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

Farming & the land, 1920

1,046 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 27 of 53

Crop of Patriots

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 2

The nominations for the Upper House called by the Australian Labour Party will close to-morrow. So far (over 500 members of the community…

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A Heavy Sheep

Young Witness · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 5

Recently Mr. Ken G. Tucker, a Cowra butcher purchased a crossbred wether from Mr. John Alford, of "Milton" Holmwood. which turned the…

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Wheat Inquiry

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

It is understood that the Government intends to ask Justice Pring whether the wheat inquiry should be terminated forthwith, in view of the…

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Wheat Inquiry. a Deadlock. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 5

Following upon the report by the doctors who examined Georgeson, of wheat contract fame, the Attorney-General, Mr. E. A. M'Tiernan, after…

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Big Parcel of Wool Sold. First Sale on Open Market

Young Witness · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 1

After 31/2 years under Government control wool business on the open market has been resumed in Sydney. The first under free conditions was…

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Must Be Wheat Pool. Otherwise no Guarantee. Mr Dunn Puts Position Plainly

Young Witness · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 1

Sydney, Thursday.—Speaking at Gulgong to-day, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. F. W. Dunn, said if there was no compulsory wheat pool for the…

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COMMERCIAL. Schute, Boll and Co., Ltd., report under date 24th July: WOOL

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Advices as to the closing sales of the last series of sales in London are hardly exhilarating. Demand for the better qualities of merino and for fine…

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Homestead Farm

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 1

The area here under mentioned has been set apart for an original Homestead Farm, and will be disposed of under…

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Socialism a Failure. An Experiment in Esthonia. the Only Yield—a "Crop" of Officials

Young Witness · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 5

LONDON, 27th July.—The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Helsingfors states that the socialisation of big estates in Esthonia has…

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Farm Workers Next. Will They Want 44-Hours?

Young Witness · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Resolutions from many country branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and the Graziers' Association, and of farmers and graziers…

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Fat Cattle Sales. Shorter Yardings Expected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 4

Messrs. Wood and Co report a big yarding of fat cattle on Wednesday from Nimmitabel, and large contingent of buyers from almost every town…

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Coarse Wool Trade. Slump in Argentina. New York

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 2

A message from Buenos Ayres says that 200,000,000lb. of almost unsaleable wool is available in the Argentine owing to the cessation of the…

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Australian Wool Profits £6,500,000 to Credit. LONDON

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. James Hope, Treasurer, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said that the Australian government had been informed that…

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Farmers Central Executive. Reformed Mode of Election Needed. District Councils Should Have a Voice

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 1

Six members of Young branch of the Farmers and Settlers attended the meeting on Saturday. They were Messrs J. Blackwood (who…

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Silo Construction. Instructions for Farmers. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) has informed the Primary Producers' Union that a scheme is being formulated for general silo…

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Wool Market

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report under date August 4tb : There is little business pausing in wool circles in…

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Gundaroo's Record Price for Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn) referred on Wednesday to information received from Melbourne, to the effect that 16/ per…

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Sheep Eat Wool

Young Witness · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 3

Trucks of returning starving stock at Wellington contain sheep which pull out the wool of others and eat it with, relish. These sheep are not…

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Wheat "Futures" at Chicago

Young Witness · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 3

MONTREAL, July 30.—Wheat operators at Chicago continue to sustain severe losses on deals in futures. December delivery is now quoted at…

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Compulsory v. Voluntary Wheat Pool

Young Witness · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 3

At a meeting of Harden F. and S. Branch, it was pointed out re the opinion of Mr. A. K. Trethowan that a Compulsory State Wheat Pool was…

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