Frantic Sheep
A Winton (Queensland) telegram states that particulars are to hand regarding a disaster to Lucknow sheep bound for the Avon Downs Show. They…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1911
258 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 13
Brush Farm Reformatory. Sydney
Mr. Beeby, Minister for Education and Labor, says that the Government will close up the Brush Farm Reformatory and dispose of the property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Short Wharf Laborers' Strike Men Decline to Unload Wheat Bags Over Prescribed Limit. a Compromise Affected. Melbourne
The wharf laborers yesterday declined to unload the steamer Casino trading to Warrnambool, Port Fairy, and Portland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stables Cutted by Fire at Norwood. Houses Removed in Time. Six Sheep Burnt to Death. Fodder, Harness and Other Things Destroyed. Adelaide
Mr. W. D. Cosgrove's stables at Norwood were gutted by fire early this afternoon. The Norwood Fire Brigade and local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Shearing. Championship of the World
Articles were signed at Toowoomba (Q.) on Wednesday for a match between F. Zimmerle (Queensland) and Char[?] Maurer (New South Wales), for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charged with Theft. From an "Elderly Farmer. Woman Committed for Trial. Adelaide
At the Police Court to-day Ethel Dwyer, a young woman, was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen six £1-notes from William Jones, an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales. London
At the London wool sales to-day, crossbreds were unchanged in price. A spirited sale of merinos was held, Continent and home trade buyers bidding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australian Jottings. the Labor Government and Land Tax Assessments. Labor's Service to the Landless. Prosperous and Luxurious Farmers. Adelaide Interest in the Barrier
"Locus Standi" writes thus to "The Miner" from Adelaide:— At the present time South Australia is bubbling over with political unrest,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australia. Cost of Wheat Elevator. Adelaide
The estimate of the cost of the erection of a wheat elevator at Port Adelaide will be submitted to the Government by Henry Simon and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Found Drowned. Sydney
Michael Waters, a well-known farmer of the Richmond district, who had been ailing for some time, was found drowned in the Hawkesbury River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dry Farming Conference. Adelaide
A conference on dry farming will be held in Adelaide on March 6. Professor Lawrie will preside, and other States will be represented…
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The Cockburn correspondent of "The Miner" writes:—Mr. Charles R. Murphy, manager of Burta station, New South Wales, inspected a mob of 3910…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. Purchases of Peak Hill Farming Lands. Sydney
The completion of a number of purchases of farming lands at Peak Hill on the 1st inst., resulted in £180,000 changing hands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Floods at Koonamore Station. Sheep Drowned and Fence's Washed Away. Adelaide
Mannahill reports serious floods in the lower portion of Koonamore Station. Thirty miles from there sheep have been drowned and fences and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →America and Ganada. the Reciprocity Agreement. Opposed by American Farmers. [Reuter's Message] Vancouver
The American farmers' organisation, with a membership of one million, is opposing the tariff reciprocity agreement with Canada. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Short Apple Crop. in South Australia This Season. Adelaide
A short apple crop will be experienced in South Australia this season. No more than a third of the quantity shipped last season to England and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Weather. Heavy Rains in White Cliffs District. Maildriver's Report. Phenomenal Downpours and Floods. Surrounding Country an Inland Sea. Two Hundred Sheep Drowned. Dry Lake Fills Rapidly. Coaching System Disorganised. White Cliffs
Reports are slow coming in from the outlying places concerning the recent heavy rains. The maildriver arrived yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool-scouring Works on Fire. Practically Burnt Out. Sydney
Whiddon Bros.' wool-scouring works, and tannery, Botany, were practically burnt out this morning. Nearly the whole of the valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragedy on a Farm
A sad poisoning accident occurred at William Cameron's farm, near Wallangra, New South Wales on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Cam[?] was at home…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Chat with the Cattle King. the Recent Rains and the Effect on Meat Prices
Mr. Sid. Kidman, generally known as "the Cattle King," who is at present on a visit to Broken Hill[?] in conversation with a representative of "The…
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