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

Farming & the land, 1916

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Wheat Buyers Operating

Young Witness · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 5

The Wagga "Express" writes:— Following upon the rumored sale of the earning harvest to Britain, certain buying agents have come into the…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Coy., Ltd., report under date 7th December:—In view of the delay in announcement of details in connection with the…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 9th Dec. 1916;—The delay in connection with the confirmation of the scheme for the purchase of the…

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The Government Wool Deal

Young Witness · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, write as follows:—The plan on which the sale of the wool clip to the Governmen; will be carried out, has not yet been…

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The Wool Olip. Proposed Purchse

Young Witness · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

The P.F.A. sends the following—"Up to the time of publication nothing Teally definite and final has been attained in the way of the sale of the…

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Cattle Duffing in Queensland. an Out-back Romance

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.—For the last few weeks a drama. with some of the romance of the early busnranging days, has been enacted outback in the…

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Australia's Wheat. Probable New Prices. Freight Difficulties

Young Witness · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

Although no final decision has yet been reached between the Federal Government and the British Government regarding the purchase of…

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Yass Crops

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

Yass, Monday.—Following on the cyclonic storm, accompanied by hail, of two weeks ago, which devastated all crops, orchards, and vegetation in its…

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

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 1

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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Shipping Wheat and Wool. Big Fleet of Traders. Nearly 100 Vessels Coming

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 4

Nearly 100 ships are now on their way to Australia to shift the wheat harvest and wool clip here. The vessers are under commission by the…

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Wheat in Stacks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 1

Mr. C. Lane, representing the New South Wales Wheat Office, has been on a tour of inspection inspection of the Riverina districts in connection with the wheat stocks. Inspection shows that…

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Sugar Crop. Bigger Than Expected. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

The Queensland Premier has wired the Federal authorities that he estimates the Queensland sugar crop 200,000 tons being heavier thanr had been…

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Wheat. Purchased by Great Britain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—In the House of Representatives this afternoon the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) made an important announcement regarding the sale of the Australian wheat crop…

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Handling "Down" Crops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 1

Mr. S. E. Richardson writes to the South Australian "Register":—"For the benefit of fellow-farmers I would like you to make public the following method of dealing with tangled…

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German Food Supply. Failure of Potato Crop. (United Service Message.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 4

The National Tidende says that the German potato harvest has failed. The yield is twentyone million bushels as compared with fifty million bushels, in 1914, and fifty-four millions in…

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The Wheat Yield

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 1

In reply to Mr. Burgess the Minister for Agriculture stated that as a result of recent storms and the prevalence of rust the wheat yield of he…

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1918 Wheat Crop. Proposal for Sale. Melbourne

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

Negetiations are proceeding between the Commonwealth and the Imperial Governments for the disposal of the 1918 wheat crop, on the vasis of the…

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Wool Clip. Purchased by Britain

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson and Co. in a wire to-day state that the British Government has decided to purchase the unsold balance of the Australian…

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Handling "Down" Crops

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 1

Mr. S. E. Richardson writes to the South Australian "register"—"For the benefit of fellow farmers I would like you to make public the following…

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Disappointed Farmers

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 5

Reports form Bimbl wheat district are not very favorable, Owing to the continued wet weather the rust 9n the crops is going to reduce what…

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