PORTLAND, Monday.—A bush fire at Cashmore endangered Mr. T. A. Taylor's home, but, the wind changing, the flames were driven in the direction of the school, ...
Article : 71 wordsResults of cereal trials conducted at Waaia, in the Goulburn Valley, by the Department of Agriculture, were announced yesterday by the director of ...
Article : 739 wordsA representative gathering of citizens is expected to attend the City Hall on Tuesday night to discuss with the mayor (Councillor A. J. Darling) the part to be ...
Article : 430 wordsInvestigations are being continued by the Department of Agriculture to determine whether it would be possible to control bracken with caterpillars, which ...
Article : 348 wordsTo assist in obtaining evidence of the position of the wheat industry in each State, the Wheat Commission has prepared a questionnaire, which will be sent ...
Article : 822 wordsKYABRAM, Monday.—Nearly 100 delegates were present at a conference of soldier settlers held to-day to discuss problems which have arisen over the ...
Article : 514 wordsAt the meeting of the provincial committee in Sydney last week to consider regulations under the Commonwealth Dairy Products Act and the agreement ...
Article : 264 wordsDamage has been caused recently to oranges, mandarins, and lemons by sun scald, according to Mr. J. L. Provan, horticultural research officer of the ...
Article : 176 wordsHOBART, Monday.—The marked fall in the temperature throughout the State to-day, together with light showers which fell in several places, has removed the ...
Article : 65 wordsThe chief inspector of Fisheries and Game (Mr. F. Lewis) said yesterday that the continued dry weather had improved prospects for the duck-shooting season ...
Article : 187 wordsMILDURA, Monday.—After revicwing dried fruits prospeets at the annual meeting of the Auroia Growers Association, Mr. J. W. Bowen, chairman of the Aurora ...
Article : 174 wordsADELAIDE, Monday.—The State Government appointed a committee to-day to investigate the dairying industiy in South Australia. The auditor-general (Mr. ...
Article : 94 wordsSeveral prosecutions of exporters of primary produce for disregard ol export regulations are pending in the Customs Court, The first case was heard last ...
Article : 235 wordsCOHUNA, Monday.—Much satisfaction is cxptessed by district irrigators and residents generally at the decision of the National Recovery Loan Council to allow ...
Article : 119 wordsGLELONG, Monday.—The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Jones) while in Geelong to-day inspected the public offices in Gheringhap street, He was ...
Article : 174 wordsThe Bendigo Hospital committee approved the action of the superintendent (Dr. A. R. Thorne) in communicating with the Government asking that the new ...
Article : 295 wordsTRAFALGAR, Monday.—At the Narracan Shire Council meeting to-day a letter was received from the Public Works department suggesting that the council ...
Article : 124 wordsCompensation amounting to about £30,000 has already been paid to 72 British settlers under the British Migrants' Agreement Act. Of these about ...
Article : 102 wordsSir,—The legal weight of a bushel of wheat is 60lb.; then to what purpose is the annual standard put as fixed by the corn trade sectional committee of the ...
Article : 178 wordsOUYEN, Monday.—Complaint was made at a meeting of the Walpeup Shire Council that, although the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission had ...
Article : 111 wordsECHUCA, Monday.—Speaking at a meeting of farmers in the Echuca village settlement Mr. Roy Beveridge, secretary of the Echuca North branch of the ...
Article : 112 wordsWANGARATTA, Monday.—Stanley Campbell, aged 14 years, a son of Mr. Campbell, of Racecourse road, was drowned in the Merriwa swimming pool ...
Article : 78 wordsDROUIN, Sunday.—Arrangements are being made for a young farmers' club field day to be held t Drouin on Friday, February 23. The judges will include ...
Article : 90 wordsPleading guilty to a charge of having driven a motor-cycle on a public highway while he was under the influence of liquor John Thomas Allanby, of Dennington, was at the police ...
Article : 235 wordsSir,—The director of Agiiculture has rightly put a stop to so many varieties of apples being exported: also he has made rigid regulations in regard to plain grade ...
Article : 162 wordsAlthough there is a notice on the shore end of the Eastern Beach boat jetty prohibiting diving from the jetty, John William Veale, aged 25 years, a labourer, of ...
Article : 546 wordsROMSEY, Monday.—While he was bathing in McGregor's Lake at the foot of the Camel's Hump, Mount Macedon, Arnold Bickerdyke, aged 20 years, of ...
Article : 92 wordsSir,—Mr. Hume-Cook says:—It is true that the labour employed in agriculture is much less than it was 10 years ago.... The deereased number of employees ...
Article : 337 wordsKYABRAM, Monday.—The chief commissioner of Railways (Mr. Clapp), accompanied by Mr. M. J. Canny (commissioner), and officials visited Kyabram this ...
Article : 152 wordsSir,—In the old countiy there is no cultivation under the apple trees. The ground is grazed by all kinds of stock: the trees, being of the standard type, are well ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 862 wordsThe Great Western Mechanics' Institute committee elected Mr. E. Harris president and Mr. W. Taylor secretary. Constable Annett, of Melbourne, has been ...
Article : 1,100 wordsSir,—Mr. Hume-Cook attributes to the increased use of machinery the diminishing rural population. Is it not more likely that people have left the country districts ...
Article : 398 wordsPhotogiaphers from all parts of the world are invited to submit prints for the third international exhibition of photographic art conducted by the Federation ...
Article : 79 wordsMr. W. A. Chamberlain, aged 69 years, has died. He had been manager of the Albury branch of Younghusband Ltd. for more than 30 years, and was secretary of the Albury ...
Article : 112 words"Billy" Martin (9.13), the brilliant New South Wales boxer, continued his winning sequence by outpointing "Bobby" Wilson (10.4) in a 15-rounds contest at the West Melbourne Stadium last ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 420 wordsAPOLLO BAY.—Rainfall at Apollo Bay in January was 310 points. BEAUFORT.—Mr. J. J. Dunn was elected president of the Waterloo sports committee ...
Article : 1,383 wordsCHILTERN, Monday.—The Chiltern Shire Council has decided to enter a protest against the Government gtanting leases along the Murray for dvedging ...
Article : 116 wordsLINTON, Monday.—Prospects for farmers in the Linton-Mount Bute district are not good. The abnormally heavy rains in November and December reduced most ...
Article : 145 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The fight between Pat Craig (6.7), formerly the bantam-weight champion of Australia, and Freedy Taylor (8.5), of Melbourne, at the Rushcutters' Bay Stadium to-night had an ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Allan), the Minister for Lands (Mr. Dunstan), and the Minister for Water Supply (Mr. Goudie) will interview the Prime ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Universty Conservatorium will commenee its first term on Monday February 26, and will hold its examinations for the entrance exhibitions next Tuesday. Intending students ...
Article : 40 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—The Australian, Jack Fitzgerald, drew with Archie Hughes in 15 rounds at Wellington to-night. ...
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