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  4. ON THE LAND.

    Cold storage and pre-cooling of fruit is a very important question confronting orchardists of this State. An increase each season in the quantity of fruit exported, and the fact ...

    Article : 696 words
  5. HOESES AND PADDY'S MELONS.

    The Adelaido "Register" reports that Mr. J. Bolt, who has a farm four miles above Renmark on the Murtho side, reports that some of his valuable draught stock had lately ...

    Article : 387 words
  6. HYBEIDISING BY DOUBLE BUDDING.

    A Galston fruitgrower has been experimenting in the way of hybridising by means of budding, and he has succeeded in turning out a new variety of plum. He took a bud from ...

    Article : 139 words
  7. CACTUS ESTATES, LTD.

    In reply to a letter from "Man on the Land," which appeared in our issue of Wednesday last, Mr. H. J. Whiting, a director of Cactus Estates, Ltd., writes:—"1. Mr. O. C. ...

    Article : 311 words
  8. TRADES AND LABOUR.

    A three years' agreement, dating from October 1 last, has been drawn up between the Hospital and Asylum Employees' Union and the Hospital Board, in regard to the ...

    Article : 190 words
  9. NEGLECTED LESSONS.

    There are, unfortunately, indications that a large portion of Queensland is threatened with a droughty period, and again it is the case that there seems to be a failure to learn ...

    Article : 451 words
  10. RURAL WORKERS.

    The rural workers' trouble has been anything but acute in the district, but in some directions it has given a little bother, no more. Many farmers do not hesitate to give ...

    Article : 69 words
  11. CITY COUNCIL'S CLERICAL STAFF.

    It has for many years been customary to grant the Town Hall staff a half holiday on the occasion of the quarterly meeting of the City Council. The Town Clerk has ...

    Article : 79 words
  12. THE BABBIT PEST.

    PARKES.—The rabbit pest is assuming alarming proportions on the unoccupied lands, recently thrown open for suburban holdings. Wherever there is water they are to be seen ...

    Article : 307 words
  13. NEW AWARDS.

    On Saturday three new awards were mads available. In the carpenters and joiners' country award the minimum rate for carpenters and joiners is to be ...

    Article : 380 words
  14. CROPS.

    QUIRINDI.—Wheat harvesting ia nearly complete, and is much above expectations. Mr. Miller, on ono of the Warrah closer settlement area farms, harvested over 12 bags ...

    Article : 46 words
  15. FEDERATED ENGINE-DRIVERS.

    Mr. H. A. Mitchell, general secretary of the Federated Engine-drivers' and Firemen's Association, has prepared a report of his visit to the various branches in the Commonwealth for ...

    Article : 127 words
  16. DISTRICT ITEMS.

    ADELONG.—The cherry crop here this season is exceptionally good. Mr. H. Tonkin last week sent away over a ton of cherries by rall, besides supplying the local market. One tree ...

    Article : 269 words
  17. NEW ORCHARDS.

    BATHURST.—Mr. E. K. Wolstenholme, of Montavella orchard, is at present taking the preliminary steps for the plantation on behalf of a local gentleman of 7000 fruit trees, half ...

    Article : 379 words
  18. MEAT TRADE AWARD VARIED.

    The threatened dislocation of the meat industry over the weekly holiday question has, it is believed, been amicably arranged. The whole question was gone into on ...

    Article : 303 words
  19. MALERS' NEW AGREEMENT.

    A general meeting of the Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Union (New South Wales branch) was held at the Trades Hall on Sunday afternoon, to consider the ...

    Article : 149 words
  20. DANGEH OF BUSHFIRES.

    BATHURST.—Mr. C. R. Brett, stock inspector for the district, has reported to the Bathurst P.P. Board that shoaring has practically been completed throughout the district, and ...

    Article : 187 words
  21. ILLEGALLY DETAINING A SWAEM OF BEES.

    Recently, in Victoria, one bee fanner brought a charge against another for illegally detaining a swarm of bees, valued at 15s. Several swarms of bees escaped from the plaintiff a hives, and lodged on a tree on the ...

    Article : 273 words
  22. WHEAT-EXPERIMENTS.

    Quirindi wheat plots were planted on June 2 and 3 last on Mr. J. Perry's farm, and were harvested on the 3rd instant. Yandilla King yielded 17 bushels 221b per acre, Florence 14 ...

    Article : 596 words
  23. BUILDERS' LABOURERS.

    The hearing was continued yesterday before Mr. Justice Higgins, President of the Arbitration Conrt, of the claims of the Australian Builders' Labourers' Federation against A. W. ...

    Article : 177 words
  24. BUILDING TRADESMEN.

    Advertisements having appeared in the Sydney press calling upon building tradesmen to accept work in Western Australia, Sydney union secretaries inquired the reason. ...

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  25. DAIRYING.

    KEMPSEY.—During the month of November the Macleay Dairy Company paid 9½d for firstclass butter, and 8¾d for second-class. PAMBULA.—For the month of November ...

    Article : 222 words
  26. THRIPS

    BATHURST.—Mr. E. K. Wolstenhaime attributes his escape from the damage wrought by the thrips to the fact that he unintentionally—so far as the poet itself was ...

    Article : 264 words
  27. FEDERATED DRIVERS.

    A conference of interstate representatives of the trolly, draymen, and carters, held at the Trades Hall, bas decided to have one uniform badge for the Commonwealth. ...

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  28. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    "Inquirer," Rye Park.—We understand that good land at Tallong, suitable for apple-growing can be had in fair-sized blocks at from £3 10s to £8 per aere. It is mostly unimproicd, but within a ...

    Article : 45 words
  29. FEDERATED WATERSIDE WORKERS.

    The resignation of Mr. McCabe as secretary of the Brisbane branch of the Federated, Waterside Workers' Union was handed in at the annual meeting of the branch, and was, ...

    Article : 43 words
  30. INDUSTRIAL LAW DELAYS.

    It has been found by union secretaries that much difficulty has to be encountered in having cases listed for hearing before the Industrial Magistrate's Court. The list ...

    Article : 123 words
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