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

Farming & the land, 1916

2,676 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 20 of 134

Wheat Handling £2,000,000 Scheme. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture announces that the plans of the proposed terminal grain elevators at Sydney and Newcastle will, be ready in about a…

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Maize Crop Prospects Worst for Many Years. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

A report of the prospects of the New south Wales maize crop has been prepared by an officer of the Department of Agriculture, whose special…

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The Turf Warwick Farm Races. Weights for Principal Events. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

The following weights have been declared far tho principal events at at Warwick Farm on Saturday next: LIVERPOOL MILE: Auriler 9.1,…

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Wool Report

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 4

Another week of excellent selling conditions has to be recorded, prices ruling at the best point of the season. Although an embargo has been placed…

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Sydney Wool Market

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 3

At the local wool sales on Monday there was still a strong demand for medium to good olts, but inferior wools showed, irregularity and the clearance was not so good. The top…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

The question of the bulk handling of wheat has been gone into by Mr. D. Kirkwood, C.E., who has prepared plans of a scheme for utilising the…

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Record for Scoured Wool

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that competition Continues keen at the Sydney wool auctions. All previous records for scoured wool were…

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Record Wheat Stackings at Molong

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 4

Wheat carting is now in full swing and one can form some idea of the bounteous nature of the crop with which the Molong district has been…

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Great Wheat Stacks the Western Harvest. Canowindra

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

The present wheat harvest, has eclipsed all previous records. There are 460,000 bags of wheat piled in high stacks at the local station, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales Further High Prices. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 4

At the wool sales at the Royal Exchange to-day 6817 bales were catalogued. Some of the best clips in the State was represented in the offerings…

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Fire in Mill Mitch Wheat Destroyed. Supposed Spontaneous. Combustion. Gunnedah

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

"What is known as No. 2 mill, owned by Brunton and Co., was totally destroyed by fire here this morning. The mill was a three-story…

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The Orange Apple Crop

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 1

Nature has been especially beneficent to the Orange orchardists this year as regards the rainfall, and in consequence our fruitgrowers have…

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A Farmer's Method of Preparing Land

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 1

Much the some opinion is evidently held by Mr. J. Leech, who, at a meeting of the Leech's Gully branch of the Agricultural Bureau, made some…

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District Wool

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 1

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 14th February:— Notwithstanding the renewed embargo against export of crossbred…

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Butter Reduced a Penny

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 19

Owing to the increase in the production of batter iu this State, the Necessary Commodities' Control Commission recommended a…

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Butter. Reduction in Price. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 3

The Necessary Commodities Commission to-day made a reduction of a halfpenny in the price of butter per 1b. and the Executive Council…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

At the Wool Sales to-day the market all round showed great strength. Recent rates were fully maintained, and there was excellent competition. The…

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Sand Bag and Sheep Skin Funds

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 9

Mr. Harvey Nickoll acknowledges the following further subscriptions and donations:— Sand Bag Fund.—Mass Cox…

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Wheat Lumpers' Strike Another Upheaval. a Serious Position. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

Wheat loading was to-day suspended at Darling Harbor owing to the refusal of the lumpers to work in the absence of increased pay…

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Farm Sold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 19

Mr. Rheinbergers farm at Eurunderee was sold by Mr. J. Workman some days ago, the purchaser being Mr. P. J. Rheinberger. The…

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