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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 13th Jan 1917:— The appraisement of our catalogue of the 9th inst, is proceeding…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., have received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—Grieve Bros. Dalveen greasy fleece appraised [?],…

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Payment for Wool

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report that the Prime Minister has officially announced that payment for wool will be made 14 days after the completion…

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Stomach or Wire Worms in Sheep

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

A week has elapsed since I wrote a little article on the above subject in your valuable columns. The task of penning those few lines has been a…

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Who Owned the Sheep? (To the Editor)

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 1

Sir,—Having regard to the prominence given in your columns to the recent "sheep trespass" case decided in the Small Debts Court at Young and…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Buried Under Wheat Bags

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

An extraordinary escape from death occurred at Illabo on Saturday last. The five year old son of Mr. T. Hall, fettler, was playing in the vicinity…

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Junee Wheat Stacks. (Country Press Message). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

It was reported yesterday that some wheat stacks at Old Ju-ee had been much damaged. Two bags in one stack were slashed for the express…

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Wool Trade Economy. Endorsement of John Bridge Policy

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Nearly twelve months ago, the [?] of John Bridge and Co., Ltd., maugurated, in the interests of wool growers, their campaign of economy in the…

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Fires in Crops. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Police investigations reveal the presence of several phosphorous baits in a crop at Tumblong, in the Gundagal district. One crop ipnited while the…

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Poisoning Sheep Blowflies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

The attention of the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A. has been drawn to the fact that quite a number of letters have appeared in the press recently advocating the…

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Wool Trade Economy. Endorsement of "John Bridge" Policy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

Nearly twelve months ago, the firm of John Bridge and Co., Ltd., inaugurated, in the interests of Woolgrowers, their campaign of economy in the Wooltrade, this campaign being…

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Wheat Crop [?] [?] [?]

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

The Government statistician, Mr. J.B. Trivett, reports that owing to the lateness of the season and the serious interruptions experienced…

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District Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

Seven tracks of fat lambs, consigned through the local branch of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., were sold at Homebush on Thursday for Messrs. Wong Bros, Kempton, Laggan. The firm…

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Great Bush Fire. Now Extinguished. Wheat Crops Destroyed. Wagga

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

A large bush fire was started by lightning early on Saturday afternoon but has now been put out by the fire fighters and heavy rain. At…

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Commercial Goulburn Special Sheep Sale. Thursday, January 18th, 1917

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 35,000 sheep on Thursday last, to a very large and representative attendance of buyers from Victoria,…

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Cyclone at Milvale. Damage to Wheat Stack. Timber, Bags of Wheat, and Iron, Whirling in the Air

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

Milvale, the first railway Biding on the new Stockinbingal to Forbes line, 24 miles from Young, was struck by a cyclone on Sunday afternoon. Just at…

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Typhoid. Results From Rotten Wheat. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

An alarming outbreak of typhoid fever occurred at Geerombat (Vic.). The outbreak is said to have been caused by feeding rotten wheat to fowls,…

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Who Owned the Sheep?

Young Witness · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

Mr. Robt, Gibson (Harden) writes:—Without going- into the legal aspect of "Who Owned the Sheep" as roported and discussed in your…

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Who Lit the Candle? Fire in Wheat Crop

Young Witness · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

Mr. John Taylor, Coroner, held an inquest at the Court House, Grenfeil touching the origin of a fire by which certain crops, situated on the Bimbi…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 20th January. Our first appraisement catalogue has been completed and includes prices…

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