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

Farming & the land, 1924

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Heavy Mortality in Sheep. a Warning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

Following on the recent rains, several cases of heavy mortality in sheep have been reported, due to the stock having overgorged themselves on young green grass. This…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day, 7,065 bales were offered and 6,350 sold. Private sales totalled 941 bales. There was an average selection and competition…

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PASTORAL (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture) Rabbit Destruction. Experiments with Calcium Cyanide

Leader · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 3

The results obtained by the Department of Agriculture from the use of calcium cyanide, a commercial substance which gives off a highly toxic…

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Heat Kills Cattle Serious State of Affairs at H0mebush 18 Anyone to Blame? Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The extreme heat experienced in Sydney to-day was response for the death of a number of cattle at homebush saleyards. One…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report under date 27/2/'24:— At our yesetrday's auctions we offered a catalogue of 5870 bales,…

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Oversea Wheat Position

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 20

Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Co. reports under date 3/3/'24:— Our London cable to-day reads as follows: "Expected liberal arrivals to…

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Committed for Trial. Charges of Sheep Stealing

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 3

At" the Molong Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. P. G. Shepherd, P.M., William Lemon, farmer, Amaroo, appeared on a charge of…

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Australian Wool Position the World's Leader

National Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:— Australian has certainly led the world in three particulars of late. She has not only grown more wool and better…

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The World's Wheat Canada's Increased Exports Where the Flour Goes

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 6

In an article, "International Trade in Wheat Flour," appearing in the January issue of "Commerce Monthly," the National Bank of Commerce in…

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Sheep From the West

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

Some attractive consignments of sheep and lambs from western district were on offer at Homebush last Thursday. Winchcombe Carson's…

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Wheat Pools Minister's Defence Government Payments

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 11

"The only Government that has ever paid one penny from public funds towards the completion of the wheat pools, is the Fuller…

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Sydney Wool Market Further General Buying

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 4
Also in Leader

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' co-op., Co., writes:— We have held no further sales since the end of February, but are…

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Bishops and Hickson Mission Dr. Lees Meets Healed Persons in Victoria Pastoral Letter to Be Issued Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

Dr. Harrington Lees, Anglican Arch bishop of Melbourne, declares that the bishops throughout Australia will shortly issue a pastoral letter…

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Potato Moth Protecting the Crop After Harvesting

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 3

The importance of early control of potato much was discussed in these no[?]es some weeks ago, when it was pointed out that the battle should…

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Second Grade. Farm V. Duramana

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

Farm had an easy win over Duramana by an innings and 27 runs. Duramana 94 (F. Hill 17, B. Cole 22 and A. Gale 15). For Farm Still captured four…

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To-day's Telegrams. Lighting Strikes Dairy Three Injured Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 5

Lightning struck a dairy at Buninyong in which Jack and Leslie Irish were seperating milk, Both were injured. Jack sustained…

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Potato Crop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 3

The late potato crops must now pan out well, but early frosts are likely…

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Dairyman’s “Pencil Top.” Shatters Both Hands. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

Thomas Hayward, 16, a dairyman, found a detonator in the bush at East Hills, yesterday, and decided to make a pencil top of it. He began to drive…

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The Man on the Land Dairying "Unclean" Flavor in Butter Faulty Tarra Practices that the Export Grader Detects

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 4

The term "unclean" as applied by a departmental export to a sample of butter may be understood to mean that the butter has a dirty taste, and not…

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