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

Farming & the land, 1917

682 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 25 of 35

Wheat Stackers' Award. Rates Reduced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Heydon delivered judgment in the Industrial Court on Tuesday in the matter of an application of the A.W.U. for an award for wheat lumpers and stackers, and in tile matter of a…

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Wheat Lumpers Resume in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 2

Some wheat limpers re-started work in Goulburn railway yards on Wednesday, loading on trucks reject wheat to he sent away. There are 400 trucks of wheat in Goulburn and 200 or 300…

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Wheat Stacking in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 4

Wheat loading operations were resumed at South Goulburn yesterday (Monday): Arrangements had been made by the Railway Department for three shipping firms to…

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Wheat Stacking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 2

Seven elevators were at work at South Goulburn to-day (Thursday). On Wednesday 13,360 bags of wheat were stacked. There are now 182,026 bags in the stacks. About 95 men are…

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The Wheat Stackers. a Short-lived Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 4

At 3 p.m. on Tuesday a stoppage of work occurred among tile wheat lumpers engaged at South Goulburn. The opinion was expressed that the men should not have resumed work…

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Wool for Sydney. Government Prepared to Carry It

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., send us the following for publication:—In the Sydney Daily Telegraph" of the 1st Instant there appeared an announcement from…

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Sheep and Cattle

Young Witness · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 3

In the sheep section, although the exhibits were high class in quality, there was a lamentable falling off in the number of exhibits. Several…

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Commercial Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

Young Witness · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 1

W. H. Wheatley reports haying yarded 1200 head of cattle on Tuesday last 11th inst, to a large attendance of buyers, principally from local,…

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Ships for the Wool Clip

Young Witness · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report:—Combing wools are reported to be very scarce in England. In fact, it has been found necessary to reduce the…

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Holding Back The Wool. Why ?

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

We have been asked by John Bridge & Co. to give publicity to the subjoined statement:-- In the " Sydney Daily Telegraph "…

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Wool for Sydney. Government Prepared to Carry It

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Co, Ltd., sends us the following for publication:— In the Sydney Daily Telegraph of the 1st inst., there appeared an…

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Wool for Sydney Government Prepared to Carry It

Young Witness · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 1

John Bridge and Co, Ltd., send us the following for publication:—In the "Sydney Dally Telegraph" of the 1st Inst, there appeared an…

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Appeal to Graziers and Farmers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 4

Attention is directed to an advertisement, appearing elsewhere, appealing to graziers and farmers to help War Chest Day by giving stock, poultry, or produce to be sold. The…

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Holding Back The Wool WHY?

The Yass Courier · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 3

We have been asked by John Bridge & Co. to give publicity to the subjoined statement :— In the “Sydney Daily Telegraph ”…

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Wheat Stacking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 4

On Wednesday morning there were 196 trucks of wheat at South Goulburn to be emptied. It is anticipated that these will be cleared this week. It is thought that a great deal of the…

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Holding Back The Wool WHY?

The Yass Courier · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 4

We have been asked by John Bridge & Co. to give publicity to the subjoined statement:— in the “Sydney Daily Telegraph”…

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Local and General Wool By Rail

The Yass Courier · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

Wool arrivals at Darling Harbor last week show that the railway service is again getting into good working order. Winchcombe,…

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Wool Report

Young Witness · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance, Co., Ltd., report:—Wool is now arriving in increasing quantities, and during the past Week…

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Wool by Rail

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 1
Also in Young Witness

Wool arrived at Darling Harbor last week show that the railway service 16 again getting into good working order. Wincbcombe, Carson. Ltd…

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