excellency the Governor ...
Article : 1,590 wordsPrices of wheat in Melbourne continue to strengthen. Yesterday there was a further rise of about 1½d. a bushel, and 3/4 a bushel was offered without ...
Article : 159 wordsMr. L. Bolitho, manager of the Seymour branch of the State Savings Bank, has been promoted to branch inspector. He will leave Seymour shortly to take up his ...
Article : 229 wordsPERTH, Thursday.—A total net payment of 3/5½ a bushel for bagged and bulk wheat at railway sidings, having 4d. a bushel freight to ports last season, is ...
Article : 113 wordsDROUIN, Thursday.—The Turf Club Hotel at Brandy Creek, six miles from Drouin, one of the oldest landmarks in Gippsland, and a cottage occupied by Mr. ...
Article : 80 wordsBALLARAT[?] Thursday.—What is a national song? This question was put to the audience at the South Street competitions to-day by the adjudicator (Mr. ...
Article : 228 wordsWALWA, Thursday. — Bush fires are still burning on the slopes of Mount Maracket, but are confined to New South Wales Crown lands. Some thousands of ...
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Article : 49 wordsWhen the new technical school [?] being built on the site of the old [?] lea homestead at the corner of [?] street and Hoddle street. Essendon, is [?] ...
Article : 258 wordsArtists of good calibre responded splendidly to the invitation by the Geelong Art Gallery Association to compete for a prize of £100. This was the gallery's ...
Article : 253 wordsMELTON, Thursday. — Some caged birds were liberated at Mr. V. R Davey's sanctuary at Toolern Vale at the Gould Convention League on Monday to ...
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Article : 29 wordsALBURY (N.S.W.), Thursday.— Augustus Gain, aged 62 years, of Canterbury, Melbourne, who arrived at Table Top station yesterday afternoon to begin ...
Article : 50 wordsDENILIQUIN (N.S.W.), Thursday.— Unless heavy rains fall in the next week wheat crops will be almost total failures At present pastures are in fair condition, ...
Article : 113 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—Severe damage has been done to grape crops at Coonawarra, in the south-east, as the result of frosts on the past two mornings. In ...
Article : 46 wordsNATHALIA, Thursday.—In the parish hall to-day the Nathalia and district schools held an exhibition of school work in connection with the "Back to Nathalia" ...
Article : 43 wordsCRANBOURNE, Thursday.—The soldiers' memorial committee has decided on the erection of an obelisk in front of the shire hall, at a cost of £255. The ...
Article : 47 wordsSpringhurst and District Dairy Co. [?] held its first annual meeting on [?] day. Because of the severe drought [?] enced in the company's financial [?] ...
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Article : 148 wordsFollowing inquiries into violent [?] robberies from women in northern suburbs lst month, Brunswick dete[?] arrested a youth yesterday. ...
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Article : 73 wordsThe sale has been completed of the freehold of the Ensay Highway Hotel, Ensay South, East Gippsland, to Mr. J. F. Costello. ...
Article : 105 wordsWEDDERBURN, Thursday.—Ga[?] entrance by forcing a side window th[?] blew open the iron safe at the shire office, Wedderburn, last night of early this ...
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Advertising : 56 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—The Assistant Minister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) announced to-day that nominations for election to the Canned Fruits ...
Article : 65 wordsBENDIGO, Thursday.—Detectives are inquiring into the death of Mar[?] Frances Taylor, aged 26 years, single, of Wattle street[?] Bendigo, who died suddenly ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 7 Oct 1938, Page 16
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