Farmers and War. London
The Earl of Selborne, formerly Minister for Agriculture, speaking in the Middlesex Guild Half, said:—It is preposterous that the efforts of Mr…
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Farming & the land, 1917
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Canada's Wheat Crop. Purchase Proposal Revived. (Reuter's Message.) Washington
Great interest has been occasipned throughout Canada by the revival of the proposal in England that the British Government should purchase the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and War. London
The Earl of Selborne, formerly Minister for Agriculiure speaking in the Middlesex Guild Hall, said:—It is preposterous that the efforts of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australians for Farm Work. (United Service Message.) London
Arrangements have been made to lend a thousand "B" class Australians to the Department of Agriculture for farm work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Cows Lost. Outbreak of Pleuro[?] Pneumonia. Adelaide
During the last few days Messrs. Drummond Bros., of Findon have had the misfortune to lose seven valuable dairy cows, the result of an outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Laconia. Victorian Farmer's Experience. (United Service Message.) London
Mr. E. J. Inchbold, a farmer of Yarrawonga (Victoria) was saved from the Laconia. He drifted in an open boat with 35 other people, for 10 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Laconia. Victorian Farmer's Experience. (United Service Message.) London
Mr. E. J. In[?] a farmer of Yarrawonga (Victoria) was saved from the La[?]a. He drifted in an open boat with 35 other people for 10 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appeal to Farmers. ("The Times" Message.) London
The Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) has sent a personal letter to every farmer urging him to sow every acre possible, and so defeat the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Feeding the People. Canadian Wheat Crop. Probable Purchase by Britain. (Reuter's Message. Ottawa
The British Government is reported to be negotiating for the purchase of the entire 1917 wheat crop of Canada…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Shortage. Debate in French Parliament Vote of Confidence in the Government. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that on Friday the Chamber of Deputies, by a large majority, carried a vote of confidence in the Govenment,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Fighting in France. French Successes Reported Germans Claim Gains in Verdun Region. Reported Allies' Losses in Roumania. Rights of Armed Merchantmen. U Boats may be Shot on Sight. Plans to Wipe Out German Plotters in America. China May Join the Allies. Britain May Purchase Canada's Wheat. Vote of Confidence in French Government. Germans Desert Into Holland. The German High Seas Fleet. Said to be Preparing for a Blow. Sir George Reid and the Dardanelles Report. Defence of Earl Kitchener. General French's Sister Dies on Service. The Indian War Loan. Australian Red Cross Society Report. Prisoners in Germany and Turkey. Picture Shows and the Repatriation Fund. On the Western Front. Successful Surprise Attacks. Reported by the French. Obstinate Fighting in the Champagne Region. (Reuter's Message.) London
A French official communique states:— "In the Champagne region there has been night-long and obstinate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Purchase. of Canada's Wheat Crop. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
The negotiations to purchase the Canadian 1917 wheat crop it is expected will be completed by Tuesday, when the Canadian Council of Agriculture will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Farmers' Shipping Line. (Reuter's Message.) London
Lloyd's list gives prominence to the proposal of the New Zealand Farmers' Union to establish a line of steamships, with a capital of £5,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Butter Pool. Board of Control Appointed. Melbourne
Representatives of the butter trade have approached the Federal Government to secure a butter pool, and the Government has appointed a board of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Handunc. to Be Undertaken by Contract. Agreement Entered Into. Adelaide
As the result of negotiations between the Wheat Harvest Board of South Australia and the Port Adelnde Workingmen's Branch of the Waterside…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Ton of Mice. Trapped in Minyip Wheat Stacks. Melbourne
The mice trapped in wheat stacks at Min[?]ip on Saturday and Sunday night weighed over a ton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Highest Price Since Civil War. (Reuter's Message.) New York
Chicago May wheat is quoted at 8/3[?] per bushel, the highest price since the Civil war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Payment to Wheat Farmers. Sydney
In order to assist farmers in getting in their new season's seed wheat, and also to prevent speculation in wheat certificates, the Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increasing Price of Wheat. (Reuter's Message.) Chicago
There was a wild market in the "wheat pit" to-day. Cash wheat closed at 10[?]0½ per bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Greek Wheat Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter's Message.) Athens
The Greek steamer Nesos, with a cargo of wheat guaranteed by the Government, has been torpedoed, although Germany was officially notified of her…
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