Barrier Miner Tuesday, March 12, 1929. Substitutes for Wool
A British company is reported to be installing a plant with a capacity of 30 tons a week to produce a new substitute for wool. The new substance…
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Farming & the land, 1929
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Attempt at Footscray to Burn Down Woollen Mills Wool Found Alight Melbourne
An attempt was made early yesterday morning to burn down the Port Phillip woollen mills at Footscray. Employees found two bales of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Bee Farm Damage About £3000 Tumut
A fire occurred at Mr. George H. Bassett's apiary, at Bombowlee, two miles from Tumut, two buildings and their contents being destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne Wool Sales
Dalgety and Co., Ltd. advise that at the Melbourne wool sales on Monday they submitted 7400 bales. The selection of Western District and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S. African Wool Industry University Students Arrive in Sydney Premier's Nephew in Party Sydney
Mr. D. G. Hertzog, a nephew of the Prime Minister of South Africa, arrived in Sydney to-day with a number of University students, who are to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Pastoral Industry the Outlook for Wool Pastoral Conditions Throughout the States
Pastoral conditions remain practically unaltered (says J. B. Were and Son's weekly letter). Wool sales have continued at recent steady levels, with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales
Dalgety and Co. Ltd. advise that at the Sydney wool sales on Monday they offered 5741 bales. Of this they sold 95 per cent. The values were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diseased Cattle in Northern N.S. Wales Defector's Allegation Sydney
Allegations of laxity of meat inspection in the northern districts of New South Wales were made by the president of the Stock Inspectors'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool From Waste
A new yard, with the warm, soft feel of lambs wool, is being made from the waste product of the artificial silk industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales
Dalgety and Co. Ltd. advise that the London wool sales closed actively with brisk competition on Thursday. The Continent and Home trade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Price of Butter 2/ a Pound High Enough. Says Housewives' Assn. Sydney
A meeting of the executive of the Housewives' Progressive Association on Saturday agreed to a motion which declared that 2/ a lb. for butter is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Stealing in N.Z. One Flock Disappears Wellington (N.Z.). March 26
Further reports of sheep stealing in New Zealand show that 3500 sheep were taken from the Canterbury estate, one flock of 800 ewes completely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Easter Snow Improvement in Standard of the Cattle Exhibited Sydney
The 1929 Royal Agricultural Society's Easter show opened at the showground yesterday with the judging of the cattle. Although the official opening…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illicit Still at Glebe Poultry Farmer Fined £525 Sydney
In the Newtown Police Court yesterday Frederick Ross (58), a poultry farmer, was fined a total, of £525 for having an illicit still in his possession…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adelaide Wool Sales
Bennett and Fisher Ltd. advise that at the Adelaide sales super wools were easier and others about the same as at previous sales. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Rains in S.A. Sharp Rise in Price of Sheep Is Expected Adelaide
In many pastoral areas outside of Goyder's Line of rainfall in South Australia the best rains for two or three years were recorded last nights…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep in N.S.W. Value of a Clip Sydney
A preliminary statement issued by the Government Statistician shows that at the end of December last there were 53,700,000 sheep and lambs in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Rural Basic Wage Farmers' Opposition to Fixing by Court Sydney
At the meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association it was decided that, on account of the prolonged and costly inquiry regarding the fixing of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Savage Cattle Dog Child Badly Mauled Brisbane
A three year old child named Pavey was terribly mauled by a cattle dog at Wongavell, Queensland, and is now in a Critical condition. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bread and Butter Prices What the Public Pays Melbourne
The "Commonwealth Gazette" issued to-day states that a contract has been let for the supply of bread to the Railways Commissioners at a cost of 5 7-8d…
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