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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 12:28:02 +1000
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- From: LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- Subject: Re: Blackberries
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- >Posted on 26 Dec 1992 at 20:21:30 by LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- >>What's the status of blackberry vines where you are? Here, they're considered
- >>a 'noxious weed' and we're not allowed to grow them in our backyards.
- >
- >Who 'doesn't allow' it???? That sounds so bizarre to me!
- >
- >Karen
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- I think the eradication of noxious weeds is a Council By-Law..... probably
- dates back to when this was a rural area.... sheep have big problems with
- blackberry vines, but they also make safe harbours for snakes and other
- vermin.
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- Carolyn
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