Shire Sued Farmer's Land Flooded Drainage Case
'Alleging that due to the negligence of Erina Shire Council in not cleaning out a drain for five years, the buildings on his farm had been considerably…
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Farming & the land, 1929
1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 60
Cattle Poisoned
It is reported from Murwillumbah that eight head of cattle were discovered dead on a farm near the Queensland border. It is believed they were the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
The wool sales were continued to-day, when a good selection, comprising 11,592 bales, was submitted at auction. Of this number, 10,400 were sold. Private sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FASHION'S K.O. Wool for Women silk NOW How Trade is Affected LONDON
That the changes in fashions since the war hud decreased the use of woollens, particularly the lighter wear articles, 'much of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Erina Shire Sued Farmer's Claim Verdict for £40
Before this Honor Judge White and a jury of four, at Newcastle District Court yesterday. William Henry Rutledge, a farmer, living it Yarramalong-road, near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DESOLATION [?]aria River Farms Swept Families Rescue Wauchope
Telegraphic and telephonic communication were restored yesterday Many roads are still Impassable including the main North coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 11,490 bales were offered, and 10,305 sold. Private sales totalled 682. The selection was good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canadian Dairymen Trade Treaty Attacked Vancouver
Despite repeated reports at Ottawa, the Trade Treaty will be attacked in Parliament, especially on behalf of the dairymen maritime interests, who claim that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Near Normal North Coast Flood Position Rivers Receding Farmers Will Benefit From Rain
Flood waters are pouring back from the low-lying country into the rivers again. While untold damage is revealed in some districts, farmers will benefit from the increased seed, which will result from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales Good Competition. Sydney
At the wool sales to-day a good selection, comprising 12,053 bales, was submitted at auction. Of thin number 10,632 were sold, while an additional 1436 were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Dairymen Hostility to Treaty Vancouver
The Western Canada Dairy Association and the British Columbia Dairymen opened their conventions simultaneously to-day. An intimation was given that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
At to-day's wool auctions 11,444 bales were offered and 10,297- were sold. Privately, 863 were disposed of. The selection was only, of average, quality…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Wheat Estimates of Harvest Melbourne
According to the monthly return by the Commonwealth Meteorologist, issued to-day, it is estimated that the wheat crop of the Commonwealth will be above…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Selections for Warwick Farm and V.P. Ponies To-morrou Wet-track Horses Double for Spaghetti and Colmera Warwick Farm Sydney
With Spaghetti and Colmera, trainer B. Gatley has bright prospects of landings a double at Warwick Farm to-morrow. Both horses have proved their ability on a wet track, and as about seven inches of rain has fallen during the week, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Breeding
A great dairy sire is one whose daughters have a high average yield of milk and butter-fat, a high average increase in milk and butter-fat, yield over that…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wages Reduced Pastoral Industry Melbourne
The annual readjustment of wages in the pastoral industry, as from March 1, was issued by the Arbitration Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter and Cheese. London
Butter is selling quietly, Choicest salted New Zealand and Australian are both quoted at 180/, and unsalted at a premium of 2/ to 6/. Danish is offered at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm and Dairy Potatoes £8000 a Ton
Messrs. M'Gill and Smith, Limited, Ayr, Scotland, recently sold one stone of their new variety of potato, "8256," for £50 per stone—a price equal to £8000 per…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dairy Produce
The trade in dairy produce has been of an average volume, with no material alteration in prices. Owing to the floods, arrivals of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce
An anticipated last week, the tomato market opened on Monday at reduced prices, and buyers operated very freely, and stocks are now exhausted. The fresh…
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