Struck by Lightning Cattle Found Dead in Auckland District Auckland (N.Z.), January 10
A number of valuable cattle. were truck dead by lightning during a tierce electrical storm in tho Auckland district yesterday…
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Farming & the land, 1931
635 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 32
Prices of Wool No Action in South Africa to Stabilise Prices Sydney
Sir Graham Waddell bus received a letter from the secretary of the South African Wool Council denying the report current in Australia recently that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reminder to Sheep Owners
Owners of 50 or more sheep who have not yet filled, in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December last by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes and Comments New Pastoral Union
A so-colled Pastoral Workers Union was recently launched in Sydney under the lend of Senator Rae, who is a member of at least one body which is known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Relief for Wheat Growers [?] Persons Attend Wyalong Meeting Sydney
At a meeting at West Wyalong at[?] by 300 farmers, graziers, and business men, speakers declared that every day lost by the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W.A. Wheat Growers Traders to Be Blacklisted Perth
A militant note was struck by a resolution adopted this morning at a conference of wheat growers. Alter vigorous speeches the meeting resolved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales Average Price Was 7.2D. Lb., at Sydney Sales Last Week Sydney. Mondav Night
The average price of wool sold in Sydney last week was 7.2d. a pound, according to an official statement issued by the Sydney Wool Selling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aged Farmer's Death Found Shot at His Home Melbourne
Andrew Maher (64), a farmer, of Charlotte East, was found shot at his home yesterday. He appeared to have fallen while trying to climb though…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Could Not Sell Sheep Armidale Grazier Sydney
Because he was unable to sell 300 wethers, an Armldnlo grazier took them to a pit, and, after cutting their throats, throw them in. The Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drought in New Zealand No Sale for Sheep at [?] EACH Wollington (N.Z.)
Farmcrs are driving their shoop from the hills into the sea owing to lack of feed and water. At a stock sale sheep could not be sold nt 6d. each…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia's Wheat Plan Ruin for Australia Says Melbourne Professor Auckland (N.Z.), January 13
Professor Wrigley, of the Chair of Education at the Melbourne University, addressing the teachers' school at Christchurch, New Zealand, said he did…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →W.A. Farmer and Child Killed by Explosion Death Follows Quarrel Perth
Giacomo Pretrobon (27) and his nephew, aged 2½ years, were blown to pieces by gelignite at the farm of the Pretrobon brothers,near Greenbushes,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales Hardening Tendency Noted in Sydney Yesterday Sydney, Thursday Night
The improvement noted at Wednesday's wool sales was continued at today's Bales, states a report by Sydney wool selling brokers. Values generally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Price of Wheat to Be Fixed at 4/ a Bushel for Local Consumption Sydney, Saturday
Mr. W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture states that legislation will shortly be introduced into Parliament fixing the price of wheat for local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Government to Acquire State's Flour Action Is Designed to Help Wheat Growers Price Increase to Follow for Flour and Bread Brisbane
Pruclomations were issued to-day extending the Sugar Acquisition Act of 1915 to authorise the acquisition by the Queensland Government of all flour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plight of Farmers Storks Stop Credit Narromine
The leading stores here hnye intimated to farmers that they are not in a position to extend further credit, that all future transactions must bve…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Duty on Sheep Skins British Ellmongehs Decline to Purchase Syduey
The Australian representativo of a number of British follmongers sent a cable message to his principals on Friday last offering to make purchases on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales Higher Prices in Melbourne Melbourne
At the wool sales yesterday t[?] prices of super and high grade merino wools showed a rise of 5 per cent. on the December rates. This improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Advances on Wheat Federal Bank Board Cannot Increase Melbourne
The Commonwealth Bank BOard has informed the Government that it is unable to increase the advance on wheat to 3/ a bushel. Mr.F.M. Forde,the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Price of Wheat Bread Will Be Dearer If Price Fixed at 4/ BUSHEL Sydney
If Mr. Dunn. Minister for Agriculture, carries out his proposal to [?] the price of wheat for local consumption at 4/ a bushel an increase of there…
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