Damaged Butter. London
The New Zealand liner Paparoa has jettisoned 16,000 cases of damaged butter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1909
314 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 16
Fall From Wool Stack. Bustains Concussion of the Brain. Melbourne
Louis Crozier (25), a resident of Richmond, was lowering a bale of wool when the hook he was using burst through the packing, with the result…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Farmer's Suicide. Melbourne
John Culeden (43), a mallee farmer, committed suicide yesterday by blowing his head off with a shot gun…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opium Farms. Their Abolition Urged. Government Monopoly Favored. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Straits Settlements and Malay Strates Opium Commission have unanimously recommended the abolition of opium farms, and the establishment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Farmer's D. A. H. Found Drowned. Melbourne
The inquest on the body of Alfred Beddiscomb, a Lancefield farmer, who was found in the Yarra on Sunday, showed that he suffered from, financial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →S.A. Wheat Vield. a Magnificent Harvest, Adelaide
The high hones concerning the wheat yield have been realised. There has been a magnificent harvest, not interfered with by any untoward…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Street Accident. Death of Mr. Cropley
The young man, William H. Cropley, who was thrown from a sulky yesterday morning and sustained concussion of the brain, died in the local Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Waccon. Two Horses Killed. a Farmer's Miraculous Escape. Melbourne
A farmer named Flack, of Horsham, was delivering wheat with a four-horse team when an engine dashed into the waggon on the crossing and killed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Street Fatality. Funeral of Mr. W. H. Cropley
The funeral of the late Mr. W. H. Cropley, the victim of the Beryl-street fatality, took place this afternoon. The cortege was a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Effect on Butter. Shrinkage of Barrier Trade. Adelaide
The manager of the Adelaide Chilled Butter Company states that the amount of butter used at the Barrier is barely one-tenth of what it was before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crushed to Death. by Wheat Truck. Sydney
A young man named Thomas Henry Ferrier was yesterday crushed to death by a wheat truck at the Lockhart railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dr. Farmer's Death. Perth
The inquest on the body of Dr. Farmer, who was found dead in a room at the City Hotel on January 10, was concluded yesterday. The jury found…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales to-day good competition provailed at opening rates. Merinoes, however, barely maintained their November level…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Handling Wheat. a Railway Record. Melbourne
The Victorian railway handed 107,225 bags of wheat yesterday. This is a record…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Westralian Wheat. the Export Trade. Unprecedented Development. Perth
At a rate of development unpr[?]dented in the history of the industries of the State, the whent export trade has assumed such proportions that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The "Cattle King."
The "cattle king of Australia." Mr. Sidney Kidman who has been on tour in Great Britain and the Continent for 12 months leaves London on 5th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Woolshed. Sheep Burnt. Sydney
The woolshed at the Coblenda station, near to Brewarrina, was burned down yesterday. Upwards of 150 weaners perished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales. London
At the London wool sales to-day crossbreds were firm,in price, but merinos had a weakening tendency…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Australian Pastoral Company. London
The Australian Pastoral Company has declared a dividend of 6 per cent. with a reserve fund of £40,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales Postponed. London
The wool sales were postponed to-day on account of the fog…
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