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

Farming & the land, 1919

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Yass Courier · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Wheatley reports haveng yaided 10,000 sheep last week to large attendance of buyers. The quality of the sheep generally was…

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WALLENDBEEN In Favor of Wheat Pool

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 1

A meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held on Saturday, the President (Mr. L. Forsyth) in the chair. There was a fair…

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Cook's Cutting Wheat Stacks. Damage to Roofs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4

Cook's Cutting was visited by a heavy windstorm on Sunday night, and the roofs of the stacks were damaged. Portion of the roof of one stack was carried off, and the remainder…

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The Young Witness Published Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Tuesday, February 25th 1919. "Like a Cold Shower" "The Land" and the Farmers. Country Versus City. Harden Wheat Conference

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 1

At the Farmera and Settlera Conference held in Sydney in July last Mr. Robert Gibson on behalf of Murrumburrah-Harden Branch moved —…

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Future of Wheat and the Sharefarmers. Minister and Harden Conference

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 1

The Minister for Lands has written Mr. Robert Gibson, Harden, stating that it the proposed conference at Harden on Tuesday, March 11th is a…

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Wheat Stackers' Award

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

In the Industrial Court on Tuesday, before Judge Rolin, an application was made by the Australian Workers' Union that the award n relation to the rebagging of wheat and cleaning…

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Brave Wheat Stacker

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

W. Edmonds, a wheat-stacker, saved a section of the Wheat Commission's wheat stacks at Maryborough from destruction by fire. The curtains which protect tile sides of the stacks…

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Wheat Lumpers' Claims

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—In the printing of a plaint by tile Australian Workers' Union against the Adelaide Milling Co. and others the names of the Governments of N.S.WV. and Victoria were…

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District Sheep

Young Witness · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., advise: —Local sheep continue to take full sharpe of any good values ruling at Homebush. Our sales last Monday…

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Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 7

Schute Bell & Co., Ltd. report under date 24th February:—The authorities having decided to proceed with appraisement in…

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Back to Wheat Farmers' Plain Duty

Young Witness · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

That the wheat industry so far as production in concerned has reached a critical stage must be clear to any one who takes the trouble to probe…

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Meeting of Farmers the Wheat Fool

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

A meeting of wheat growers in the Burrowa District, convened by Mr. J. Wise, Secretary of the local Branch of the Farmers and Settlers…

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Modern Cattle Trucks Water Sprinklers Installed

Young Witness · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

The Railway [?]ssioners are endeavouring to solve the problem of conveying cattle during the [?] months. Vans have been fitted with…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes For the Man on the Land

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

These Notes are issued every week, under The personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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More Production. Conference of Farmers. Increasing Wheat and Stock—limit of State Control—lot of the Share Farmer

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

Greater production is imperative if Australia is to make a rapid recovery from financial embarassment occasioned by…

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New Varieties of Wheat How they behaved this Season

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

One of the features of this season's work on the Plant Breeder's plot at Cowra has been the success of South African varieties of wheat under test…

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The Wheat Question. The Future Outlook Sydney, 13th Feb., 1919

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

Dear Sir,—In view of the uncertain attitude taken up by farmers and others with regard to the…

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Farmers Meeting at Harden

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

Our Correspondent writes:—At a well attenbed joint public meeting of the Harden Branch F.S.A. and wheat growers in…

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Experience with Farm Tractors What Farmers Said

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has aroused much discussion in America,…

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Sheep Sale

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

John Wise held a sheep sale at Burrowa on Thursday last, February 27th when 8,500 sheep were yarded. Those comprised about 3,500 merino ewes,…

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