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

Farming & the land, 1916

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Special Sheep Sale

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

Mr. W. H. Wheatley's special sheep sale on Thursday was at great success. There was a record attendance of buyers. Sixty thousand sheep were yarded and sold, and high prices…

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Sheep Blow-flies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 1

"Any dip to be thoroughly useful—or what might almost be called a perfect dip—must fulfil certain conditions if it is to be of any real value in dealing effectively with the fly pest, and [?]t…

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Wool and Station Produce

The Yass Courier · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd report under date 5th February 1916 :—The wool market during the week has been very b[?]oya[?]t and values for all…

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Fire in Wheat Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Gundagai, Monday.—A fire started in three places in a wheat crop. farmed on the halves by W. Paton, of Jellingroo, 150 acres of standing crop being destroyed. A mall named Waddle,…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsborough, Mort and Co, (Sydney) report on Feb. 3:--Sales were rea[?]ed in this centre on Monday last, 31st January, when values proved to be…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep Scarce and Dear

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sheep were scarce and dear at Homebush yards yesterday. Cross wethers reached 34s per head, merino wethers to 29/11…

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The Wheat Deal. Mr. Hall's Reserve

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The Necessary Commodities Commission has Awarded the farmers 3d a bushel on the wheat secured by the Government,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Another Record Price

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Pastoral Finance Association offered yesterday afternoon, at-the Royal Exchange, a catalogue covering 3644 bales. The…

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100 Acres of Wheat. Gift to Belgian Fund

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

YASS, Tuesday.—One hundred acres lent by Mr. E. C. Davidson, of Eubindile Station, Yass, yielded seven bags to the acre in ald of the Belgian…

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Farmer & His Daughter. Harvest the Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

A message from Wagga tells of a crop being harvested entirely by a former and his daughter. On Rockview Estate, an Italian sharefarmer, Baptists Perinoni, and his only…

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Tram Runs Into Mob of Sheep. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 4

A tram bound for Rozelle tram depot ran into a mob of sheep at Camperdown early this morning, and killed 16 of them…

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Wool

Young Witness · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., report under date 7/2/16:—Our to-day's catalogue included many attractive lines of fine quality merino, together with…

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The Wheat Crop. Huge Negotiations

Young Witness · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government has submitted quotations to the Allied Governments for a shipment of 150,000 tons of Australian wheat…

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Farmers' Seized Wheat. Mr. Burgess Interviewed

Young Witness · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

"No government has treated farmers with the same liberality as that which has characterised the Holman Administration" said Mr. Burgess, Member…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs, Goldsborough, Mort and Co., (Sydney) report on Feb 7:--Our to-day's catalogue included many attractive lines of fine wuality merino, together with…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

Young Witness · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 53,112 sheep on Thursday, 3rd February, to the largest and most representative attendance of buyers…

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"John Bridge" Wool Sale. More Successful Selling

Young Witness · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

The second sale of the present year by John Bridge and Co. held on the 3rd inst., may be said to eclipse the several brilliant ones which preceded…

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Noble-effort Ed[?]indal Crop Harvested in One Day. in Aid of the Belgian Fund a Unique Example of Patriotism

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

It is remarkable what Co-operation and [?]sh patriotism can do when people make up their minds in earnest to carry out a giga[?]c or noble task…

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Wheat. £2,387,132 Advanced to Farmers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) stated on Thursday that he is receiving many assurances from farmers who were previously opposed to the Government scheme for…

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Record Price for Scoured Wool

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 4

Scoured wool made a fresh record at Thursday's Sydney sales. A parcel of ten bales of scoured fleece from Mr. A. J. Mitchell, Walgett, sold at 32¼d per lb. This is the highest price…

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