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

Farming & the land, 1918

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Mysterious Loss of Sheep. WASHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

A Chicago mystery—the death of thousands of sheep in the stockyards—will be probed…

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Wheat

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

A drop from 90 to 69 entries in comparison with last year is noted in the wheat section. In a very big class of medium strong J. B, Roach, was…

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Wool Report

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

The A. M. L. and F. Coy roport: Our last appraisement prior to the Easter recess was concluded on Tuesday, 19th last., priced catalogues for…

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Correspondence. Sheep Dying. [To the Editor]

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

Sir,-- In your issue of March I noticed under the above heading, a most misleading, indiscret, and altogether damaging report as regards the sheep…

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Wheat at the Show. Disappointing Competition

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

A writer in the "Sun" says— The judges. Messrs R. W, Harris and G. W. Norris—were of option that the wheat shown in the…

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Finance and Wheat. (To the Edditer)

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

Sir,—In an artlcle in your last issue Mr. Robt Gibson appeared to suggest that the proposal to fiance the Wheat crop with our own currency…

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Unshipped Wheat. Over Two Million Tons. (Country Press Telogram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

Senator Russell states that 2,144, 000 tons of wheat remain in the Commonwenlth representing the unshipped portion bought by the Imperial…

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The Young Witness Published Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Friday, April 5th, 1918. Future Value of Wheat

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 1

Mr. Robert Gibson, of Harden, writes:— Enclosed please find extracts taken by me from a Seotch newspaper. That…

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Farmers' Sports. a Record Gathering

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

The annual Farmers and Settlers sports, in aid of the two local hospitals was held on the showground on Eaater Monday, and proved a great…

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Inspection of Wheat Stacks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

As stated in Thursday's "Penny Post," the Hon. W. C. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, who was accompanied by the Hon. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works, and the Hon. W. G…

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Visit to Cook's Cutting Wheat Stacks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

A representative of the "Penny Post" visited Cook's Cutting with the Ministerial and armers' party on Thursday afternoon. The visitor is at once impressed with tile activity…

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Share Farming Dispute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

The taking of evidence in the case of Geo Hodge versus Matthew Gay, in which the plaintiff claims £230 in regard to a share farming dispute, was resumed on Wednesday before Mr…

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Prime Sheep Firm

The Yass Courier · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 3

In spite of big supplies, prices for prime quality sheep were fully maintained at Homebush last Thursday. Other sorts were,…

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Wheat Stacking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

There are now stacked at Cook's Cutting 294,736 bags, at South Goulburn 2,301,194 bags, and at Murray's Flats 5909 bags. A lot of grain stored at South Goulburn is now…

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Primary Producers' Union. Wheat Questions

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

The serious portion into which the wheat industry in Australia has drifted was the subject of an animated discussion at the quarterly meeting…

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Child Swallows Brooch and Is Fed with Wool

The Yass Courier · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 3

When a child swallows a brooch, pin, or other object which might penetrate the intestines, it should be fed with an absorbent wool…

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Meat and Wheat Prices. Grain 4/ at Country Stations Important Decisions

Young Witness · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

After three days spent by the Cabinet in considering policy matters and various bills the Government intends passing next session, the Premier Mr…

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Setting Fire to Crops. Unnaturalised Germans Sentenced

Young Witness · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

BUNDABERG (Q.) Wednesday.— At the sittings of the Circuit Court to-day, Max Falgerno and Arthur Dantz two unnaturalised Germans…

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The Drought Cycle. a Warning to Farmers

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

Lecturing at the Royal Showgrounds on Easter Monday night, Mr. Potts, principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, warned farmers…

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Goulburn Wheat Stacks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 2

Wheat from the South Goulburn depot is being forwarded to Sydney. Tile stack tapped for the purpose was found to have been infested with rats, many bags of the grain being…

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