A Sheep in Church
During a church service held in the Fawcett public hall a large sheep entered the hall by the side door, while the preacher was repeating the Lord's…
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Farming & the land, 1908
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Cattle Disease in America. London
The cuttle disease affects 10 counties in the State of Pennsylvania. There are indications of it spreading to Maryland. Drastic steps have been…
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Wayue County, in the State of Michigan (U.S.A.), has been quarantined, owing to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease amongst cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, Novemher 26, 1908. Cattle or People?
MR. Augustine Birrell has not yet been able to persuade Mr. Asquith to make Home Rule a part of the immediate policy of his Government. That…
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Alderman F. W. Wickes has recently acquired 900 acres at Charlton Gully, about 13 miles from Port Lincoln, on which he intends to go in for wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Farm. Considerable Damage Done. Adelaide
A fire broke out on the farm of F. Bowman, near One Tree Hill to-day, and destroyed a large shed, waggonette spring dray, and a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Struck by Lightning. a Farmer Killed. Melbourne
At Nypo, near Rainbow, William Brookman, a farmer, was yesterday struck by lightning. He was carting hay when suddenly a thunderstorm…
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The Agricultural Department's official estimate of the approaching South Australian wheat harvest has just been issued by the Government Statist as…
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At the wool sales yesterday prices for mullaeullah (Broken Hill) sores were- first quality, Sd. necks, 8[?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales Postponed. Loudon
On account of the fog the wool sales were postponed to-day in London…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Cattle Country. the Land of Big Runs. a Ten Months' Tour. in Central Australia. Interview with Mr. Lance Lewis
The pastoralist of Central Australis is a nian who evidently adopts the diplomat's counsel and "studies [?]g maps," for in that land of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Shoots Himself. Blows His Brains Out with a Rifle. Sydney, Thursday Night
This morning a dairy farmer, named James J. Harding, of Labrabucca, near Mudgee, was found shot. Appearances indicated that he placed…
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The R.M.S. Himalaya is leaving for London to-day with a shipment of 10,000 boxes of butter…
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At the London wool sales to-day Strong competition prevailed amoagst buyers. Prices were firm, except for shabby and course crossbreds, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Sale of Sheep. Average of 7s. Each for 24,000—Horses, £43. ADELAIDE, Friday Night
At the [?]ynam Estate sale, in the South-East, to-day, 24,000 sheep were sold at an average of 7/ each. Draught horses realised up to £43…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]Ob Fitzsimmons at Home Retired Prizefighter As Farmer. an Interesting Sketch
In a recent number of the "New York World" Anne Steen[?]e Richardson gives an interesting sketch of Bob Fita[?] at home. Says the writer:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Raising Wheat Standard. Government Prize Competition. Adelaide
With a view to raising the standard generally of South Australian wheat, which is already of a high order of merit, the Government has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Butter Co-opera[?] Res[?]tion Carried to Follow Example of Southern States. Brisbane, Sunday Night
A conference of delegates, from co-operative batter an cheese factories in Queensland, convened by the Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Farmer's Whereabouts. Missing for Twelve Years. Believed to Be Dead. Melbourne
John Cooper, a farmer at Campbell Field went to England 14 years ago. He left two years later on his return to Australia. Since then he has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Wheat Crops. Causes Considerable Damage Between Manoora and Saddleworth. Adelaide. Monday Night
A large bush fire broke out to-day between Manoora and Saddleworth, on the northern railway line, and destroyed several valuable crops…
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