Fires on Farm Lands. Aeson Alleged in VICTORIA
During the referendum campnign strong feeling was aroused between the rival parties in the Rushworth district, on the north-eastern line, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1918
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The Food Supply. Meat Famine Threatened in England. Cattle to Be Commandeered. (Renter's Message.) London
A meat famine is expected in England at the week-end. Farmers refuse to send their cattle to market under the new order regulating the price of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Stack on Fire
One of the wheat stacks at Solomontown, Port Pirie, caught on fire on Wednesday afternoon, the cause, it is believed, being a spark from an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weight of Bales of Wool. a New Regulation. Melbourne
A new regulation has been issued by the authorities as to the weight of bales of wool. In future bales of greasy wool must not weigh less than 225lb…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia the Apple Crop. Adelaide
The apple crop in South Australia is likely to be much better than that of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Wheat Scheme Royal Commission. Adelaide
The Royal commission appointed tO inquire into the wheat scheme and rural industries held its first meeting to-day. It examined Mr. Nicholls,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The United States. to Export Wheat to the A[?]es. Strength of the Army, (Reuter's Message.) Washington
The United States Government plans to release 90,000,000 bushels of wheat for export for the A[?]ies. The Food Ad[?]rator (Mr. H. L…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worwick Farm Disqualification. Trainer, Jockey, and Horse Each Get a Year
At Warwick-Farm: last Saturday afternoon the running of Pripet in the Farm Stakes attracted the attention of the stewards, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New South Wales. Live Stock Instead Op Wheat, Sydney
The State Government yesterday appoved of a scheme submitted by the Minister for Lands for the expansion of the live stock industry in place of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Season's Wheat Guarantee. Over £15,000.000 to Be Paid on January 21. Melbourne
Tho Commonwealth Government several months ago guaranteed Australian; farmers 4/ per bushel on this season's wheat, harvest. The first instalment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Crops Burnt. Adelaide
About 400 acres of wheat crop were burnt on Sunday at Nadda…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Crops Burnt. Adelaide
About 400 acres of wheat crop were bunnt on Sunday at Nadda…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stock Raising in Lieu of Wheat Growing. Sydney
The suggestion by the State Cabinet that wheat growers should consider the advisableness of, to some extent, substituting stook raising for wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Australia. Wages in Pastoral Industry. Perth
The West Australian branch of the A.W.U. at Perth has fixed the wages and conditions for the pastoral industry for the coming season. They demand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOUTH AUSTRLlA. Wool at Port Adelaide. Adelaide. Wednsday
The Port Adelaide warehouses are congested with immense quantities of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Run Over by Wheat Waggon. Adelaide
A. Weber was killed at Pata, near Loxton, on Tuesday, being' run over by a wheat waggon while attempting to stop some bolting horses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inspection of Wheat Stacks. Adel[?]ide
Members of the Wheat Scheme and Rural Industries Commission will next week inspect the stacks at Wallaroo, Port Pirie, and Port Augusta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. the State's Wheat Yield. Adelaide
During the past 56 years South Australia has produced 626,000,000 bushels of wheat, while the breadstuffs exported during the same period has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Versus Wheat. Professor Lefroy's Advice
At a meeting of a number of New South Wales wheatgrowers, held at Aaron's Exchange Hotel, Greshamstreet, city, on Wednesday (reports…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Wheat Crops. Incendiarism Suspected
An Adelong message in the Sydney "Evening News" states:— Owing to fires at Adelong Crossing, many wheat crops have been…
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