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  2. ON THE LAND AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.

    The annual conference of the Agricultural Bureau was continued to-day, with morning, afternoon, and evening sessions. Pointing out the importance of Australia's wool in relation to world production, Mr. A. K. Cantrill, district sheep and wool instructor, declared ...

    Article : 137 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS. 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS.

    A widely representative meeting of citizens, called by the Mayor, formed a special council to handle the local celebrations of the 150th anniversary celebrations next year. ...

    Article : 71 words
  4. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 3,249 words
  5. MEAT INDUSTRY.

    Mr. Edmund Burke, of the Newcastle District Abattoir Board, read a paper on "Australia's Place in the World's Meat Industry" at the Agricultural Bureau Conference last ...

    Article : 1,181 words
  6. FRUITGROWING.

    Towards the end of last week an interstate conference of departmental officers and fruitgrowers in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Tasmania, was held in Sydney to ...

    Article : 1,607 words
  7. RAIL MOTOR SERVICE REFUSED.

    The Railway Department has rejected the request for the running of a rail motor service from Picton to Bowral and return on Mondays to Fridays for the convenience of children ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. LORRY DRIVER FINEL.

    At the Police Court, Robert James Collina was fined £3 for driving a motor lorry negligently. The case arose out of an accident in which a woman gatekeeper was injured ...

    Article : 65 words
  9. POSSESSION OF OPOSSUM SKINS.

    At the Police Court, Allen Clive Terry and Claude Moran were each fined £4/10/ for having opossum skins in their possession. For having cyanide in their possession they ...

    Article : 42 words
  10. HOARY CRESS DANGER.

    Alarm is felt at the spread of hoary cress in the shire. The area infested is estimated at 800 acres, and, as the plant is readily eaten bv sheep, landowners are to be requested either ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. LAMB-RAISING.

    Speaking at the conference, Mr. A K. Cantrill, district sheep and wool instructor, urged the maintenance of a high quality in fat lambs. ...

    Article : 529 words
  12. OPEN OPOSSUM SEASON SOUGHT.

    A petition signed by every bee farmer in the Dunedoo district has been addressed to Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.P. for Mudgee, asking him to interview the Chief Secretary (Mr. ...

    Article : 107 words
  13. DAVISTOWN TRAGEDY.

    The administrator of the Erina Shire Council has decided to refer the notices of action by six applicants, claiming damages amounting to over £14,000, to the insurance company ...

    Article : 62 words
  14. SHIRE CLERK CENSURED BY COUNCIL.

    At a meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council, a motion was carried unanimously, censuring the shire clerk (Mr. Connolly) for having '"misled the council." The president ...

    Article : 103 words
  15. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,011 words
  16. HILLSTON FIRE BRIGADE.

    After conferring with members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, the Hillston Municipal Council has decided to form a fire brigade and erect a modern fire station. ...

    Article : 32 words
  17. TOWN CLERK'S DEATH.

    Mr. J. W. Stocks, 54, town clerk and engineer to the Inverell municipality for 12 years, died yesterday morning. He leaves a widow, one daughter, and three sons. The ...

    Article : 54 words
  18. PASTURE MANAGEMENT.

    In an address to the dairy section, Mr. A. F. Emmott, of Bodalla, outlined his experience in increasing the productivity of his farm. When he acquired it ...

    Article : 496 words
  19. KEMPSEY AERO CLUB.

    As a result of the recent aerial pageant at Kempsey, the local Aero Club is being overwhelmed with applications from those anxious to qualify as pilots. Arrangements have been ...

    Article : 62 words
  20. GLANMIRE OVAL.

    Relief workers have begun the reconstruction of Glanmire Oval. Levelling and grading is being carried out, and provision will be made for laying down additional playing areas, ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. IMPROVING THE DAIRY COW.

    In a paper which was read by Mr. R. Hottes, dairy inspector, Mr. P. Wilkinson, senior dairy instructor, said that dairying was one of the main factors of national wealth, ...

    Article : 445 words
  22. DEATH OF MR. JOB COMMENS.

    The death occurred suddenly at his home, Duddawarra, Little Hartley, of Mr. Job Commens, at the age of 68. Mr. Commens was a well-known Brazier, and lived in the ...

    Article : 74 words
  23. PORK AND LAMB STOLEN.

    Thieves broke into the Extension Estate branch of the Lithgow Co-operative Society and stole a quantity of pork and lamb. They cut through the wire gauze on a window. ...

    Article : 35 words
  24. SULKY ACCIDENT.

    When the shafts of a sulky in which she was driving with her parents broke, Stancie Cooper, aged 7, was thrown forward and kicked in the stomach by the horse. She ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. MOUTH ORGAN BAND.

    The Lithgow Mouth Organ Band of 20 players including three young women gave its first public performance in the Trades Hall Theatre. Mr. G. Statham is the conductor. ...

    Article : 46 words
  26. DEATH OF MRS. H. R. FITZSIMMONS.

    The death has occurred of Mrs. Harriet Rebecca Fitzsimmons, a former resident of Lithgow, at the age of 83. She was born at Ophir in the early gold rush days. On one ...

    Article : 91 words
  27. AUSTRALIA'S COMPETITORS.

    An illustrated lecture was given by Mr. W. J. Spa[?]ord, director of agriculture of South Australia, on a tour of the Southern Hemisphere. It will be recalled that, in ...

    Article : 352 words
  28. DATES FIXED.

    The time and place of the district conferences were fixed as follows:— Upper North Coast: At Dungog on the second Thursday of February; president, Mr. ...

    Article : 285 words
  29. OVERCROWDING OF HOSPITAL.

    The high daily average at the Lower Clarence Hospital is causing the board much concern. Frequently patients' beds are made on the verandahs. The board has asksd the ...

    Article : 49 words
  30. DAIRY PRODUCTION METHODS.

    Mr. J. B. Sautelle described how at his farm at Cathcart he hnd increased the yield from 53 cows for the 1931-32 season of 43891b of commercial butter to 14.0391b in 1934-35. ...

    Article : 809 words
  31. RAISING MILITIA UNITS.

    The Shire Council has arranged a public gathering to meet Sir Charles Rosenthal, who will visit Moss Vale on Friday morning on his tour of the country towns to inquire into ...

    Article : 47 words
  32. MURWILLUMBAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    At a well-attended meeting of citizens of Murwillumbah, it was decided to revive the Chamber of Commerce, which had ceased to function of late years. ...

    Article : 36 words
  33. GIRL INJURED IN COLLISION.

    Miss Elsa Goodman, 17. of Dixon-street Lambton, was severely injured in a motor accident on the main road near Thornton this afternoon. A car driven by her father, ...

    Article : 72 words
  34. £10.250 SWIMMING POOL.

    Referring to the construction of a public swimming pool at West Wyalong. Councillor Holland stated that the tender of Mr. N. Bowers. Randwick had been accepted at ...

    Article : 49 words
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