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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 12 of 105

Rabbits or Sheep

Leader · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

Are we to breed rabbits for the chilling factory or to breed sheep? That, in more than one member's opinion at a meeting of the Victorian…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

W. H. Weatley reports having held their first special cattle sale for 1918 on Thursday last, the 24th. January, when 4000 heads wore yarded to one…

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The Wheat Payments

Leader · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

"Purple Straw" writes regarding the decreased area under wheat, and says: "When one remembers that the grower has not yet been fully paid for his…

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Wheat or Meat?

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

The question as to whether the area under wheat should be reduced with a view to increasing this number of stock has naturally aroused great interest among producers. The…

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Wheat or Meat? Me. Ashford's Great Bogey

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

The perpetual grievance of the man on the land has been that Governments have never shown any intelligent understanding of his requirements or…

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PASTORAL. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture). Destruction of Prickly Pear. Spraying Experiments

Leader · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

Of the numerous specifics that have been tried for the destruction of prickly pear, it can safely be said that none has yet come under the notice of the…

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Wheat for Britain What Is Being Done. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Cook) has replied to the statement of Senator Gardiner that, the Government should commuandeer every ship capable…

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Hay Crop Tests

Leader · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 1

Oaten and wheaten hay experiment plots, wore sown on May 30 and 31 respectively by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. W. Burns,…

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Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 26

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date January 26:—Arrangements are proceeding smoothly. deliveries form store ate being…

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Sheep Safe at Orange

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 13

Messrs. McNeilly and Crampton advertise a big auction sale of sheep at Orange on Wednesday, February 6, when 1500 splendid quality store…

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Two Fires Hay, Wheat Crops, and Grass Destroyed

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 1

Says Young "Witness": Two hush tires occurred within a few miles of Voting yesterday. The first fire broke out near the Chilling Works, and…

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Sale of Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 13

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Sydney, report having sold on account of the administrators of Late A. Rohr, of…

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Wheat Conference Important Resolutions. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

The wheat conference concluded its deliberations today. Several important resolutions were passed. One resolution deprecated the introduction…

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Wheat or Stock. Committee at Work

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 11

The committee of representatives of primary and allied industries [?] with wheat growing and stock-raising, the appointment of…

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Send Wheat to Britain Senator Gardiner's Plan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 14

[?] Gardiner commented on Tuesday on the cabled report of the message of Lord Rhondda, British Food Controller, to Mr…

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Wheat Lumper's Strike. Claim Two Shillings an Hour

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 28

The wheat lumpers at the Dubbo Co-operative Flour Mill are out on strike, and are determined not to unload and stock any more wheat…

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Wheat or Meat. What, Mr. Ashford Means. Reply to Criticism

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 10

Mr. Ashford (Minister for Lands) was disappointed with the tone of the discussion of the meeting of wheat growers held on…

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To Save Wheat Growing. the Courage and Enterprise of Great National Financing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 16

AS was to have been expected, the fantastic proposal to abandon, or at least seriously curtail wheat growing in New youth Wales, as part of a…

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Wheat or Meat. Slaughtering of Calves. Grain Shipment to America. More Grain Should Be Grown

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 17

At the further sitting of the Wheat or Meat Conference on Wednesday, the following motions were agreed to:—…

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Spicer s Creek Rain Wanted.—Telephone Extensions—Mail Bag Arrangements—School Re-opens—Wheat Hauled to Maryvale—The Mine Pest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 12

During Tuesday and up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday rain fell here, when 250 points were registered. It is still raining…

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