Drowned His Children French Farmer's Crime. London, Jan. 30
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 13
A message from Paris states bat a farmer near Dlnan drowned his four children, aged from 8 years to 20 months, one by one, in a pond near the farmhouse. He then jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farm and Station Topics
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 30
BAWRA and Hie National Council of the Wool-selling Brokers in Australia have decided that the February and March allocations for the Commonwealth shall be 230,000 bales per month, and the quantifies for April…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →A Million Farmers Six Premiers Attitude Tale of Progress
The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 9
I am often asked "How is the Million Farms for a Million Farmers" movement getting along?" As a rule the questioners are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Torrential Rain Pastures Benefit, Crops Ruined Auckland (N.z.)
The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 10
[?] rain is again falling after the wettest January for years. Dairy farmers expect a bumper milk yield; but many crops have been ruined…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drowned His Children Farmer's Mad Act to Teach Mother a Lesson Paris, January 30
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 9
A farmer, living near' Dinan, drowned his four children whose ages ranged from eight years to two years, in a pond near the farmhouse…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bombala Butter
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 9
BOMBALA.--For the month of December Catheart Butter Factory manufactured 41,1671b. of butter. Suppliers were paid 7'Ad and 7d per lb. net for choicest and first-grade butter…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Fluctuates
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 11
Cablegrams received by shippers vesterday stated that the London wheat market had been about from /6 to /9 below the previous day's price, but had firmed a little towards…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Commercial. Competition for Wool
Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 28
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— If American Inquiry for wool can be taken as a definite Indication, a settlement of the duties on wool imports into the State is in sight…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Washing Silk and Wool
Watchman · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 2
Wash the silk and wool underwear in tepid water with a soap solution added. Make this by shaving a cake of good white soap in two quarts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Pools Most Unsatisfactory Position Government and the Farmers Early Settlement Demanded
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 7
The position in connection with the various Government wheat pools is most, unsatisfactory, and the Government should make an early pronouncement as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter. Record Exports in Queensland. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 10
The production of butter in Queensland continues to expand, and a further grading record was created last week when 28,644 boxes of butter and 1591 crates of cheese…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney's Meat Increased Yardings Sheep Prices Firm
Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5
There was another heavy yarding of sheep at Homebush to-day Buyers operated with freedom despite the increased yardings of 32,000 and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Laid. the Wheat Pools
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 7
The secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. T. I. Campbell, has received a letter from Mr. Clement Giles, South Australian representative of the farmers on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods. Heavy Rains in Queensland. Losses of Sheep. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 9
The Weather Bureau reported this morning that during the last 24 hours rain had fallen in the west and north from lines joining Camooweal, Tambo, and Tewantia. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Oversea Market Cables. Wool Sales. London, Jan. 31
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 11
At the mixed wool sale to-day a better tone prevailed. A good offering of morinos met with keen competition from home nnd Continental buyers, while United States buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Is Butter Too Dear? Sydney Prices Vary Concessions to W.A.
Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 6
To-day the shop prices of butter in Sydney show a wide divergence. Some counters charges is 6½d per lb., and some is 6d, for cholcost N.S.W. butter in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Appeal for Deaf-mute Boys. the Archbishop of Sydney's Pastoral Letter. Help Wanted for St. Gabriel's Institute
Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5
His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney has issued the following Pastoral Letter:— To our Brethren of the Clergy and Laity,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Big Five Will Butter Prices Rise ? Supply, Demand -- and Cold Storage Profiteering Court Watching Closely
The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 8
The butter market is putting a brave face to the world, and there is little to show the struggle that is going on under the surface. It is now, so they say, barely existing on 140s a cwt. -- 1s 6d a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Financial Spotlight a Guide to Investors. a Big Cement Scheme--New Share Issue of National B? --National Agencies, Ltd.--Two Pastoral Investments. the Australian (Yellow Rock) Portland Cement Co., Ltd
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 7
This scheme is to convert into cement lime-stone deposits on 80 acres of land, 9 12 miles from Mruswellbrook, Now South Wales. It appears' to have merits, but before subscribing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →COMMERCIAL Irregular Prices for General Merchandise-- Are Easier Markets Imminent?--Hand-to-mouth Retail Operations--Wheat Operators Waiting on London. General Merchandise Import Markets Unsettled
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 7
Unsettled conditions continued to prevail yesterday throughout the Sydney general merchandise markets. Prices were irregular, varying according to stocks on hand. Houses with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →