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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Branding of Wool Bales. Stevedores' Request

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 1

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., believing that wool-growers generally will readily give the required assistance, have requested us to re-publish the subjoined invitation to them, which, the…

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Waste of Wheat. Investigation by Department Minister's Comments

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 4

As a result of complaints which have reached the Minister for Agriculture of the lagged extensive waste of wheat in the country Mr. Grahame…

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Sheep Perish. Fires Near Forbes. (Country Press Telegram) SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 3

A Forbes flre destroyed a Quantity of crass and fencing and also burnt a thousand sheep which had just been sold…

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Wheat. Two Years' Guarantee. Farmers and Wheat Pool

Young Witness · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 5

The announcement of the Prime Minister that the Commonwealth has decided to guarantee farmers at least 4s f.o.b for the next two seasons' wheat…

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Commercial Wool Reports

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report under date 26th March, 1916. It has been arranged that appraisements are to be held in Brisbane on…

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Commercial. Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

Young Witness · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 5

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 400 head of cattle on Tuesday, 27 th inst, to a large and representative attendance of buyers from…

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Branding of Wool Bales. Stevedores' Request

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 3

John Bridge and Co, Ltd., believing that woolgrowers, generally, will readily give the required assistance, have requested us to republish the subjoined…

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Sheep Killed by Dogs

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 3

A number of dogs are playing [?] with the sheep at Koorawatha. One grazier had 30 owes and hoggets killed last week…

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Murrumburrah. Farmers and Settlers

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 1

A meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Murrumburrah branch, was held in the School of Arts, Murrumburrah, on March 31st…

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Farmers and Settlers'. Annual Meeting. Largest Branch in the State

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Farmers' and Settllers' Association was held in the P. and A. Hall on Saturday afternoon last. It was the…

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Black Disease in Sheep

Young Witness · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. Palmer stock inspector for the Gundagal P.P. Board, reported at last meeting that there were a few cases of Black Disease (which recently caused…

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Wool Sale Fixtures Wool As a War Weapon

Young Witness · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report—The Central Wool Committee has approved of the following arrangements for wool, appraisement in Sydney:—…

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Greenethorpe Wheat at Sydney Show

Young Witness · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 1

Mr. J. R. Lowry, of Greenethorpe, has sent some choice, well grown samples of wheat and oats in the sheaf to the Sydney Show. The Marquis…

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Wheat A Great Price. Chicago

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 2

Excitement ran high on the Chicago Whe[?]t Pit today, and prices for May options jumped 1 13-16d to 8s 3 13 16d per [?]shel. This is the highest…

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Wool Sale Fixtures Woo[?] As a War Weapon

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date 3-4-17:— The Central Wool Committee has approved of the following…

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Marengo. DAIRYING

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 4

A good deal of discussion is taking place concerning a proposal which has been made to to establish a butter factory or creamery in our midst…

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Special Cattle Sale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 6

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded over 2000 head of cattle on Tuesday, 3rd April. The attendance was not so large as at previous sales owing to Easter holidays and insufficient time…

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Crookwell Farmer Robbed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 4

Patrick Joseph Stapleton, a farmer from Crookwell, on Thursday night was the victim of a cowardly assault. He was attacked by two men at the corner of Devonshire and Elizabeth…

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Local and General wool

The Yass Courier · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., write : “Wool appraisements were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday, catalogues being limited to star lots…

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Country Wheat Agents. Farmers and Decreased Areas

Young Witness · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

A general meeting of the Country Whean Agents' Association, which was launched at Young last year, was hold in Sydney on Wednesday. The…

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