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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The Blacksmith’s Display
Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands,
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
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