A Farmer Shoots Himself
BLAYNEY, Thursday.—A highly respected farmer named Thomas Walkom committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a pea rifle in a room adjoining his residence…
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On the Land. Farm and Station. Training Factory Managers. a Beneficial Movement
Mr. Meares' attempt to counteract the progressive proposal of the Minister for Agriculture to provide proper training for butter factory managers, and thus assist to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amusements. "The Dairymaids."
A revival of "The Dairymaids" is announced by the J. C. Williamson management to succeed "The Duchess of Dantzie" on Saturday week. The latter piece has, therefore, entered upon its. last nights, Preliminary…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Law Report. in Banco. (Before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Justice Pring.) Shearers' Appeal. Question of Wet Sheep. Re H. A. Williams (Lee and others respondents)
Mr. Wise, K.C., and Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. D. A. Lane, of Orange (by his agent), Mr. E. A. Roberts), appeared for Henry Alexander Williams, of Hereford-street, Glebe,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law. Wednesday, February 17. the State Courts. Banco. (Before the Acting-Chief Justice, Mr. G. B. Simpson, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Justice Pring). Shearers and Wet Sheep. a Molong Test Case
The test case rotating to the prosecution of V. shearers under the Master and Servants Act, was further argued, It came before the Court by way of a motion for a rule, directed against…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cattle
There were 1,087 cattle balloted for, and 1,067 were yarded for sale. These came in thirty-seven consignments, mostly from the northern districts…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Magnificent Pastoral Blocks
There are six important station properties, situated on the Barwon and Bogan Rivers, to be sold by WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, AND CO., LTD., SYDNEY, AND CATHIE AND CO., Brewarrina (auctioneers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd
The catalogue submitted by us at [?] [?] sale yesterday was a very large and representative [?] of [?] bales. The offerings in the gr[?] section. in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Victorian Butter Export
Figures for the butter season now about to close show that, compared with the years immediately preceding this, there has been a great reduction…
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BEGA, Tuesday.--Clarkson's Crossing Co-operative Butter Company has sent a consignment of butter to Tasmania by the Wakatipu. The Bega Co-operative Creamery company pay for January was £126, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warts on Cattle
Noticing our veterinarian's reply to "Argoon" in a recent issue concerning warts on a heifer's face, Mr. J. O. Waugh, a good friend at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Straying Aborted Cattle
At last meeting of Byron shire council Cr. Banner inquired as to the council's jurisdiction in the serious matter of stock affected with contagious…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The State Butter Factory
Considerable opposition has been raised to the proposal of the Govern-ment to establish a State butter Factory at Berry for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cape Barley for Sheep
At a recent meeting of the York-town branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, Mr. Bartram said:— "I have had a small paddock cropped…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wheat Market
The firmness which characterised the wheat market last week has continued, and sellers are getting less every day. Some very large…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mountains of Wheat
Writing of the country between Corowa and Germanton, a "Herald" reporter says:—It is a sight to see the mountains, of wheat at Balldale,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool. Sydney Sales
Notwithstanding the end of the season character of the offerings at the sales this week, competition was excited and general for all descriptions,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Export Duty on Wheat
A motion was brought before the Melbourne trades' hall council last week to the effect that a deputation should wait on the minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Loadings and Stacks
For the week ended February 13 the wheat loaded are country stations totalled 178,285 bags, 121,771 bags being from the Southern, 21,747 from the Western, and 35,767 bags from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Holthe, with Wheat for Africa
The Norwegian barque Holthe has completed loading a cargo of 25,651 bags of wheat at Sydney of behalf of Messrs. J. J. Donnclley and Co., Temora, for Capetown. South Africa, and will probably be despatched…
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