Gloucester. Lorry Huns Into Cattle
A motor lorry ran into a mob of cattle belonging to Mr. G. Laurie, of Invergordon, near the Cobarg turn-off. One cow and calf were killed…
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Farming & the land, 1930
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Pastoral Conditions in North Australia Many Insuperable Difficulties
According to the report of the North Australia Commission for the year 1920, tabled in the House of Representatives on Friday, the State of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homebush Stock Sales Cattle Unaltered. Sydney
Cattle.—2400 yarded, and the market was unaltured. Best beef worth 50/ per 100 lbs., good quality 45/, medium 15/, and inferior 38/. Bullock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homebush Sales. Prime Wethers and Cattle Firm. Sydney
Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., reports:— Sheep; 27,850 ponned; a medium quality yarding, and all classes were included. A full attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial Singleton Markets. Dairy Herd Sale
Grainger and Falkiner Ltd. report having conducted one of the most successful dispersal sales held for some considerable time on Friday, last at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blended Butter
A Bill to restrict the sale of blended butter wan introduced into the House of Commons in March last, but was subsequently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Reports
Under strong competition from German, Japanese, and French buyers, and limited inquiry from Yorkshire and America, wool values at yesterday's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada as Butter Customer
Though a country of considerable resources for dairy production, Canada has yearly become an increasing importer of butter. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales. Sydney Values Hold
Wool sales were hold yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,091 bales, and the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Industry. Graziers' Many Suggestions. for Industry's Improvement. Deputations to Ministers
Some sixty resolutions, carried by the recent annual conference of the Graziers' Association, were placed before State Ministers and the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Trade. Sounder Competition. the Range of Values
Demand was more widely distributed at this week's Brisbane wool sales. Prices for all finer wools were strongly maintained on late levels. Rates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Aldermen Visit Branxton Butter Factory Interesting Demonstration of Milk Pasteurisation. Modern Methods Prove Eye-opener to Visitors
At the invitation of the management the aldermen of the Cessnock Municipal Council, on Sunday morning visited the Branxton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales
Heavy supplies of most commodities were yarded at Alexandria, and a proportionately large amount of business was transacted Forage met…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Lands Inundated
Low lying lands on the southern side of the West Maitland railway station were inundated with surface water, which rose rapidly. Water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What Increased Consumption Means to the Dairying Industry
In the districts listed above it has been estimated that there are at the present moment 3525,000 people. At present average rates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Produce Factories
The scheme can be carried out of a minimum of cost by dairy panies, already or contemplating manufacturing dairy produce and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial. District Cattle
Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report: Good to prime beef made 37/ to 45/ per 100lb; good to prime yearling beef 46/ to 53/ on the beef at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Waters Sweep Over Farm and Pastoral Lands. Lower Hunter Disaster in Places Since 1893 Vast Inland Seas of Water. Many People Driven from Farmers Lose Heavily
The Lower Hunter district has been deluged by the greatest rainstorm experienced for many years, and disastrous flooding has occurred. Large tracts of farm and pastoral lands are submerged, and many families have had to remove to safety. The deluge continued throughout last night, an additional 850 points being recorded at Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Divergent Views
Dairy farmers were unable to agree yesterday as to what should constitute a fair price for milk, when the Milk Board resumed its inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Report
Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 14th June, 1930:— Sydney:—The extremely cold weather during the past week will have a serious…
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