SPARROW LOOSE.
CONSTERNATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. I ,-^—
(BT CABLE—r-RESS ASSOCIATIOH—COPTRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OABtB ASSOCIATION.)
PERTH, January 19,
Up to the present Western Australia, has been kept free from the. sparrow pest, strict precautions on the part of iho authorities having prevented their introduction. Last week » hoy cau&ht » mpW at ffremantle, which the; Agricultural Departmept immediately destroyed. Enauiries disclosed that two sparrows sheltered aboard the American tourist steamer Carmthia, when crossing th<? Australian Bight. They were caught and released by a passenger when they reached Fremaptle, . The Agricultural Department is eonr ducting a wide search for the sepond bird. , ~ , . The introduction of the pest is regarded as a menace to the fruit industry.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18904, 20 January 1927, Page 9
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113SPARROW LOOSE. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18904, 20 January 1927, Page 9
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