Won V.c. Distinguished Visitor Ideas on Wool
Sir Percival Marling believes he has solved the secret of the depression in the wool trade. "It used to take two sheep to make…
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Why Does Wool Turn Yellow? Busy Microbes Caught in the Act
Microbes have developed new activities in depreciating the color of wool, mingling yellow and green…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Farmers Death Arrest To-night? Melbourne
SENIOR-DETECTIVE BRUCE intends to make an arrest to-night, as the result of inquiries concerning the death of T. H. Flanagan, 41, farmer of Wagant…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmers' Joy Surf Tragedy Rain in West Wet Week End?
PASSERS-BY in Mat[?] day glanced curiously [?] men near the weather [?] who let forth a wh[?]op of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Labour. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—With your permission I wish to thank Mr. Bavin for his effort in abolishing the rural workers' award. The Act might have been passed with the best intention, but it…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Arrest Tragedy on Farm Wife Charged Alleged Poisoning Melbourne
Amelia Alice Flanagan, 42, was arrested this afternoon by Detective Bruce on a charge of murdering her husband, Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Crop of Summonses Newcastle
Fifty-eight summonses have been Issued following on the raid, by miners at Ashtonfields some weeks ago: Yesterday 40 more summonses against…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Produce Markets. Potato Sales Up and Down Duel Tone in Fruit and Vegetables Business Quiet in Dairy
REACTING from a sluggish demand the potato market fluctuated again a yesterday. A carry over of Victorian Carmens sold as low as £5 a ton at the railway. but in Sussex Street the price was firmer at £6 to £7. Tasmanian Bismarck's were unaltered at £7. Even at such…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Escapees Surrender at Revolver Point Farmer's Suspicions Put Police on the Track
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Suspicions of a Milang farmer, aroused by the demeanor of two men whose car he helped to get out of a bog, led…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bellinger Dairy Cheques
BELLINGEN.--The Upper Bellinger Butter and Bacon Society paid out £6516 for December supplies. The Raleigh factory paid suppliers £5866…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Good Time for Boy Farmers Eight Days' Camp in Sydney
The forty country boys who will attend the first Junior Farmers' Club camp at the Royal Show in Sydney at Easter will wear a distinguishing…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The WORLD of Women Sport of Kings Attracts Many Visitors From the Country Wool Sales Have Their Uses--Rear-Admiral Is Popular Host--Holiday Exodus to the Mountains
The sport of kings and the holiday festivities attracted many of our best-known country folk to the city during the past week. Prominent at Randwick on both days were the Peter…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sheep Reduce Wheat Farm Income. Western Wheatgrower Seriously Questions Value of Mixed Farming
For many yearn there has been a strong advocacy of "sheep on the farm." Mixed fanning it has been railed. At least one large financial…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cattle
Yard bullocks, Her., 5 years, fat, good quality, weight about 670 lbs., £16/6/-. Yard steers, Devon, 2½ years, fat,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain in Far West. Welcome Reports. Sheep and Cattle Country Benefits
Magnificent rainfalls have occurred in the far west sheep and cattle country of New South Wales. A message telegraphed by our Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Guide to the Market. Sheep. Sheep
Lambs, suckers, 36 lbs., skin 3/6, good quality, 21/10. Lambs, suckers, 31 lbs., skin 3/, fair quality, 18/5…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cattle Market Firm
There was strong competition for good and prime cattle and values were firm; in odd cases prices showed an advance of 10/ per head. Plain and inferior sorts, although not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pinkeye in Cattle
J.R. (Armatree) writes: I have a mob of cattle on my place infected with pinkeye, and now some of my own cattle have contracted it. How should…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Consistent Wheat-growing. Cowra Farmers' Success
The silver cup presented by the combined fertlliser companies for the wheat grower who obtained the highest points m the fallow and crop competitions for three years…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Prices Nominal
Buyers showed little, disposition to operate in the wheat market yesterday, and prices for the most part were nominal. Silo parcels were offered at 52 a bushel…
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