Comments on the practice of sowing dry and the menace of barley grass to Mallee wheat farmers are made by the judge of the Ultima crop and fallow ...
Article : 621 wordsSHEPPARTON, Thursday.—Various matters of interest to the tobacco-growers were discussed at a meeting of the executive of the Victorian Tobacco-growers' ...
Article : 360 wordsAt the Bendigo Rotary Club luncheon on Thursday the president of the club (Mr. A. L. Bolton) referred to the apathy shown in Bendigo in connection with ...
Article : 679 wordsUnder charter to load wheat for Japan the motor-ship Westmoor is expected at the Cunningham Pier on Friday. She will load a large cargo. Wheat for Japan ...
Article : 644 wordsOnly about 6,300 bales of wool were submitted at the auctions in Melbourne yesterday. For merinoes, comebacks, and oddments prices were firm at late rates. ...
Article : 1,113 wordsSatisfaction was expressed in Ballarat on Thursday at the decision of the State Cabinet to accept the recommendation of the Employment Council to finance a ...
Article : 630 wordsCAMPERDOWN, Thursday. —Commenting to-day upon articles published in "The Argus" of February 6 and 7, Mr. J. Proud, manager of the Camperdown ...
Article : 463 wordsFurther evidence of the success of the wheat variety, Ghurka, which has done well in most parts of the Victorian wheat belt, is given by the results of trials ...
Article : 609 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Office rent, salaries of the staff, and travelling expenses are expected to bring the cost of the Roval Commission on the Wheat ...
Article : 205 wordsTo expedite the hearing of evidence at the public sittings of the commission, members of the commission conferred yesterday with the Australian ...
Article : 127 wordsIn view of representations by members of the State Parliamentary United Country party for the continuance of the farm labour plan, which was discontinued at ...
Article : 108 wordsCOBRAM, Thursday. —Much annoyance is being caused to householders here by the condition of the river water. Its odour is so offensive that no one can use ...
Article : 46 wordsECHUCA, Thursday.—Results of the Bunnaloo East (N.S.W.) experimental plots, received from Mr. Bartlett, agricultural instructor for the distret, are as ...
Article : 95 wordsRepresentatives of the cannerles conferred again yesterday with the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Allan), the Minister for Water Supply (Mr. Goudie), the ...
Article : 126 wordsSEA LAKE, Thursday. —Farmers throughout this district realise the importance of sheep as an adjunct to wheat, and now that prices of wool have ...
Article : 379 wordsHEATHCOTE, Thursday. —The Mcivor Shire Council at a meeting to-day criticised the Forests Commission for having declined to make a free grant for repairs ...
Article : 208 wordsAllan Cameron Liversidge, aged 19 years, of Albert road, Brunswick, was killed when a motor-truck which he was driving toward Melbourne on the Hume ...
Article : 116 wordsMr. A. D. Randall, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, who has been transferred, was bidden good-bye by the managers of the other banks. Mr. Clarence. of Leongatha, ...
Article : 240 wordsAt the Wagga Police Court William Thomas Dunn pleaded not guilty when charged with having occasioned actual bodily harm to Walter Withers. The charge was reduced to ...
Article : 165 wordsSir,—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Macfarlan), commenting on the proposed Kiewa and Mitta River schemes, refers to the erosion along the Goulburn and ...
Article : 145 wordsDANDENONG, Thursday.—With Mrs. Ellis, of Robinson street, Dandenong, as a passenger, Constable Keith Howell, of Dandenong, was driving toward ...
Article : 82 wordsThe National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia has compiled the following statement for the 1933-34 wool season from July 1, 1933, to January 31, ...
Article : 402 wordsANNUELLO.—Satisfactory results were obtained from the last rabbit drive on January 24, but rabbits are still numerous in the district. More money is required to take steps ...
Article : 841 wordsIt is understood that the Agent-General for Victoria in London (Mr. R. Linton) has informed the State Ministry that English interests supporting the proposal to ...
Article : 100 wordsA four-roomed house owned and occupied by Mr. Robert Lennox was destroyed by fire. Mr. Lennox had retired to bed, leaving a lighted [?]amp on the table, and it is believed that it ...
Article : 1,689 wordsARARAT, Thursday.—Two girls who were injured while riding in the sidecar of a motor-cycle, on the Ballarat road last night, were brought to the Ararat Hospital. ...
Article : 52 wordsSir,—I notice that the chairman of the State Rivers and Water Commission is ordering a special inquiry into the erosion at Alexandra. About two years ago this ...
Article : 212 wordsLANG LANG, Thursday. —Leading farmers at Yannathan say that the last season has been one of the most favourable yet experienced. There should be no ...
Article : 168 wordsSir, —For the last five years the Housewives' Association has been assisting the Tasmanian fruitgrowers to find a market for their produce, and many Victorian ...
Article : 211 wordsScientific research into many problems affecting primary producers, which has been conducted at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide, since it was ...
Article : 183 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—At the sales to-day 10,275 bales of wool were offered and 9,075 bales were sold at auction. In addition, 471 bales were privately sold. ...
Article : 110 wordsIn accordance with a decision made at the last conference of Australian Health Officers, the Federal Health department has undertaken to issue a monthly ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 83 wordsKOO-WEE-RUP, Thursday. —A meeting of onion-growers was held at Koo-wee-rup, when the voluntary onion pool outlined at a meeting of growers held at Colac ...
Article : 68 wordsCOLAC, Thursday —Colac ryegrass is finding favour with growers in various States, according to Mr. C. S. Thompson, secretary of the Colac Perennial Ryegrass ...
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Advertising : 123 wordsNHILL (Feb. 8). —At a sheep sale at Lorquon, five-year fat wethers made 14/10; merino wethers, 1 1/2 years, 17/1; merino ewes and wethers, 1 1/2 years, 17/6 and 15/3; comeback lambs, 14/2; fat cross ...
Article : 289 wordsDIAMOND CREEK, Thursday. —A four-roomed wooden house in Fyffe street, Diamond Creek, occupied by Mr. T. Wells, was destroyed by fire about 4.30 p.m. ...
Article : 79 wordsSir, —"Pioneer" expresses the opinion of many, particularly those among us who deplore the modern vice of making a show out of everyone and everything, ...
Article : 93 wordsRUPANYUP, Thursday. —Mr. Laurie A. Moore was assisting in hand-shunting trucks at Jackson's station this morning when he was caught between the buffers ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 9 Feb 1934, Page 3
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