Farm worker to be sentenced on larceny charge
WAGGA, Wed.: After a Quarter Sessions jury here today had returned a verdict of guilty of larceny by a trick. Judge Brereton…
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Sheep on Hillston Aerodrome
A complaint that sheep agisted on the Hillston aerodrome were endangering, aircraft, was received at the last Carrathool Shire…
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Are there any “sheep teams” in the Albury district now? This team was photographed on Mr Dudley Boss’ Holbrook property, “Aberfeldy,” 14 years ago, with Dudley Ross, Jun. (left), and H. Nicholls (North Albury) whose father Mr C. W. Nicholls then managed the property, in and take fodder to the sheep and cattle on the property…
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For the firfst time in more than 50 years, Sydney Annual Sheep Show and Sales may be held in the spring of 1954…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Politicians Killing our wheat industry”
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Sown and harvested wheat acreage in Hew South Wales declined from 4,038,000 acres in 1948-49 to 2,560, 000 in 1951-52…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Adds to Wage Spiral Trade is Dismayed
The fact that woollen clothing is dearer to-day than a year ago and is a dominant factor in increasing the basic wage as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Week in Wool Crossbred May Decline In Value
The prediction that the accumulation of crossbred wool in South America would disturb wool values when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bishop Says Farmer is God's Steward
"The farmer is God's steward, His agent, to do his best, not that his land will be exploited, destroyed and thrown away, but…
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On Tuesday last the Corowa club were the guests of Mr. and Mrs A. Piggin at their Gorowa Hatchery. Some thirty-six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Horses Disappearing From Our Farms Urgent Warming to Breeders
Heavy horses are so fast disappearing from our rural countryside that in six or eight years' time the youngest of them still at work will be over 15 years of age. A Department of Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer Dragged to His Death
ADELAIDE, Thurs: A 42-year-old farmer was dragged by a tractor-drawn plough yesterday for six hours before it finally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wandering dogs and cattle discussed by Rytherglen Council
Rutherglen councillors yesterday discussed straying dogs end cattle. Herdsman, Mr G. Jones said he had “impounded”…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sequel to Bush Fires Three Yackandandah farmers and grazier claim £14,000
MELBOURNE, Fri.: Supreme Court writs claiming a total of £14,692 damages were taken out today by three farmers and a grazier loss of property in bush fire at…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: The quarterly meeting of the Central Executive of the Primary Producers’ Union today discussed factors…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farmers’ decision on national service
SYDNEY, Fri.: Many farms had to carry on without help of “an only son,” the district president of the Primary Producers’…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Holt looking for farm workers
ROME, Fri.: Australian Immigration Minister (Mr Holt) said today that in his current tour of Europe he would look for…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Rand Special Sheep Sak
Messrs J. M. Smithy & Co. Rand and Urand, in conjunection with New Zealand Loan & Mercantile agency, Co Ltd., Corowa…
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One of the world's best known authorities on Aberdeen-Angus cattle, the Earl of Elgin, will visit Australia shortly. He will study…
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BRISBANE, Mon.: It is estimated 1,250,000 head of cattle, worth £25 million, have been lost in a drought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bolga farmer missing in rough, heavily timbered country
Police and volunteers will step up a search early today for a Bolga farmer who was last seen on July 25. Police believe the farmer, Roy Patching, 52, may have met with an accident somewhere on his 640-acre property in the rough, heavily…
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