Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

312 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 16

Jump in the Price of Wheat. Chicago

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 2

Wheat prices jumped three cents yesterday on receipt of the news of Lord Kitchener's announcement that Great Britain is preparing for a three years'…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

In Canada. Censorship of Letters. a Gift of Wheat. Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 2

New Zealand butter is selling here at 1/10 per lb. The Canadian Government has established a censorship over all letters to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Wheat Market Firm. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 4

Wheat is firm on the sharp American advance. Sellers are asking more, but the demand is inactive. Australian wheat just landed is quoted at 5/7½ per…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Siberian Butter for England London, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 8

There is a prospect of a shipment of Siberian butter to England from Archangel, British warships guaranteeing the safety of the route, if Russia…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Wheat Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

The London wheat market is firm, but quiet; 46/ per quarter is askedfor South Australian cargoes afloat. The Chicago wheat market is excited owing…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

French Crops Normal. Harvested Without Difficulty. paris

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

The Board of Agriculture states that the crops are normal, and have been harvested everywhere without difficulty…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Wheat Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 4

Anxiety exists among the wheat importers lest the dislocation of the oversea steamer traffic should cause a shortage of jute bags and interfere with…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

On the Land. Pastoral Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 3

The following is extracted from the "Agricultural and Pastoral Notes," supplied weekly to the press by the New South Wales Department of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Excitement in the Wheat Market. Belief in the Extension of the War. Chicago

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 4

The wheat again rose yesterday, rapidly touching the highest point since the war began. May wheat reached 5/2½ per bushel. The belief that…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Produce and Dairy Sections War Food Fund. Under the Control of the Council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 4

All subscriptions will be used to purchase and despatch (weekly, if possible) consignmenta to Europe of quantities of suitable. Australian products to…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Suicide of a Well-known Farmer. Mr. John Duffield Cuts His Throat

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 8

The painful news was received in the Port yesterday (says Friday's Port Pirie "Recorder") that Mr. John Ebb Duffield, a well-known farmer, had cut…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Wheat Market. Prices Steady. (Reuter's Messages). London, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 4

The wheat market to-day was firm, with prices steady…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Suicide of a Well-known Farmer. Mr. John Duffield Cuts His Throat

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 8

The painful news was received in the Port yesterday (says Friday's Port Pirie "Recorder") that Mr. John Ebb Duffield, a well-known farmer, had cut…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wool Sales Postponed. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 September 1914 · page 4

The wool sales have been postponed to October 6. The list closes on the 21st instant…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Date of the Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

The London and Bradford wool buyers strongly resent, the fixing of the date of the wool sales for October [?], and have recommended to the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Date of the Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 8

The London and Bradford wool buyers strongly resent the fixing of the date of the wool, sales for October B. and have recommended to the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Farm Labor. Human Reservoir

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 6

Hodge, scoffed at, derided and neglected for years, should be a proud man to-day. About a quarter of the globe is actively competing for his…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wealthy Wool Merchant

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 1

A r[?]seal of the will of the late William Gibb, of Collins-street, Melbourne, and Toorak (Vic.), wool merchant, has been granted. Testator appointed the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The Spring Prospects. Excellent for Dairying. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

The rains of the last few days have greatly benefitted a large section of the pastoral and wheat country, but those portions of the State most…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Price of Foodstuffs. Wheat 4/2 Per Bushel. Bread, 3½d. Per Loaf. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

The Governor-in-Council yesterday fixed the price of wheat for New South Wales at 4/2 per bushel and for flour in the counties of Cumberland and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →