The tobacco experiment

On Wednesday 25 June 1930 the Victorian Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Reg Pollard, visited Maldon with tobacco expert A.J. Temple Smith. During a meeting at the Shire Hall (now the Maldon Museum), Temple Smith pointed out that the granite soils around Maldon were ideal for growing the light tobacco leaf so much in demand for…

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