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

Farming & the land, 1916

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The Wheat Harvest

Young Witness · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

During the week ended March 26 the total amount of wheat stacked at stations 1 nthe Goulburn district was 1.411,312 bags. The following were…

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Local Wheat Yield

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

The rapid strides which Agriculture has taken in the Boorowa district is clearly shown at the local railway station, where upwards of 160,0[?] bags…

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Correspondence. Royal Commission on Rural, Pastoral. Agricultural, and Dairying Interests. (To the Editor)

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

Dear Sir,—In view of the intended visit of the above Commission to your district at an early date, and the possibility of many persons concerned in…

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Wheat Shipments. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. Commissioner Frazer says he [?] now loading 3,000 tons of wheat dally for export, but ever a million tons are still to be got. This will…

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Eubindal Wheat for Belgium. Returned Soldiers

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

The Eubindal-Belgium wheat, 659 bags was trucked at Binalong Railway Station on Saturday last and was consigned to the State Bakery, having…

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Closing of Wool Season. Averages Stand Splendidly. "John Bridges" Latest Sale

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

At this state of the Wool-selling season diminishing prices might reasonably be expected. It is, therefore, pleasing to note that John Bridge &…

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Land Information. Homestead Farms

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

Homestead Farm is a lease in perpetuity, the principal conditions which attach thereto being perpetual residence and payment of rent, and the carrying out of such…

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Farmers' Union

Young Witness · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

Our Marengo correspondent writes: —"My remarks on the above subject have evidently disturbed the equanimity of the secretary of the local…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 4

W. H. Wheatley reports:—We yarded over 50,000 sheep at Goulburn on Tuesday, 28th inst., to a large attendance of buyers from all the southern districts and parts of Victoria. As…

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Wool Reports

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

Messrs Godsborough, Mort and Company, Limited, report:--At our closing sale of the weekly series we brought forward a catalogue comprising mostly…

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The Wheat Problem

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 5

According to the New South Wales railway returns 59,773,000 bushels of wheat have been delivered to the country stations, of which 41,208,000…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report that the wool market showed no alteration at their sale last Monday. A strong demand was in evidence for any…

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"John Bridge" Wool Sale Bale Average £19 132

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The last few sales of the present series, as our wool-growing readers of course, aware, are consist of the final clearing up of the clip, and one might,…

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A Tough Old Farmer. Saves His Horses From Drowning

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 3

Mr. James Everingham, sent., of Nabiac Manning River, who was ploughing his property the other day, stopped his pair of horses to cut some…

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The Wheat Question. Treatment of Australia. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

Sir C. Kinloch-Cooke will act the Premier whether it is 'proposed to accept Mr. Hughes' scheme for the organisation of shipping and whether seeing that Australian farmers had…

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Special Sheep Sale

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley (Goulburn) reports having yarded 60,000 on 28th ultimo, to a large attendance of buyers from all the southern districts and and parts of…

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Close of Wool Season

Young Witness · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 1

Theo Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., supply the following information:—The concluding sales of the 1915/16 regular weekly…

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Wool Market. Schute, Bell & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 3

Report under date 3rd April : —Our sale on the 28th ult. having been our last of the weekly series, our catalogue was necessarily largely composed of…

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Share Farming. Evidence at Grenfell. "A Government Gun."

Young Witness · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

Mr.Charlos Coghlatn told the Forbes farmers that he had represented Grenfell farmers at the Royal Commission which heard evidence in…

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Farmers in West Australia. Perth

Young Witness · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers Association in Perth has circularised its members asking for contributions of £1 each for a fighting fund in view…

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