Homestead Farms
Bellingen. -- 288½ acres, parish of Stewart, county Fitzroy, 24 miles from Coramba, value £360 12s 6d. Tent £9 0s 4d…
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Government Share Farming
Particulars are at last available of the scheme of Government share farming, which the Minister for Lands has planned, for the recently-resumed Forest Vale Estate. There…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lumpers' Strike. Farmers Volunteer. Melbourne
The most recent strike of the lumpers at Williamstown is responsible for the holding up of 2300 trucks at the port and in its vicinity, in addition to others, estimated to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →On the Land. Farm and Station. the Rutherglen Fly
Reports from different centres show that the Rutherglen fly or bug is doing a considerable amount of damage this season. lt is no new pest, but certainly seems to be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Sheep and Cattle Cheaper
The market for both sheep and cattle at the Homebush fat stock sales to-day was dull, and prices were generally lower. The sheep yarding contained a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Donations of Butter
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Mr. Ovington, the secretary of the Necessary Commodities Control Commission, states that representatives of the butter industry have been informed that the Commission will review…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Sheep Seizure
BRISBANE,. Wednesday.--In connection; with the 7100 sheep seized by the Queensland Government in October last, and owned by B. Richard' and Sons, Ltd., a proclamation has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Markets Wool
Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 10th January:—The wool trade is marking time, pending renewal of serious business on the 17th inst., when it…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Australian Produce. London Notes. Butter
LONDON, December 2.--The butter market had a mild surprise this afternoon, when a cablegram from Australia announced that the Commonwealth has prohibited the export of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seizure of Sheep. Brisbane
In October last the Queensland Government commandeered 7100 sheep from Cubbie station. It is now announced that the late owners shall be paid £5154 for the seized…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →On the Land. Farm and Station. America and Wool
The pronounced effect of heavy American buying on the local wool market, which was a notable feature towards the end of the selling season, evidently his caused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Standard. Adelaide
At a meeting of the Corn Trade Committee of the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce, held to-day, to fix a standard sample of wheat for the season 1915-16, the weight was fixed at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Monkbarns to Load Wheat
The British ship Monkbarns, now on her way to Adelaide from New York, with cargo shipped on behalf of the American and Australian line, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral Industry Conference. A.w.u. Delegates Meet
The Industrial Conference of the Pastoral Section of the A.W.U. opened at Macdonell House, Sydney, on January 10, under the chairmanship of President…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Wheat Scheme. Grievances of Millers
A deputation of the flour millers waited upon the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) the other day, to place before him several matters in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →English Wool Trade. Australia Forcing Bradford
BRADFORD, November 25.--There is really nothing of outstanding importance connected with the past week's business, all the factors hitherto noticed remaining intact. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Prospects a 40-Million Bushel Surplus
The returns of the estimated wheat harvest in this State show that 5,165,400 acres have been placed under crop, or nearly 971,000 acres in excess of the area so…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Freights. the Rebate Proposal. Melbourne
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hagelthorn) stated to-day that apparently a mis-Understanding had occurred in other States regarding the proposal to grant a rebate on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Hold-up. Work Not Resumed Yet
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The stroke of wheat lumpers at Williamstown continues. All efforts to decide the matter to-day proved abortive so far as the immediate resumption of…
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