Wheat Stacks Ablaze
Extraordinary outbreaks of fire occurred in the Lockhart railway yards on Saturday. Fires in four distinct places were noticed in one of the largest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1916
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Another Sale of Wheat
The sale by the Commonwealth to the British Government of another 500,000 tons of wheat will not carry with it a further advance of 6d. to farmers, but,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suspicious Wheat Fire at Lockhart
Three wheat stacks in the Lockhart railway yards were found to be on fire on Saturday. Hundreds of people congregated and the outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Lockhart. Wheat Stacks Ablaze
On Saturday morning the Lockhart station yard was the scene of an extraordinary outbreak of fire. Mr. W. K. Day, who was at the goods sheds on business…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat and Shipping. Chicage and Australian Purchases. London
The shipping position has considerably improved. It is stated that the British Government is now independent of the Chicago…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat for Export. Over Million Tons Remain. Profits Go in Freights. Melbourne
Wheatgrowers in Victoria gather from a mass of official statements that after the British Government has been supplied with the 500,000 tons of grain recently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death After Bee Sting. Farmer Succumbs Suddenly. St. ARNAUD
Visiting a bee hive in company with his wife yesterday afternoon, Robert Dennis, a well-known farmer, living at Carapooee, West St. A maud, was stung severely. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canadian News. Grain Crop Short. Ottawa
Canada's grain crop is short by 40 per cent. of last years harvest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Sales
Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:—No wool silks wore held in Melbourne last week. Interest has chiefly centered in Sydney, where some good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Fires at Lockhart a Tramwayman Accused
In connection with the fires amongst the wheat stacks in the Lockhart railway station yards on Saturday Senior-sergeant Griffin arrested George Francis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Wheat Boom. Record Price Reached. Vancouver
Chicago and Winnipeg wheat markets have witnessed the wildest "bull" operations of the season. The new record price has been establish…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Biscuits
Perhaps this will be found more suitable than the recipe for butter cakes which was recently printed, although the quantity of milk given in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Embargo
Victorian, woolgrowers asked the State Premier to remove the embarge on the shipment of wool to America, urging that the prohibition was detrimental not alone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat "Pool."
The Minister of Agriculture stated on Tuesday that whilst he cannot announce at this stage the exact amount of the payment to be made to farmers when first…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Country Wheat Agents
The Government wheat shipping agents remained adamant in their determination not to meet in conference the Country Wheat Agents' Association, to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Pool Tricks. a wheat farmer writes to "The Land'":—
Rumours are afloat that tricks are being played in the pool. At one station atleast where the firm's agent stacked the wheat on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Big Wheat Deal
The announcement by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) that Great Britain had purchased 500,000 tons of Australian wheat at a satisfactory price f.o.b…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued ever week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.a., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 284…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter-box. Sheep Died From Cold. Green Vale, Boree Creek
Dear Uncle Jeff.—It has been keeping very wet hero lately. We have had five inches since September 23. It was wanted, as the weather was very hot before it…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Pool. Result of British Sale. No Further Advance. Final Payment of 1/ Probable
It will not be practicable, thinks Senator Russell, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, to give the farmers another advance of sixpence on…
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