Cattle Owners in Conflict. Skirmish at Adelaide Abattoirs
The amphitheatre above the cattle sale ring at the abattoirs provided on Monday (says the Adelaide "Register") an appropriate setting for a scene in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1916
247 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 13
South Australian Wheat. the Standard Fixed. Adelaide
The standard sample of wheat for the season 1915-16 was fixed to-day, at 62½lb. to the imperial bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Passengers Extinguish Wheat Fire. Sydney
While the Cowra mail was passing a farm at Westville, in the western district, a fire broke out in the wheat crop. The train was stopped and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in Ireland. Houses, Cattle, and Crops Washed Away. (Reuter's Message.) London
Unprecedented floods have burst the canal banks near Edenberry, King's County, Ireland. The floods have washed away houses,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Export of Wool. London
The Board of Trade has decided that it will only grant licenses sparingly for tho export of crossbred tops (wool), uniess the exporters prove that they are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Loading Dispute. a Settlement Arrived At. Melbourne
As a result of a conference in the Prime Minister's office yesterday regarding the wheat-loading dispute, which was attended by all parties, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Storms in Hollahd North of the Country Flooded. Dykes Burst. Houses Swept Away and Cattle Drowned. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
A creal storm has resulted in tat most serious of floods in the North of Holland. The population, awakened by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Farm
A fire occurred at Mr. W. H. Gratwick's farm, about six miles north-east of Maitland, South Australia, on Thursday, which (says the "Advertisor"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire On-a-farm
A fire occurred at Mr. W. H. Gratwick's farm, about six miles north-east of Maitland, South Australia, on Thursday, which (says the "Advertiser"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Exports. Forbidden by Commonwealth Government. Melbourne
The Minister of Trade and Customs (Mr. F. G. Tudor) stated yesterday that no butter would be allowed to go out of the country as long as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rush for Share Farms. Sydney
For 21 State share farms at Forest Vale, on the Wyalong-Cudgellico railway, which were recently made available by the Government, there were no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Wheat Harvest. Estimate for the Season
The compilation of the returns of the estimated wheat harvest in this State is advanced sufficiently (says the State Government Statistician, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, January 20, 1916. the New South Wales Bountiful Wheat Harvest
SOME years ago South Australia used to be described as the "wheat State," not only because its principal product consisted of wheat, but because it grew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Wheat Harvest. Estimate for the Season
The compilation of the returns of the estimated wheat narrest in this State is advanced sufficiently (says the State Government Statistician, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of Wheat in England. Newspaper Says Australian Government Blameable. London
The newspaper "Fairplay," in an article to-day, says:—"The general assumption is that British shipowners by running up freights are increasing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain Buys Roumanian Wheat. London
Britain, it is announced, has bought £10,000,000 worth of Roumanian wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The World's Wheat. Increased Production. (Router's Message.) London
Statistics prepared by the International Agriculture Institute show that the world's wheat production for 1915 increased by 25 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Land. Prickly Pear for Dairy Cattle
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 →Adelaide Wool Sales. America Buys Heavily
The seventh wool sale of the season was held at the Wool Exchange, Grenfell-street, on Friday (reports "The Express"). Between 600 and 700 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Board of Agriculture Report. Farms in Britain. London
The committee of the Board of Agriculture that has investigated the postwar land settlement, especially of soldiers disabled, reports that it is…
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