For this week's supply 1490 bullocks, 2030 cows and 127 trucks young cattle and calves were entered for sale. The evidence of a general shortage of fat cattle ...
Article : 770 wordsDuring the last session of the State Parliament a select committee was appointed by the Legislative Assembly to inquire into the conditions of the ...
Article : 85 wordsThe following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Ballarat Stock Exchange, which was held on Wednesday:--President, Mr. W. Gooch; ...
Article : 341 wordsAt the annual meeting of St. Patrick's Sports Club, Mr. M. H. Findey was reelected president; Mr. T. P. Durack was re-elected secretary: Mr. A. James, ...
Article : 37 wordsARARAT, Wednesday.--A local resident, who has just returned from an extended trip through the mallee, state that the situation there is lamentable, ...
Article : 162 wordsThe horse is by no means done yet. In spite of the growth in popularity of farm tractors, motor cars, and other mechanical contrivances. Dobbin still occupies a fairly ...
Article : 789 wordsPrior to his departure, for Benalla, Mr. W. J. Worrall, of the National Bank and president of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, was tendered ...
Article : 87 wordsThe consumption of water in Echuca during December averaged 1,000,000 gallons a day. Mr. Garlick, the sewerage engineer, commenting on this said he ...
Article : 70 wordsAt a conference yesterday afternoon between representatives of the Dairymen's Association of Victoria, cooperative butter factories and the Factory Managers' ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,368 wordsARARAT, Tuesday.--A most successful special sheep sale was held at Willaura, when 3999 sheep were sold out of 4075 yarded at prices which showed a substantial increase in values ...
Article : 190 wordsLanham's wine saloon, at Great Western, was on Tuesday evening destroyed by fire with all its contents. Mr. Lanham had lighted a fire in the sittingroom, and was ...
Article : 147 wordsARARAT, Wednesday.--With the exception of carting, the harvest is almost at an end throughout the surrounding districts, and taken as a whole the results ...
Article : 267 wordsIn Bendigo police court on Wednesday Edward James Kennedy, a motorist, was fined £5 and his licence cancelled, on a charge of having driven a motor car while ...
Article : 103 wordsThe conference, it was stated, also considered the action of a large co-oporative distributing company in reducing last week the price of butter for local ...
Article : 149 wordsPlans for a new pig market to he constructed on Batchelor's Hill, opposite the railway trucking yards, have been received by the borough council from Mr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 215 wordsThe annual picnic of the Butchers' Union was held in Melbourne on Wednesday. The Bakers' Union held its picnic at Queenscliff. ...
Article : 785 wordsA deputation representing residents of Phillip Island asked the Minister of Works not to accede to a request made to him recently to sever the riding of Phillip ...
Article : 229 wordsMAFFRA, Wednesday.--The year 1927 will rank as one of the driest and, from a dairyman's point of view, one of the worst years in this portion of the ...
Article : 264 wordsCAMPERDOWN, Wednesday.--Mr. Proud, secretary of the Camperdown branch of the Victorian Dairymen's Association, interviewed several but ...
Article : 151 wordsDENILIQUIN.--In response to numerous requests by river residents to prohibit net fishing, the Minister has informed Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., that an inspector from Albury will make ...
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Advertising : 749 wordsALBURY, Wednesday.--A. A. Paton, of Mundarlo, on the Murrumbidgee River, claims to be the first grower of tomatoes here to be able to raise them on a large ...
Article : 112 wordsA deputation representing citizens of Balnarring, introduced by Mr. Downward, M.L.A., drew the attention of the Minister of Works to the mining ...
Article : 183 wordsHAMILTON, Wednesday.--Last year was undoubtedly a trying one for graziers in the Hamilton district, but it is satisfactory to he able to report that many of ...
Article : 329 wordsDOOKIE, Wednesday.--The report of the judge, Mr. J. Mortimer, in connection with the Dookie crop competition is as follows:--In the competition crop of 25 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 431 wordsKONGWAK, Wednesday.--The surrounding district presents a very dry appearance. It is considered by old residents to have been the driest season for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 209 wordsAt the meeting of the borough council on Monday night it was decided to make application to the Water Supply Commission for a loan of £1000 for the purpose ...
Article : 335 wordsALBURY, Wednesday--All maize growing centres report disappointing prospects. The failure of summer rains produced very serious losses on the ...
Article : 40 wordsSir,--It may interest farmers fo know that the theory of deeper cultivation was elaborated by Mr. A. H. Renard, in his "A B C of Rational Manuring," as far ...
Article : 171 wordsGISBORNE, Wednesday.--This has been the best summer for many years for local vegetable and fruit growers. Every garden for miles around looks splendid, ...
Article : 59 wordsNHILL, Wednesday.--Notwithstanding the abominably dry conditions which prevailed last season, local agriculturists are optimistic with respect to the next sowing ...
Article : 85 wordsDOOKIE, Wednesday.--During a recent visit of residents from Wangaratta district to the Dookie Agricultural College, the principal. Mr. Dreverman (formerly The principal of the Dookie Agricultural College (Mr. A. C. Drevermann) reports that dry conditions prevailed during the month, the rainfall registered being only ...
Article : 392 wordsThe next Melbourne Royal show will he held from 20th to 29th September this year, and the next farmers' convention of the chamber of agriculture at Kerang ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 19 Jan 1928, Page 14
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