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Blue Mountains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

4 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Taxing the Farmer

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Sir,—The dog tax is regarded as distinctly hostile to dogs; in fact, it is in many cases fatal. Taxes upon strong drink are favoured by some people…

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War and Hailstorm. Cause Dairyman's Bankruptcy

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 3

Mr. T.S. Clegg, P.M., presided at a single meeting of creditors in the assigned estate of Hermann Kirschlager, dairyman, of York Street, Katoomba, held…

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At Valley Farm

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 3

On Sunday, over 100 of the brethren visited Valley Farm for the usual Masonic outing. A vigorous Westerly was blowing on the Hilltops, but once the…

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Moutain Experimental Farm. Westmeath and its Environs

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 3

In lat week's notes, I mentioned casually that Westmeath Farm, the property of Messrs. Jeffray and Meredith, was commencing to present gui[?], a…

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