A New Potato Race. Farmer Digging Against Time
An interesting race against time is in progress at Mount Blowhard (Vic.), where a farmer and his staff are working from daybreak to nightfall in an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1913
183 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 10
The Tasmanian Fruit Crop
The quantity of fruit exported from Tasmania to New South Wales automatically increases with the advance of the season. The largest shipment for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern Territory. Disadvantages of "Free Farms." an Amusing Letter
It seems that the "free farms" in the Northern Territory have their disadvantages at times, unless the owners can develop amphibious qualities (says…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Brutal Dairyman. Illtreats an Orphan Boy
Archibald Palmer, dairyman. at Rookwood, was charged at the Parramatta Court on Monday with assaulting a lad a ward of the State. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying Land. to Be Opened in New Zealand. Wellington
The Premier of New Zealand states that 90,000 acres of land will shortly be opened for settlement in the Taranaki district, which is renowned as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Cable News. [Reuter's Message.] Wool Entering America. London
Reuter's correspondent states that as the result of a conference between President Wilson and the members of the Ways and Means Committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Market Higher. London
The wheat market is very firm. Prices generally showed an advance of 3d. per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Church Ano State. Bishop's Outspoken Pastoral. a 63 Years' War
Mgr. Bonomelli, the octogenarian Bishop of Cremona, who is known in Italy as "The Patriot Bishop," has just published a remarkable mid-Lenton…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Industry. Sound Situation and Good Prices
A writer in an English publication states as follows in connection with the present status of the wool industry:- "The present generation of woolmen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Wheat Averages. State, 10 Bushels Farmers' Experiment Plots 20 Bushels
Does it pay to grow wheat, for a 10-bushel crop? (says the Government "Agricultural and Pastoral Notes"). In a season when the average yield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Breach of Promise Appeal. South Austtralian Farmer's Case
At the Supreme Court on Tuesday, before the Chief Justice (Sir Samuel Way), Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Murray, judgment was given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Household Supplies. Provision Prices Down Again. Butter and Eggs Cheaper
The stopping of the train service to Broken Hill during the recent industrial trouble caused, as is well known, a decided shortage of provision supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool From Bootra Station. Carried by Non-unionist. Silverton Tramway Men Refuse to Handle It
During the past two or three days several loads of wool from Bootra station, consigned to Elder Smith, and Co., Port Adelaide, have arrived by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bootra Wool Trouble. No Further Development
"There is nothing fresh to report," said Mr. J. Wall, organising secretary of the Australian Carriers' Union, this morning in reply to a question as to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bootra Wool. Still Unhandled at the Station. Unionists Firm
No further progress was made to-day in connection with the Bootra Station wool trouble; and the wool which it is claimed by the local Carriers Union,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Poor Law Boys for Victoria. Imported to Work on Farms. Melbourne
The strong demand that exists for boys for work on Victorian farms has induced the immigration authorities to increase the number of British lads…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Bootra Wool. to Be Dispatched To-day
The consignment of wool from Bootra Station, which was made the subject of a source of trouble last week owing to the fact that it had been carried by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Land. Success of Ex-broken Hill Residents. Profitable Farming in Queensland
An example of what young men with, muscle and ability can do, is afforded by the experiences of the Messrs. F. H. B. G., and D. A. Fairweather, sons of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America and Japan. Politician Who Favors War. in Alien Population "A Continual Menace." Japanese Competition Would Ruin American Farmers. [Reuter's Message.] Washington
Mr. Sisson, in the House of Representatives to-day, said if the alternative of the Japanese demands was entry into California or war, then he favored war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Sheep for Peru
Fifty Romney Marsh rams, consigned from the south-east, and destined for Callao, Peru, will form part cargo of the sailing vessel Inveravon, which was…
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