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

Farming & the land, 1920

2,013 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 101

Victorian Tobacco Crop. Melbourne

Leader · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

The tobacco crop in victoria will be 100 percent. greater than that of last year…

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Miscellaneous Farmers and Figures. The Bogey of Book-keeping

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

"The average farmer is primarily an open-air man; he works hard all day and does not concern himself much with account keeping," says the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land [Those Notou will be issed every week under the direction of the Honorary Ministar for Agriculture, Hon W C Grahama) and are baaed mainly on the experiments of the Department.] Agriculture. Popularising Oats. New Varieties that are Helping

Molong Argus · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

The Department's activity in raising varieties suited to the different climatic conditions of the State is not confined to wheat. So…

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The Wheat Failure Some Surprising Figures

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 2

The loss to the farming section brought the failure of the harvest [?] understood if it is…

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Wheat Growing Why the BiG Falling-off? Discouragement of Country Life the Cali of the City

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

The alarming decline in wheat production in New South Wales during the past few years, culminating in the present season's yield that represents…

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Sheep and cattle Sale at Denman

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

Messrs. Edward Higgins Parkinson and Co., advertise big sheep and cattle sale for Feb 7 at the Denman yards. The lots to be…

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Gulargambone Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

Buyers competed freely for sheep at Homebush last Thursday, Offerings totalled [?] head. prime sorts commanded the strongest…

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7s 8d a Bushel. New Wheat Price Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

It has been decided by the Federal Government to increases the local price of wheat. After considering all factors, 7/8…

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Miscellaneous. Shelter Trees for Farms. a Canadian Scheme

Leader · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 5

The "Agricultural Gazette of Canada" for October gives an outline of the system under which the settlers of the prairier of Manitoba…

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Farmer Pound Dead Young

The Bathurst Times · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 4

Driving from Keerawatha to Bendick Merrell to young men found the body of Andrew Rowan, a former, and a member of one of the oldest familes…

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Farmers and Settlers. Annual Meeting. Mudgee Branch Water Conservation Mr. E. Hughes Elected Chairman Other Matters

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Mudgee branch of the Farmers and Setter' Assq[?]intion of New South Wales was held at Mudgee, in the…

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Milling in Bathurst Effect of Wheat Shortage

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 3

Milling in Bathurst is bound to be effected to a more or less extent, in the near future, by the wheat shortage. Up to the present both…

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Rationing, Wheat Shortage in France.. Paris, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 3

Owing, to the shortage of wheat in France the Government has decided to resume the [?]ioning of bread…

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Warwick Farm Scratchings. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

Liverpool Mile: Sydney Damsel, Sardinia, Posadoon. Juvenile Handicap: Sardinia. Warwick Farm Handicap: Urney…

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Wool

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 4

Australian Mercantile, Land and finance Company, Limited, report for February 5, 1920:—During last week a series of…

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Pleaded Hunger "The Rock" Sheep Killing Incident

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 1

The sequel to what was described by his Honor. Judge Armstrong, as a most popular case, was brought before the Bathurst Quarter Sessions…

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Farmers Crop Eaten Down. Legal Talent Score

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 4

An action was brought by Walter Dunn against Hannah josephine Corcoran at Yass District Court, to recover £400 damages for breach of a…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Meeting This Afternoon

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Bathurst branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held at Natty Wood's this afternoon,…

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Unbranded Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 18

At the Coonamble Ponce Court, before Mr. Perry, P.M., T. Keady was fined Id per head for 800 sheep travelling which had not been…

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A Farmers' Wheat Pool. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 17

The wheat growers' conference that has been sitting in Melbourne has adopted a new scheme for a compulsory wheat pool, to…

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