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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 38 of 53

The Wool Market Its Outlook

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report—The first week's wool sales in Sydney had no surprises. The demand practically reflected the conditions…

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World's Parity for Wheat a Labor Minister's Views

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

WAGGA.—Mr. P. F. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, passed through Wagga on his way to visit the soldier settlement at Tumbarumba. In an…

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Sheep and Cattle Sale

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 5

Mr C. S. Bradbury furnishes tho following report of his fortnightly sale at Taralga held on Saturday last. 1000 sheep were penned and sold…

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Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2
Also in Young Witness

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: —Prices at our first Sydney wool auctions of the season held on Monday showed practically no alteration…

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World's Wheat Parity

Young Witness · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

"While, as the son of a primary producer, a farmer who had to rear a hig family on a miserable eighteen acres of land in the Young, district,…

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Nine Cattle Killed by Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

When cattle trucks were being unloaded at Fairfield last night a number of animals stampeded along the line. Nine were subsequently killed…

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Wheat Agents Should Country Millers be Appointed? Increased Weight of Wheat

Young Witness · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

"Will you allow me a small space in your, valuable paper," writes Mr. W. F. Barr, of Milvale, [?]to reply to, the. suggestion that Country Millers be…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat. What is the Cost? SYDNEY

Young Witness · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 1

A leading wheat merchant in this city believes that bulk handling of wheat in this State will be more costly, than the old bag system…

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Wheat Marketing Bill Debate in Legislative Council. Second Reading. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Young Witness · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

The Legislative Council passed the second reading of the Sydney Harbor Wharfage and Tonnage rates. The Counell then Proceceded to deal with…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool Report. Schute, Bell & CO., Ltd., report on 9th Oct., as follows:--

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

Auction sales of wool were resumed this week, and, on the whole, results must be regarded as satisfactory. It was…

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Church to Farm. Clergymen After More Pay

Young Witness · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

"I have been 26 years engaged In ministerial work, and during the whole time I have, never received more than the pay of a laboring…

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New Insect Pest. Oat Crops Attacked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

Reports recently reached the Minister for Agriculture regarding a now insect pest in oat crops in the Delungra district, and he accordingly sent the…

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Wheat

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 1

The wheat industry is now in a most serious state, the last four years being failures as regards financial results, excepting to those…

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Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 9th October :— Auction sales were resured this week, and, on the whole, results…

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Sheep on Fire. Owners Mystified. Phosphate to Blame

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 2

A unique occurrence has been reported from the north. Three hundred sheep were found to be on fire, and it was found that the smoke…

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"hermit's Sheeep." Wool a Yard Long

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 2

Ollie Pursehouse, of Goulburu, is known locally as a clipper of human hair and a clipper on coursing dogs, but few would ever think…

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Open Wheat Market. Australia's Only Chance, of Salvation

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 1

Mr E. S. Twigg writes:—"At the F.S.A. Conference the feeling of the farmers was plainly in favor of handling their own wheat with a…

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Wheat Marketing Bill. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 2

In the Legislative Council on. the second reading of the Wheat Bill, Sir Joseph Carruthers. referring to the claim for world's parity, said…

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Sydney Wool Sales. First Series Ends

Young Witness · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 1

The first series of auctions in this centre concluded on Tuesday, 12th inst., when the cloning sales included a selection of wools equal to any…

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