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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,941 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 148

Wool Sales. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 5

The market at the Wool Sales was buoyant in sympathy with London. Last week's prices Averaged about 10 percent, above December's and the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report on to-day's wool sales:—The market ruled very firm. Competition was keen from Yorkshire, American…

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Germans at Wool Sales. All Offers Refused. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Trouble at the wool sales this afternoon arose through wool buyers refusing to operate with Germans. At a hurriedly convened meeting between…

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Ministers and Wheat Crab Suggestions of Corruption Refuted. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, to-day gave a categorical denial to the statement that Ministers had been well-paid in connection with the cancellation…

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Wheat Cancellations. Political Charge Denied. Injustice of Criticism. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Ashford gave an emphatic categorical denial to the statements that Ministers were well paid in connection with the cancellation of wheat…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report as follows

Leader · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day the market ruled very firm, and competition was keen, buyers being present from Yorkshire, Americia, Japan and France;…

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Trouble at the Wool Sales Demonstration Against the Germans. Bid Not Accepted. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

There was trouble at the Sydney wool sales this afternoon, the wool buyers refusing to operate with the German buyers…

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Belgian Farm Laborers Wanted in South Africa. Capetown

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

A movement is afoot to induce Belgian farm laborers to immigrate to Cape Colony. A representative has been sent to Europe…

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Wheat Grab

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. E. S. Twigg (Cowra) writes: In October, 1912, I sold 1712 bushels of wheat to millers in Sydney through a large firm of wheat buyers, c/o agents…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Supposed German Bids Refused

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

Wool sales were held on Monday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7082 bales. The market ruled very firm at the best rates of the previous…

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Feeling the Pressure Wheat Seized by German Government. Berlin

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

Stocks of wheat in Germany have been seized by the Government. An official statement is to the effect that the step has been taken to…

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1914. a General Review of Bathurst District. Iii. Wheat Production

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

New South Wales accounts for one-third, of Australia's annual wheat production of 100 million bushels. Her share is worth about £6,000,000 a year…

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New Zealand Wool Sales Record Prices for Crossbreds. Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

There was a keen demand at the Wool Sales to-day. Cross-breds realised 14d—the highest ,on record in Wellington…

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"By the Wool" Scene in Royal Exchange. German Buyers Turned Down. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 5

There was some excitement on the Royal Exchange to-day, when wool buyers declared war against other firms in which Germans were…

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Good Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 21

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd., Wellington, advertise in this issue that they will offer by public auction at Wellington on…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Leader · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report having offered yesterday 1-165 bales. There was a larger attendance of buyers than previously, and…

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Keen Wool Inquiry

Leader · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

The keen competition experi[?]ed at last week's Sydney wool auctions showed no sign of casing at the opening sales this week…

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Price of Meat the War and Higher Wages. Cattle Prices Up 75 Per Cent. 3,000,000 Sheep Short. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 3

The Pastoralists' Union and Stock-owners' Association to-day brought evidence before the Necessary Commodities Committee bearing on the present high price of meat…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Strong Market. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

At the Sydney Wool Sales this afternoon, the market was strong for all good free wools. The principal buyers [?]ere from Yorkshire, but American…

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Mudgee Wheat. A Splendid Display. Excites Much Interest in Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 3

"No crop failures in Mudgee!" "Twenty-five bushels of prime wheat per acre is an ordinary yield in the Mudgee district, Many…

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