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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Cookery. Butter Scotch

The Yass Courier · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 3

Melt [?]oz of butter in a preserving pan, and add to it 802, of moist sugar. Stir these over a moderate fire for 10 minutes, or until a little dropped in…

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Wool

Young Witness · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 3

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report:—Preparations are in course of progress for the coming senson, and as the…

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Galgng Special Cattle Sale

Young Witness · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 3

Messrs Donnelly and Horselman (Galong and W. H. Wheatley and Co (Goulburn) report having hold a most successful sale on Friday, 3rd inst…

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Military Wool Needs

Young Witness · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd, write:—"The needs of the soldier in regard to wool supplies are taking first place the world over. The purchase of the…

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Disease in Stock. Sheep Infested with Vermin

Young Witness · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 1

"I may inform you that out of four flocks inspected last week, three of them were found to be infested with sheep louse," Such was the…

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Sale of Wool Clip. Small Growers' Lots

Young Witness · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 4

The action of those in authority in not permitting small woolgrowers to dispose of their clips to country wool traders is one which must, if…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Special Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last a special meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute, to consider means of assisting the Government in…

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Farmers Roll Up

Young Witness · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

The first batch of volunteers from this district gathered at Mr. G. S. Whiteman's office on Thursday afternoon when the certificates for…

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U.S. Wheat Crop. WASHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

The Government will take the wheat crop and stabilize prices. It has formed a corporation of 50,000,000 dollars…

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Farmer Missing. Believed Drowned in Lachlan. Cowra

Young Witness · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 2

Mr. John Grant, of Grantwood, a well known resident of the district, was returning to his home at Merriganowry from Canowindra a few days…

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"Do Their Damdest." Volunteer Farmers and A.w.u. Reply to Union's Threat

Young Witness · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 4

Speaking in the Sydney Domhin, Mr. G. Nielsen said the Strike Committee was discussing the question of volunteers from the country. He promised…

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Pastoral Prospects

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—'At last week good falls of rain were reported from various parts of the country. In the Central Western…

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Commercial. Wool and the Strike

Young Witness · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 6

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd, report:—Wool which was coming forward rather earlier than usual was last week…

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Sale Of Wool Cup Small Growers Lots

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 3

The action of those in authority in not permitting small woolgrowers to dispose of their clips to country wool…

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Farmers' Representative

Young Witness · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 1

Mr. Giles (South Australia) obtained the expected over whelming majority in the ballot for the election of a farmers' representative, on the…

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Of Interest to Sheep Owners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 4

We are given to understand that in future any sheep yarded for sale that are affected with tick or lice are liable to be quarantined in the yards, and it would be in the interests…

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Field Wheat Competition. Wheat Belt Set Out

Young Witness · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 5

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society has decided to carry on the field wheat competitions which were begun last season. The…

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The Strike and Farmers

Young Witness · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

Early in the month it was considered probably that Mr. Trethowan M. L. C., would visit Young to-morrow in connection with the proposed…

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Price of Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 2

The price of the best spring wheat has been fixed at 220 cents. (9/2) per bushel for the 1917 crop…

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Mr. Lynch. the War Time Profits Tax. Farmers and Exemptions

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 1

Speaking in the Federal Parliament last week, Mr. John Lynch, member for Werrlwa, stated:—I said the other night that I saw no…

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