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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

741 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 16 of 38

Kerosene on the Farm PETROLEUM [?] OIL

The Yass Courier · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 8

City [?] know little of the [?] of kerosene no[?] as gas and electricity have [?] it [?] lighting purposes. Yet it [?] very long…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Yass Courier · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 4

The meeting of members of the Yass branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, held last Saturday, may not have been anything extra in point…

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Commercial. Wool

Young Witness · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 5

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Coy., Ltd., report under date May 19th:—We have pleasure in reporting that the dispute between the…

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Wool Sales to Resume

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report that the wool sales dispute has been amicable settled. Auctions are to resume next Tuesday. The demand for both…

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Wool Market. Schute, Bell & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

May 17. — Last week there did not seem to be any prospect of early settlement of the dispute with wool buyers, but as the shipping position is…

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Farm for Snakes

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

James Morrissey has made application for an acre of land near Ballarat, with a view of " establishing a farm for the breeding of Australian and Indian…

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Important to Farmers. One of the Little Things That Count

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

This season of the last year always brings to my mind a little matter that is always of the greatest importance, one that often means much loss to…

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Bluestoning Wheat. a Practical Question

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 4

Suppose 1 start "bluestoning" wheat with 31b. bluestone to 20 gallons of water; and have ten foags to treat, how many bags could I steep before…

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Commandeering Surplus Wheat Crop. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 2

The Pall Mall Gazette says the Government is commandeering the surplus of the Indian wheat crop, and no export by private merchants will be permitted. The transaction involves…

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The Butter Shortage. Goulburn Affected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 2

The butter famine in Sydney at the present time has affected very materially the whole State, and the local market is feeling the pinch to a very large extent. The future outlook is…

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On the Farm

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 8

Sow the best seed. Sow the seed early. Sow plenty of seed. It is doubt, [?] again. [?] is no [?] for [?] [?]ag…

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Boarders and Butter

Young Witness · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

It is a well-known fact that the scarcity of butter is causing a great deal of anxiety to housekeepers in Young and more particularly is this…

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Record sheep Delivery

The Young Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 1

What must surely constitute a record under the above heading was achieved by a well and favorably known pastoralist of the Young…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

Schute, Ball and Co, Ltd., report under date, May 22 :-- A mutually satisfactory arrangement has been come to between sellers and…

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The Butter Famine. Diners Given Jam

Young Witness · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

BATHURST, Wednesday.—The butter shortage has become acute, many of the big business houses having exhausted their supplies. It was…

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Nobody Bribed. Wheat Aot Commission

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

Mr. Justice Ferguson, who sat as a Royal Commission to inquire into the allegations of corruption against Ministers and members of Parliament over the…

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Wool Market. Sohute, Bell & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

May 22nd.—A mutually satisfactory arrangement has been come to between tellers and buyers, and wool sales will be held this week. A prior fixture…

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Next Year's Harvest. Riverina Farmers and the Belgians

Young Witness · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

CULCAIRN, Thursday.—Over thirty farmers in the communicated with the local secretaries of the Belgian Relief Fund, expressing…

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Prices of Fodder. Effect of Legislation. Farmers Discussions

Young Witness · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 1

Some serious allegations were made at a meeting of the Wagga branch of the F. and S. Association regarding the operation of the fixing of prices…

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Farmers in Politics Burrangong District Council. Resolutions for Conference

Young Witness · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

At Saturday's meeting of the Burrangong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the following resolutions submitted by branches…

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