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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Prime Fat Cattle and Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Included among the lets coming for their sale on Friday next. Crossing and Cox will have several lots of fat cattle and also 300 prime quality…

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Cattle Values Firm

Leader · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 5

Buyers were in good attendance at last Thursday's Homebush cattle sales. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., state that opening sales weire a shade…

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Interest to Farmes— Wheat and Eggs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

The banks under a Commonwealth irrangement, will finance the first divided payment of 2/6 on the wheat crop. The advance to farmers…

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Big Sale of Sheep

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. W.H.Wheatley will held a big sale of sheep at Go[?] on the 18th instant (Thursday next). Thirty then[?] sleep will be yarded, and Western…

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Bathurst District Wool

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

The wool clip from the Bathurst district is now being sent to Sydney. On Friday many heavily-laden waggons passed through Bathurst. Two loads…

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Local and General Sheep Dipping

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

The Deni[?] P.P. Board wrote to the Bathurst P.P. Board on Friday asking cooperation in having the existing l[?] altered to provide for the…

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Next Years Wheat Growing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

The Federal Government proposes to guarantace that no farmer will lose money by growing wheat neat season, as every grower will…

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Cored by a Bull. Farmer Killed. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Collins, a farmer, of Red Hill, on the Manning' River was yesterday attacked by a bull, which gored him in the stomach and lower…

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Next Wheat Crop Proposed State Guarantee. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

All important, statement was made by Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, on Saturday in regard to the next wheat crop. In order to encourage farmers to…

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Wheat Advance. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

The start of the payment of 2/6 a bushel as the first instalment on the current season's wheat was made this morning…

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Sheep Market. Quotations Lower. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

The Homebush sheep market opened lower today, though the yarding was only of moderate size. A consignment of crossbred wethers from…

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Bulk Handling Trial Wheat Shipment Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

A trial ia to be made of exporting wheat in bulk to tho Old Country, in cargo of some 500 tons being despatched in one vessel…

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Wheat Pool First Instalment Available Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

This morning a beginning was made of the payment of the wheat pool of the first instalment of 2/6 per bushel. SYDNEY, Monday…

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Price of Butter Agitation for an Increase. .Minister Unsympathetic. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

A deputation today waited upon Senator Russell, Minister controlling the necessary commodities administration, and suggested that the price…

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Guarantees to Farmers Mr. Campbell Asks for 4/- a Bushel. Encouraging the Man on the Land. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Campbell, the secretary of the Farmers and Settlors' Association; referring today to the official announcement regarding guarantees to formers…

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Sheep on the Coast

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. J. R. and J. A. Ross, of Berrico, in the Wingham district, have purchased two stud Romney Marsh rams, bred by Mr. Doyle, of…

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Western News Blayney and District the Pastoral Outlook. Blavney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 1

The pastoral outlook in Blayney district has perhaps never been brighter than it is today.. There is an abundance of grass, and all classes of stock…

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This Season's Wheat Railway Wstimate.33,250,000 Bushels to Be Carried. SYDNEY.Tuesday

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

The Railway Department estimates that the new season's wheat to be carried will total 33,251,000 bushels. With the wheat standing in the coun…

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Payments to Farmers the 3/- Guarantee. Minister's Reply to Mr. Campbell. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, who was one. of the State's delegates to the recent conference of Premiers in Melbourne, today made reference…

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Orange Sheep and Cattle Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 17

Messrs. Leeds Bros, advertise a special sale of 20,000 extra fine sheep and 400 head of cattle at Orange, on Wednesday February 7, at 11 a.m…

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