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

Farming & the land, 1917

1,804 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 91

Farmers and Settlers' Association

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

A meeting of farmers was held in the Cudgegong Council Chamber on Friday night, when there was a fair attendance, including one or two…

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Wool Report

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

The Australian, Mercantile, Land, and Finance Co. Ltd., report: This company's first catalogue under the appraisement scheme was on view…

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For the Man on the Land Lime on Tile Farm. Effect of Deficiency of Lime

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 1

In the previous articles in this series the phase of the matter most prominent has been the effect of lime in various forms upon the soil. As has been…

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Fruit Crop Fails

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

Orange "Leader" says: The partial failure of the Orange fruit crop will be a severe blow this year to the growers, who have suffered in the cereal crop as…

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A Farmer's Cash and How It Disappeared. Charge of Conspiracy. Several Hundreds Involved. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

May Hooks [?] May Pethrick, or Jean Goodson), aged 40; Frank Williamson, aged 49; and the latter's…

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Cattle for

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Martin Bros, in conjunction with John Bridge and Co. Ltd., advertise in this issue that they will yard to-morrow (Thursday) 300 very…

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A Deal in Sheep

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

The only case in the Bathurst District Court yesterday was a claim for £14/17/6 made by McLean Brothers, commission agents, of Cowra, against…

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Pigs and Pork. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture.) Feeding Pigs on Damaged Wheat. Pigs Make Normal Gains

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

The soft grain was fed to six young growing pigs in the ordinary way. with a ration of green lucerne a few hours aftemvards. The animals were…

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Sheep Stealing and Sheep Stealers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 21

Sheep stealing is still rampant in the Mudgee district, that is to says within the district of a 60 miles and more radius of which Mudgee is the…

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Wool

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4
Also in Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative

SCHUTE, BELL & CO., LTD., report under date 29th, January: It was not unexpected that technical difficulties would arise in connection…

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Homebush Cattle Prices

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 21

Beef sold rapidly at Homebush last Monday. Fifteen hundred cattle wore on offer, and buyers were quick to snap up this supply…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 21

Messrs. Edward Higgins, Parkinson and Co. advertise, that they will sell by auction, at the Muswellbrook yards, on Tuesday, February 6 at…

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The World's Sheep

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write: "In view of the present need for wool and mutton throughout the world, it is interesting to note the number of…

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Wheat Burned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 21

Fire destroyed 4000 bags of old wheat in Bell and Co.'s wheat stack at Lockhart on Tuesday. This is the third fire since…

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State Wheat Board. Mr. Trethowan to Represent Farmers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 16

Mr. Trethowan, M.L.C., president of the Farmers and Settlers Association, was on Wednesday appointed by Cabinet as the…

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The Wool Appraisements

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 16

The first catalogues in the second series of Sydney wool appraisements published yesterday show a high range of prices to be…

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Wheat Shipments. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 1

During last week 171,7713 bags of wheat were shipped, compared with 126,242 for the preceding week. Lively Labor Meeting…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 16

The Minister of Agriculture says that a Canadian firm will plan and supervise the erection of grain elevators in New South…

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Wheat Stacks Afire Four Thousand Bags Ruined. Lockhart

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 1

Another fire occurred in two of J. Bell mill Co's large wheat stacks in the Lockhart railway yards about nine o'clock last night, 4000 or 5000 bags…

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