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

Farming & the land, 1924

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Farming Conditions As Now Existing

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4

The United States Census Bureau shows that there are two million families in the south engaged in cotton production, and the average is a…

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Kikuyu Grass. Valuable Fodder Crop

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 7

Kikuyu grass, which was introduced a few years ago by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, has been reported upon very…

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[?] Wheat Harvest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 13

Stripping operations are drawing to a close in this district. The harvest generally is a very light one, thought it is a…

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The Year's Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 8

The official estimate of the seson's wheat [?] in New South whales [?] 33,327 [?] from 2,80,000 [?]…

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Grenfell Leads in Wheat

Leader · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. James Simpson, of “Weerons,” Grenfell, has had the double distinction of winning the district prize, which is worth as gulness, for the…

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Commercial News Wool Report

Leader · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and MerCantile Agency Co, reports for 10th January :— Considerably more than the usual amount of interest was…

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At Last. Butter Reduced 3d Per Lb

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

The wholesale price of choicest butter has been reduced by 3d, to 1s 8d a lb. Housewives should now be able to obtain supplies over the counter at 110 to 111 a…

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Our Wheat Harvest. Increased Yield and Acreage

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

The Government Statistician's estimate of this season's wheat yield places the total at 33,327,000 bushels from 2,806,000 acres. This averages 11.9 bushels per acre--…

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Wool Prices Soar YORKSHIRE 18 Hungering for Supplies

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 3

Wool is up further! Those prophets who forecased still higher values in the second half of the current wool-selling season can say now…

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Stock-Dealer Charged with Cattle Stealing "A Peculiar Case" Arthur Casey Committed for Trial

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Keen interest was manifested this morning in the adjourned case, at the Bathurst Police Court, in which Arthur Henry Casey, a well-known…

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Wheat Pools Handle £14,000,000. New South Wales's Share Is £40,000,000 Finalising Accounts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 11

The Australian Wheat Board, which controls six pools. handlod for the farmers of Australia some thing like £140,000,000…

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Crop Burnt Owner for Trial

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 9

On December 23 the crop of Walter Patrick Evans at Forbes w as destroyed by fire while he was stripping it. At the coronial…

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Labor Required by Farmers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 15

With a view to ascertaning more definitely what additional labour is likely to be required in the rural districts of New South Wales, The…

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Grass Fire 7 Haystacks Destroyed Bathurst Farmer's Serious Loss

National Advocate · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Seven stacks of hay, a quantity of fencing and about 30 acres of gross were destroyed by a fire, which broke out on the property of Mr. F. H…

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Cattle Stealing an Unusual Case Allegations Against Bathurst Dealer Committed for Trail

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

The adjourned case, in which Arthur Henry (27) a dealer, was charged, by warrant, with stealing on or about October 4 at Orange…

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Back to Bathurst Sheep Shearing Competitions and Jazz Bands Good Progress Made with Programme

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Sam Beddie presided at a meeting of the Programme Committee at the Town Hall last night. The secretary (Mr. Robison)…

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Bathurst Cattle Stealing Case

Leader · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 2

A case with remarkable peculiarities was heard at the Bathurst police court on Monday, when Arthur Henry Casey, a stock dealer, well known…

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Big Sale of Cattle

Leader · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 3

[?]Messrs Leads Bros. conjointly [?] Messrs. Crossing & Cox, of Mu[?] report having completed, par[?] one of the most important sales…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 2

At Sydney wool sales on Monday the market ruled exceedingly firm at the best point of the now year. Competition was excited and general, and especially keen…

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Record Wool Price

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 2

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Coy., at their wool sales yesterday, achieved a new record price for greasy wool, camely 40¾d a lb. for…

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