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

Farming & the land, 1916

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In the Dry Belt. Doubtful Pastoral Outlook

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

Pastoral conditions in the coast tablelands and western slopes are now almost generally good, but further weft the dry season experienced is…

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Pr[?]ting the Wheat Stacks

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 5

The Minister for Agricultue (Mr, Grahame) states that he is having particular attention paid to the protection of wheat stacks in the country. He…

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Cattle. for Austria and Germany

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

Bucharest, May 15.—The smuggling of 150,000 head of cattle into Austria-Hungary during the winter has caused an outcry in Roumania. The Government has opened a strict inquiry, though…

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Outcry in Roumania. Cattle Smuggled Into Austria. London

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

A public outcry has been raised in Roumauin owing to the smuggling of (50,000 head of cattle into AustriaHungary during the winter. The…

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Local and General Special Cattle Sate

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley elsewhere announces a special cattle sale at Goulbnrn on Thursday, 1st June. To stock-buyers these are particulars…

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Wool Report

Young Witness · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 1

The A.M.L. and Finance Co. report: The closing of the third series of London sales on Friday last under particularly favorable conditions has been…

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£500 Wheat Prize Suggested

Young Witness · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 1

At a meeting on Saturday the Condobolin Advancement Association decided on the motion of Mr. A. J. Carruthers, to urge the Government…

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Dutch Cattle for Runs. London, May 13

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

A Rotterdam message says 5000 cattle have been entrained for Germany, and there are thousands for Belgium. The Dutch country roads…

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WOOL Canvassing. Who Pays for It? an Open Letter From John Bridge & CO., Ltd

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 4

We reply in this frank and perfectly open manner to the criticism levelled by certain wool canvassers against our proposals for…

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Boy of Twelve Sows Crop

Young Witness · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 1

A settler of Morven, Victoria, named W. Jones, injured his back some time ago, and has been incapacitated over since. His son, barely 12 years…

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A Farmers' Union. Cowra Farmers Divided

Young Witness · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 4

The above was again brought up at the Cowra Farmers' and Settlers' Association meeting last Saturday, and rules were received from, the…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 17th, 1916. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.m.) Farm Laborers Fined for Leaving Employers with Out Notice

Young Witness · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 6

William C. Cram; a sharefarmer, proceeded against William Thomas Stewart, for absenting himself from plaintiff's employ without giving…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., report:--There is nothing of importance to report in the local market this week, business being confined chiefly to…

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Farmers and Settlers. Resolutions for Conference

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 1

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference on Saturday considered the following resolutions from the respective Branches within the Burrangong…

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Farmers and Settlers. Burrangong District Council

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 4

At the Farmers and Settlers' District Council Meeting at Young on Saturday, the following delegates were present:—Young, Messrs. F. H…

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Winter School for Farmers

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

It is announced by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture that a four weeks' course will be opened at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, from…

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Record Potato Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

A record potato yield is reported from the New England district by the district potato inspector Mr. W. H. P. Edwards, of Guyra. The inspector last week visited Red Farm, owned by…

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Wool Report

Young Witness · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

The A. M. L. and F, Coy. report: —Auctions sales in the Colonial market will shortly be resumed, sales being arranged for the Brisbane centre…

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A Farmer's Strange Dream Saw Himself in His Own Coffin

Young Witness · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

Some remarkable features surrountied the death of Robert Henry Althorn, a well-known former at SwauHill (Victoria),. The deaceased on…

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Wheat Scheme Mr. Conroy Attacks the Government

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. A. H. Conroy, ex-M.P., for Werriwa, made a statement on Thursday in respect to the system employed by the Federal Government in the handling of Australia's wheat market…

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