Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,200 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 28 of 60

The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report: Sales were held in Brisbane last week, and we were advised by our Brisbane house that the market was firm with prices of the lower…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Economic Wheat Production in New South Wales. with Special Reference to Bare Winter Fallow

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 7

Mr. H. C. Wilson, Inspector of Agriculture, Western district, in the Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales:— Before any crop is grown, the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Serial Story. Romance of an Irish Farm Chapter Xxvi

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 8

Ambrose kept his memory green as he had promised, thereby affording much entertainment of an artistic and personal kind to the postman and the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd, report under date 20th June:—For our last sale of the statistical year we brought forward on Wednesday, the 19th instant,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 8

Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report for the week ending June 15:— After an interval of six weeks…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Big Store Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., are holding a monster store sheep and cattle sale at Wellington on Friday, 28th June, when over 5,000…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the Individual producer…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Agricultural Wheat Production. Fallow as the Economical Method

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 8

"To my mind there is no country in the world where wheat can be produced more cheaply than it can in parts of this State if the correct preparation…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Farmers Object

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 6

The Nyngan farmers and Settlers Association have decided to oppose the proposed exchange of 40,000 acres of land comp[?]sed in Moonagee for a…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

A Farmer's Fortune. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

The estate of the late Alex. Dalgleish, farmer, Burrigan, has been valued for probate at £41,645…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

[?] Farmers at Work

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

The formation of a Country Party, as an independent factor in politics, is being strongly urged by various branches of the Farmers and Settlers'…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Dubbo Farmers & Settlers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

We are asked by the President of the Dubbo branch of the F. and S. Association (Mr. A. Craig) to request that all members whose subscriptions…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—Wool: Rain has come at last, and while not in time to prevent heavy losses it is impossible to estimate what it means to the man on the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Dairy. the Pig Industry. Decline in America

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 3

Pig production is dealt with incidentally as a subject of importance in a recent American official return. A few interesting facts are emphasised…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Price of Butter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

The Sydney dairy merchants have unanimously decided to increase the price of butter by 6- per cwt. from to-day. The rise is attributed to the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date 21st June:—There was a very large attendance of buyers at this week's auctions, which passed off with…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report: For our last sale of the statistical year we brought forward on Wednesday the 19th instant a catalogue consisting of 1238 bales. Taken…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Treatment for Horses After Eating Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 3

In conversation with two or three farmers last week I was asked to give through the medium of this column, an effective antidote to administer to…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

On the Land. Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 5

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 22nd June:— WOOL. Prices were well maintained at the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →