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

Farming & the land, 1918

2,081 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 105

Neilrex. Com Crops Look Well—Teacher for the School—A Property Under Offer.—The Bag Shortage inquity—The Wheat or

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 14

Mrs. T. Cluff has arrived [?] again to [?] family. The crops of corn look well, en should give a fair return…

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Wheat or Stock. the Financial Aspect. What Mr. Ashford Thinks

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 29

Mr. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, expresses his satisfaction upon hearing of Professor Lefroy's assurances that the danger of our…

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Stock v Wheat British Representative's Advice. Opinion in Country. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

At a meeting of between sixty and eighty prominent wheat-growers at Aaron's Exchange to-day, Professor Maxwell Lefroy, one of the British…

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Professor Lefroy's Advice. "I Guarantee Five Years." Your Wheat Will Keep Grow It

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 17

At a meeting of a number of New South Wales wheatgrowers, held at Aaron's Exchange Hotel, City, on Wednesday afternoon, the…

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Fashion's Mount. xClose Collection of Rates.—Wheel Tax Suggested—District Wheat Growing—Cricket News—Anglers' Fortunes—Low Priced

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 13

A Slump in Rabbits.—The unexpected fall in the price of rabbits has disconcerted many of our local trappers. No doubt many will…

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Farmer Disillusioned Supports Mr. Digges. (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 36

Sir,—As a farmer I have read with, much interest, the two letters appearing in the Dunedoo "Chronicle" under the name of D. S. Digges…

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The Bag Shortage. Mr. Blakeley Voices the Farmers' Grievance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 35

The following is a report of from remarks made by our local member, Mr. A. Blakeley, M.H.R., in the Federal Parliament last week…

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The Farmers

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 1

Before leaving the question of disloyal utterances I wish to make reference to a statement made by the Prime Minister on 30th October, 1914, months…

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WOOL v. WHEAT

Leader · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Regarding the controversy in Sydney over wheat growing, and the statements that more money can be made out of stock breeding, the…

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Wheat or Meat. Farmers' Views. Wheat After the War. Sydney

Molong Argus · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

A conference of between sixty and eighty wheat-growers met at Aarons' Exchange Hotel to discuss the situation. Professor Lafroy, who was present by…

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Wool Insurance

Molong Argus · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4
Also in Leader

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write: — "Owing to the particularly wet weather which has boen experienced this season, an unusually large quantity of the wool…

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Meat or Wheat?

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 8

The practical experienced voice of the man on the land comes from Junce:--"Farmers need little further excuse to restrict their operations nowadays, and the general tendency…

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Protecting the Wheat

Leader · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

The Coonabarabran Progress Association has decided to call the Government's attention to the fact that 15,000 bags of wheat stacked in the…

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Orange Annaul Autumn Sheep Sale

National Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

Messrs. Leeds Bros desire to call special attention to their sale of high class store sheep to be held at Orange on Tuesday, February 12, 1918. The…

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Wheat or Meat. Sydney

Leader · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

A conference of between sixty and eighty wheat-growers met at Aarons' Exchange Hotel to discuss the situation…

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Wheat or Meat. Sydney

Leader · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Ashford is disappointed with the tone of the discussi[?]n at the meeting of wheatgrowers held at Aaron's Exchange, and says that he regrets that…

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Wheat V. Stock. Stock Proposal Rejected

Molong Argus · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

The suggestions put forward by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) in the direction of encouraging stockraising in preference to wheat production, and in…

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Grow More Wheat. Professor Lefroy's Advice

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Speaking to a gathering of farmers and settlers on Wednesday, Professor Lefroy, the British Government wheat scientist, advised the farmers of Australia to go on growing…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 7

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the…

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