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

Farming & the land, 1916

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Wool

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

John Bridge and Co. Ltd., report under date 21st October, 1916:—In view of the Brisbane wool auctions, no sales were held in Sydney…

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The Wool Clip

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

In a previous issue of this Journal an announcement was made than Mr. M. Louis, the well known wool buyer, would again buy in the Young'…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Young Witness · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 5

The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd, report:—We submitted a very representative and attractive catalogue of some 5260 bales at our sale to-day,…

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The Wool Market. Strong Japanese Competition

Young Witness · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report mat prices for fine merino wools in many cases showed an advance on even late high figures at last Monday's…

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Yass Electorate. Farmers and Settlers' District Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the above Council was held on the balcony of the Yass Mechanics' Institute on Friday afternoon last…

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Vegetables on the Farm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 1

In addition to the deep cultivation that we last week indicated as so necessary to success in vegetable growing, the frequent moving of the top inch or two of soil has also important…

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The Chinaman and His Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 6

Recently at Lithgow an estate was resumed by the Government. On this estate a Chinaman held a portion of the land on lease, and did not know whether to plant his crop or not…

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Quibell's Sheep Dips. Render a National Service. World-wide Support

Young Witness · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 3

Dipping preparations are primarily intended to kill the parasites which infest the skin and wool of sheep, and to prevent the attacks of such…

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Helping Farmers to Buy Bags

Young Witness · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture announces a scheme under which his department will finance necessitous farmers unable to purchase wheat bags. Mr…

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Farmers and Settlers

Young Witness · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Young branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, held in the P. and A. Hall on Saturday afternoon. Mr. T…

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Australian Wheat Via California. San Francisco

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 2

Balfour, Guthrie and Co. and other firms are chartering vessels to bring wheat from Australia to California. This will be the first time shipments have been made this way. The…

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Queensland Wheat Crop

Young Witness · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 1

The wheat crop in Queensland is estimated at nearly 3,000,000 bushels, averaging 17 bushels per acre…

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Young Wool Tops Market

Young Witness · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co, Ltd, offered on attractive eatalogue, including some good well, grown New England and southern wools Their highest price…

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More Wool Records New Zealand Loans Achievements

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, at its sale on Wednesday last, November 1, obtained three more records, namely :—…

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Farmers Want Exemptions Extended

Young Witness · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

A petition has been prepared and is being extensively signed for presentation to the Minister for Defence urging that the temporary exemptions…

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Delegate Cattle Sale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 5

A. Macarthur and Co. report under date Oct. 25—We yarded nearly 1500 head of cattle to a splendid attendance of buyers from South Gippsland, Melbourne, North Gippsland, Bairns…

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Quibell's Sheep Dips. Render a National Service. World-wide Support

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 5

Dipping preparations are primarily intended to kill the parasites which infest the skin and wool of sheep, and to prevent the attacks of such parasites by rendering the wool obnoxious…

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Dairying in Argentina

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 6

During the last two months of the year 1915, an Exhibition was held at Cordova, an important provincial town in the Argentina Republic. It was initiated by the Government with…

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A Farmer's Regret

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 6

At the Orange Exemption Court David Michael Kent a farmer and orchardist, of Mullion Creek, who sought exemption, said that he as assisting his father on the land. He was in…

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Wool Market

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 4

John (Bridge and Co., Ltd, report:—"The general tone of the market is in owners' favor. Medium to good merinos, and fine, free xbreds have…

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