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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 5 of 101

Damaged When[?] Compensation for Farmers

Molong Argus · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

A slight misunderstanding has arisen concerning the recent announcement of Mr Ashford (Acting Minister ior Agriculture) that…

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Advances to Farmers Statement by Mr. Ashford. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. Ashford Minister of Lands, in the course of a statement to-night in reference to the Government's assistance to necessitous wheat farmers…

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Insurance of Fruit Crops. Orange Favors Co-operative Proposal. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 3

The recent devastating hailstorms in this district, with their attendant serious losses to individual orchardists (some of whom will come out on the wrong side of the ledger this…

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Poultry Farmers Indignant

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

Poultry farmers express the greatest indignation at the recent increase in the price of offal, and state that they intend to ask the necessary commodities commission for a…

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Blue Mountain Crops. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 3

The recent rains have been of great benefit to the local fruit and vegetable crops, and appear to have entirely removed the Ruther glen fly. Good crops of fruit are the rule…

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Great Earnings Money in Rabbits. Scarcity of Farm Labor Albury

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

According to report's received from various parts of the Riverina, rabbits trapping and shooting is now the most profitable pursuit in the…

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Western Sheep

Leader · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., advise that their sales at Homebush last Thursday Include the following western lines: Xb w from Mr. G. W…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date January 13:— Appraisements were resumed in Sydney last week after an interval…

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Sheep Stealing Orange

The Bathurst Times · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 3

A great deal of sheep st[?]ling has been going on of late in the Orange district, and at the munic[?]al saleyards. A man at present st[?]ds…

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Impudent Theft of Sheep

Leader · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 3

On Thursday a man who gave the name of Jones delivered 55 sheep at the Orange saleyards and handed them over to Messrs. McNeilly and…

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Sheep Stealing in the West

Leader · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 6

At the Coonabarabran court on Wednesday Henry Merry and Perey and George Noy were committed for trial at the Mudges Qunsler Sesaions…

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The Compulsory Wheat Pool Melbourne

Leader · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

The continuance of the compulsory wheat pool is favored by the Chamber of Agriculture. Compensation to owners whose capital has been…

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Cattle Poisoned by Bella Donna Weed. Ndelaide

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Out of three hundred cattle that were being travelled from drought-stricken station property near Wilcannia to feed in South Australia,…

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Wheat Experimental Plots. Federation Tops the List

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

Wheat experiments conducted by the Department of Agriculture on Mr. S. H. Roblnson's farm at Talawang resulted:—…

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N.S. Wales Butter Prices. New Order Issued. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

On the recommendation of the Chief Commissioner for Prices, the Chief Commissioner to-day issued an order which reduced the…

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Miscellaneous. Farmers and Figures. The Bogey of Book-keeping

Leader · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

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

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Gentlemen Farmers. [?] in Australia. the English Scheme. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 1

It is understood that as a sequel to a long period of official neglect, the strong endorsement of the Imperial Government has now been…

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Wheat Getting Victorian Supplies Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

The possibility of a wheat famine in New South Wales seems to be rapidly passing, as arrangement for getting supplies from Victoria are new well…

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Wool Government Profiteering. Australian Producers to Share. London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 2

The Director-General of Raw Material officially admits that the Government is selling Australasian wool at profits running into millions of…

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New Zealand Farmers to Get 7/3. WELLINGTON

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

It has been officially announced that the price to farmers for 19l9-20 wheat will be 7/3 per bushel f o.b., but an increase will be given of 3d…

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