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

Farming & the land, 1918

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Grenfell's Harvest. Wheat Refused at Sidings. Fewer Weevils Grenfell

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

The 1917-18 season's wheat now in the Grenfell yards and mill amounts to 133,000 bags—200,000 bags was estimated to come in. but this will fall…

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Cattle on Train.—Curious Point

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 2

Quirindi.—At the Murrurundi police court, before the P.M., Mr. R. H. V. Allnut, a drover was charged with being in charge of certain travelling cattle and not being provided at the…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale—a Record

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 4

O. H Furner and Co. and the Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., Goulburn branch, held a special cattle sale at the Goulburn yards on Thursday last, February 21. The auctioneers…

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Goulburn Wheat Stacks. Favourable Report by Mr. Cartwright. the Weevil

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Cartwright, of Temora, has reported as follows:— "Acting on behalf of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, I visited…

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Harden Cattle Sale

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 5

Robert Gibson and Son, Harden, and Maiden Bros., Sydney, in conjunction, report holding a successful sale at Harden on 19th February. Buyers…

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Worms in Sheep

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 1

The following drench has been sent to Stock Inspectors, being recommended by the Stock Department for all stomach and intestinal parasites…

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Wool Report

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 5

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co, Ltd., report:—The rapid progress made in dealing with the wool under the appraisement…

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Weight of Wheat

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. H. G. Thackeray, Wootoona, Young, writes:—Recently the "S.M. Herald" contained a report as regards the management of the 1915-16…

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Meat Versus Wheat

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

The great curse of Australia in common with other ultra "democratic" countries, is officiousness. Good people who are "drest in a little brief…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale a Record

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 1

O. H. Furner and Co. and the Pas­toral Finance Assen., Ltd., Goulburn Branch held a special cattle sale at the Goulburn yard on Thursday last Feb…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale—a Record

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 5

Messrs. O. H. Furner and Co. and the Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., Goulburn brunch, held a special cattle sale at the Goulburn Yards on…

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Australia's Wheat. Suggested Bargain with Japan. New York

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

The "New York Times" In an editorial urges that before the American Government allows steel plates to be exported to Japan. America should…

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Farmers and Settlers

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the F. and S. Association (Young branch) took place last Saturday, Present: Messrs G. Cooke (president), T. Smith, F…

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Farmer Injured. Thrown From Sulky

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. Robert Hinton, a well-known farmer, and his son Fred were thrown from a sulky yesterday morning, as a result of which the father is now being…

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Wheat Growers' Deputation

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hushes) has arranged to reecive a deputation representing the wheatgrowers of Australia on Wednesday (to-morrow)…

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Growing of Wheat. What New Zealand Farmers Want. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

At a meeting of farmers in Ashburton (New Zealand), it was declared that unless the Government fixed a satisfactory price for wheat and…

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Grenfell Exhibit. "The Song of the Wheat."

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

The magnificent display of primary products—'wheat greatly in evidence—from Grenfell districts will be on view till Wednesday, in the main windows…

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Wheat Stacking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

We understand that a start with wheat-stacking operations at Murray's Flats will be made on Monday or Tuesday next. Stacking was commenced at Cook's Cutting…

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Wool Report

Young Witness · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Ltd., reports: —We have recently been asked by the Northern Territory, the…

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'Millers and Best Wheat

Young Witness · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. E. S. Twigg, Cowra writes:—"As a recult of recent wheat pool arrangements the millers, being the agents for the wheat, are choosing…

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