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

Farming & the land, 1919

1,572 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 79

The Farmer

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

The king may rule over land and sea, The lord may live right royally The soldier ride in pomp and pride The sailor roam [?] ocean wide;…

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Wool and Produce

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 1

The Sydney Wool Soiling Brokers' Association report;--Appraisements are proceeding in the Sydney market in the most satisfactory manner, exceptionally large catalogues…

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Payment of Wheat Guarantee

Leader · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 1

After discussion with the representatives of the banks in Melbourne and Sydney Mr. Watt states that he has been able to effect an agreement for…

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Black Springs. Poor Outlook for Farmers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 1

Dry weather continues. However a light shower fell yesterday, but it was insufficient. The district never looked worse, not even in the 1900 drought. Stock in many instances,…

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Proposed Butter Factory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 16

The matter of the erection of a butter factory to serve the soldier settlers on the Oban Settlement Area, has not got beyond the "talked of"…

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For the Man on the Land Pastoral. Sheep Maggot Flies. the Value of Different Dressings

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 1

A feature of the work at the sheepfly station at Kooroogama, near Moree, has been the testing of a number of different dressings, poisons,…

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The Oakey Creek Wool—Big Prices

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 19

Mr. J. M. Allison, of Coomo Coomoo, Quirindi, has obtained tine following excellent prices for his Oakey Creek wool:—A.L.S.N.,…

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Sale of Wheat. to India and Britain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 23

The Federal Government has sold 30,000 tons of wheat to the Indian Government at 5/6 per bushel f.o.b. and 11,000 tons to the Imperial…

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Wheat. Payment on Friday. £14,000,000 INVOLVED

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 14

Arrangements have been made by the Commonwealth Government to pay the guarantee on the 1918-1919 wheat on Friday. The…

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Sticking to their Mate Wheat Lumpers Strike. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 2

About 200 wheat lumpers employed at Cook's cutting ceased work this morning on arrival at the wheat stacks, following the…

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Mice Plaque losses. to Be Borne by the Wheat Pool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 28

Captain W. F. Dunn, M.L.A. has (as he advises Mr. J. M'Do-nough, secretary of the P.P. Union at Cooyal) been advised that the…

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Fire at Mount Victoria Wheat Stacks Destroyed. Damage £17,000

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 2

Late last night a disastrous fire broke out at the wheat stacks near the Mount Victoria Railway Station. Practically the whole of the stacks,…

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£100,000 Set Aside. to Help Farmers. Sufferers by the Drought

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 15

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, stated at the conclusion of the recent State Cabinet meeting that the Government had decided to set aside…

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Wool

Leader · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2
Also in Molong Argus

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: We held our second appraisement of the new year on Monday, 20th. inst, and Tuesday, 21st inst., our…

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Four-bag Wheat Crops. Dubbo

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Tink, of Wilton, Tomingley, and his share farmers had 700 acres under wheat this season, and the average was four bags, to the acre. Mr. Tink says that most…

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Big Wheat Sales. Good Prices Obtained

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 6

Further sales of Australian wheat have been made to the Indian and Imperial Governments 30,000 tons going to the former at 5s 6d per bushel f.o.b. and 11,000. tons to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

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

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Increase in Price of Wheat. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Graham, Minister for Agriculture, returned from Melbourne this morning, where he attended a meeting of the Federal Wheat Board. The…

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Goulburn Wheat Stacks. Smoking Causes Stoppage. Goulburn

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

For some time the wheat lumpers at Cook's Cutting have been very dissatisfied. This morning the men proceeded to the stacks; but decided not to commence work Yesterday…

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