Ballarat had its first view of the autogiro on Friday afternoon, when Captain F. L. Roberts, of the Ballarat Aero Club, arrived from Portland at 7 p.m. Captain ...
Article : 340 wordsMILDURA, Friday.—There is a growing opinion in the irrigation settlements around Mildura that serious danger to the vineyards and citrus groves from the ...
Article : 432 wordsALBURY (N.S.W.), Friday.—Southern Riverina farmers who suffered a heavy loss of crops in the recent hailstorms held a large meeting to consider what steps ...
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Advertising : 26,290 wordsAt the corporation yards yesterday the offering of cattle was rather light, as only 850 head were offered. Milkers.—In this section there were 101 ...
Article : 318 wordsALBURY (N.S.W.), Friday.—The construction of weirs and locks on the Murray River have reached a stage where the stream is permanently navigable for ...
Article : 257 wordsKOO-WEE-RUP Friday.—A well-attended meeting of farmers of the Koowee-rup swamp district was held lost night to consider the damage done by the recent ...
Article : 336 wordsNYAH WEST, Friday.—A well-attended meeting of dried fruit growers and business people was held to-day to make arrangements to fight the grasshopper ...
Article : 152 wordsBENDIGO, Friday. — To present the challenge cup and certificates to the winners of the Colombie apple export competition for the season 1934, Mr. H. G. ...
Article : 206 wordsANNUELLO, Friday.—The campaign against grasshoppers is being continued. Two tons of poison bait was laid to-day, and vacant blocks and reserves are now ...
Article : 63 wordsFruit sales were quiet yesterday. Apples were in most demand and supplies cleared up well. Apricots have commenced their season, a few arriving from Mildura, but the quality is rather poor. Quotations ...
Article : 609 wordsWAGGA (NSW), Friday — Skeleton weed, which is making useless large areas of good agricultural land in Riveiina, is one of the greatest problems. Hitherto ...
Article : 134 wordsIn the annual report of the Bendigo Mutual Permanent Land and Building Society it was stated that improved earnings from the year's trading enabled the ...
Article : 445 wordsHAY (N.S.W.), Friday.—The stock inspector (Mr. F. Hildred) gave a demonstration in the method of using grasshopper baits on the Carrathool township ...
Article : 159 wordsWheat cargoes are in quiet demand. Manitoba are offered at a reduction of 1½d. a quarter (3-16d. a bushel), River Plate are 3d (?d) down, and Australian ...
Article : 111 wordsOUYEN, Friday.—The war against the grasshoppers invasion is still being waged throughout the Ouyen district, and the fact that except in isolated cases the ...
Article : 270 wordsThe superintendent of markets of the Melbourne City Council gives the following statement of the quantities of fish and other produce received in the Fish Market and of the prices ruling. ...
Article : 205 wordsWAGGA (NSW) Friday. —Mr. T. Taylor, of the Department of Agriculture who Judged the Wagga growing crop competitions announced his awards to tiny as follow:—Farm Growing ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Minister for Lands (Mr. Dunstan) will visit the Mallee next week to investigate the seasonal prospects and the extent of the damage done by grasshoppers. He ...
Article : 49 wordsWheat futures are quoted as follow:- December delivery, 101[?] cents (4/2½) a bushel; May, 100½ cents (4/2¼); July, 95? cents (3/11¾). Prices are up about ¾d. ...
Article : 84 wordsSWAN HILL, Friday.—Poison bait was laid to-day from Coonimur, Goranford, and Manangatang westward towards Ouyen South to Chillingollah, Waitchie, ...
Article : 73 wordsAs part of the Centenary celebrations the Rotary Club entertained 110 aged citizens. They were taken for a motor trip round Tower Hill and afterwards entertained at tea. ...
Article : 67 wordsA meeting will be held at Mildura to-day to discuss whether the poisoning campaign should be continued. Some think that it is economically unsound to ...
Article : 48 wordsBRISBANE, Friday. — Grasshoppers are expected to give serious trouble in the Inglewood district next month, and the co-operation of the Forestry department ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. W. A. Kilpatrick has been elected president of the Great Western bush fire brigade, and Mr. W. Taylor secretary. A few of the heavy oat crops in the Maroona ...
Article : 1,086 wordsAn international conference of representatives of countries which are subject to plagues of grasshoppers was suggested by the Consul-General for Argentine ...
Article : 165 wordsSir,—As Mr. N. C. Scott observes, I know little about wild brolgas, because, so far as my experience goes, there are few to be seen now in Victoria. But his letter ...
Article : 313 wordsConsideration of a plan for the working of the next State election for the Geelong, Barwon, and Grant electorates will be discussed at the meeting of the ...
Article : 465 wordsANNUELLO.—The house on Mr. T. P. Evans's farm at Annuello, with the contents, was destroyed by fire. The house and furniture were covered by insurance. ...
Article : 1,069 wordsSEA LAKE, Friday. — Grasshopper swarms increased in numbers at Pier Millan, and several farmers travelled 30 miles to Sea Lake to obtain poison from ...
Article : 172 wordsThe Hume Shire Council has dealt with a large number of reports from ratepayers that the recent flood had caused serious damage to their properties. The shire engineer said that ...
Article : 439 wordsPORT FAIRY (Nov. 16). —There was a slight advance in prices at the weekly stock market, particularly fat stock, Prime cows sold to £0 15/, fat medium (quality bullocks £5/1[?]/: fat cows, ...
Article : 444 wordsADELAIDE, Friday. — Satisfactory prices were realised at the close of the fourth Adelaide wool sales to-day, and the results generally were a little better ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 120 wordsThe chief entomologist of the Waite Research Institute, Adelaide (Dr. James Davidson), who is in charge of the Thrips Investigation League's campaign, will be ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Ballarat Woollen and Worsted Company Ltd. held a meeting at Craig's Hotel yesterday, Mr. S. Martin presiding. He said that the years trading had resuited in a profit of ...
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Advertising : 88 wordsThe first supplies of new season's Globe onions were delivered to selling agents in the city yesterday. Quality was attractive, and the onions sold at £6/10/ a ton. ...
Article : 36 wordsHOBART, Friday.—Two thousand seven hundred and thirteen sacks of potatoes were shipped from Burnie to Sydney to-day, the carry-over amounting to 14 Osacks. The closing position was very weak, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 17 Nov 1934, Page 19
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