Farm Laborer's Plight. Bitten by a Venomous Spider. Melbourne
Frederick Fullbrook, a farm laborer, who was camping in the bush for a night, was awakened by a choking sensation and a swollen neck and head…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1908
427 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 22
New South Wales. Farming a Gamble. Sydney
A farmer of Wellington considers that farming is a pure gamble, as one year a man might have a splendid crop and the next all his belongings might…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wholesale Poisoning of Sheep. Sydney
Out of a mob of 600 sheep camped in a certain spot at Coonamble recently 130 died. Other sheep camped at the same spot bad died previously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairyman's Life. Sydney
According to a statement mide by Mr. M'Rae at a meeting of the Illawarra suburban dairymen convened for the purpose of increasing the price of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Export of Butter. Adelaide
The Government dairy expert reports that the South Australian butter exported to London this season totals, up to date 1,321,6001b…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Farmer Injured. Through Load of Wood Capsizing. Melbourne
William Rilen, a farmer, of Muckle[?] ford, was to-day driving a cart with a load of wood, which capsized and pinned him dawn fer two hours. He…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terrible Railway Accident. Farmer Killed. His Daughter Badly Injured. Melbourne
A train from Melbourne at 6 o'clock Inst night crushed into [?]buggy and pair at a lovel crossing at Shepparton. driven by a farmer named Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Sales. Sydney
The wool sales, will opon this afternoon. Catalogues totalling over 7000 bales will be offered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. S.A. Wheat Harvest. Adelaide
Now that the bulk of the wheat has been garnered, the Commissioner of Crown Lands asserts that all the facts point to a return being obtained by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fires. Sheep Roasted to Death. Fatality to Serub Cutter. Much Damage" to Property. Adelaide
One of the most disastrous fires experienced in the Yankalilla disrict in the memory of the, oldest inhabitants began last Friday, and raged during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales. Sydney
At the wool sales yesterday 5822 bales were catalogued, of which number 3597 were sold. The bidding was slow and withdrawals were heavy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales. Sydney
[?] the wool sales yesterday the [?]ket opened [?]t equal to closing [?]s in December. Afterwards the [?]ing was not brisk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales. the State of the Market. [Reuter's Message.] London
At the wool sales to-day Buxton, Jacomb and Bairne offered 7074 bales, chiefly merino. There was a splendid attendance. Keon competition was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Foe to Every Farmer. Sir William Lyne Criticised. Sydney
Mr. J. A. Gunn, at a meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association yesterday, said that Sir William Lyne was a foe to every farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. Svdney
At yesterday's wool sales 5661 bales were offered and 4918 sold. The values compared favorably with the closing rates of December…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales to-day competition in all qualities was keen, and prices were maintained at full opening rates…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rabbit Destruction. Resolution of Farmers' Conference. Adelnide
At the [?] organisations held in Adelaide yesterday, it was resolved that in the opinion of this conference the rabbit…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Westralian Wheat Yield. Perth
The Government Statistician states that the total wheat yield for the State will be 3,421,000 bushels, an average yield per acre of 11.7 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales. London
The London wool sales have been postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Politics. Cattle Driving Condemned. Mr. Winston Churchill's Speech. [Reuter's Message.] London
Speaking at Manchester last night Mr. Winston Churchill (Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies) condemned cattle driving in Ireland as…
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