["News of the Week", The Western Mail (Perth, WA), Saturday 16 June 1894, page 21]
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The first pruning competition held in this colony was brought off at Cooringa Vineyard, Toodyay, on Friday last, in the presence of over 60 people, including Mr. Despeissis, who has come to the colony to report on the vineyards...
AB notes:
A little more background information on Mr A. Dispeissis, later Commissioner for Tropical Agriculture
