South Australia. the Wheat Harvest. Adelaide
Official returas for the last harvest give a yield of 19,078,547 bushels of wheat, or an average of 11.08 bushels to the acre of the total acreage that…
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 10 of 22
Annual Sheep Show. Sydney
The annual show of the Sheepbreeders' Association was opened yesterday. There was a falling off in entries, particularly in merinos, although…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Driving in Ireland. London
Mr. Augustine Birrell (Chief Secretary for ireland) stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the extra cost of the constabulary in Ireland,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Experimental Dairy Farm. Adelaide
The Government has purchased the Turretfield estate, 10 miles from Gawler, of 1600 acres, at £10 an acre. The property is to be used as an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Strawberry Crop. London
The British strawberry crop this year has been phenomenal. It is valued at £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Shorn in Seven Minutes
To shear a sheep in seven minutes (says a correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle") is a fine performance worthy of a man of Kent. It may…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Dog Trials. Sydney
In the sheep dog trials at the sheepbreeders' show. Mos[?] and An[?]rum Meg tied for first place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wheat Commission. Sydney
The members of the South Australian Wheat Commission arrived in Sydney to-day. Special attention will be paid by the Commission to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanese and Chinese Wheat Harvests. Sydney
The Minister of Agriculture (Mr.J. Perry) has received word from the East that the wheat harvests of Japan and China will not be as good as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Farmer Shot Dead. Melbourne
Joseph Patterson (50), a dairy farmer, was shot dead through his gun becoming entangled in a fence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Farmer and Settlers' Conference. Sydney
The business paper of the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, beginning July 28, includ[?] light railways, railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cape Colony Taxation. Onsiderarle Discontent Existing. Farmers Favored at Expense of Townsfolk. [R[?]uter's Message.] London
The correspondent of "The Times" at Capetown states that considerable discontent exists there, owing to the taxation suggested by Mr. J. X. M[?]man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep and Cattle Sales. Sydney
The demand at the Homebash second sale of sheep is strong for the best sheep, at advanced prices. A number of sheep have been bought for Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Accidentally Shot. By his Son. Perth
The Beverley police are investigating a sad tragedy which occurred on Sunday morning. Charles Kirkwood, a farmer at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. Farmer Badly Hurt. Melbourne
Thomas Wylie, a farmer, living at Heathcote, was drawn in to the cogs of a chaffecutar yesterday and was badly hurt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cable News. [Reuter's Message.] Farman's Aeroplane. London
Earman's aeroplane flow over Paris yesterday a distance of 11 miles in 20 minutes 20 seconds, winning the Armengaud prize of 10,000 francs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales. London
In connection with the wool sales from July 14 to August 7, 221,000 [?] were offered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Commits Suicide. Adelaide
A young farmer named Lahne, living with his mother, ten miles from Mannum, shot himaelf this morning. He attended to his horses and retired to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Cultivation. Sydney
A witness before the South Austrafian Wheat Commission, which is now taking evidence in Sydney, yesterday said that as yet only the fringe of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Sheep Sales. Sydney
At the sheeps sales to-day a merino stad ram was [?] for 400 guineas. Several were sold for three figures…
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