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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 43 of 53

Farmers and Graziers' Co-Operative Co. Continued Expansion Notwithstanding Adverse Conditions

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 3

The Secretary of the Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance & Agency Co., Ltd., writes :--…

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Treasurer Replies. to Murwillumrah Farmers. State Loan and Local Works [Third Edition.]

The Yass Courier · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 2

The State Treasurer has been informed that a meeting of 260 farmers was recently held at Murwillumbah. The State Loan of £3,000,000 now…

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Wheat Handling. Farmers Meet at Milvale. Several Protests

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 6

"There is a matter of great importance to the wheat growers, and of great concern to the pool," said Mr. W. F. Barr, the…

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Political Necessity. and the Price of Wheat

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 4

Mr. Hughes announced to Parliament on Wednesday the decisions of the Premiers' Conference in respect to the price of wheat. The world's…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. Values Maintained. LONDON

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 2

At Antwerp wool sales, 11,172 bales were offered and 2400 sold. There was moderate competition and prices remained on a par with last sale…

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Financing the Harvest Details of Scheme. Wheat for Local Consumption 9/. Farmers to get 2/6 Cash and 2/6 in Certificates

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 6

An important statement on the wheat question was made by the Prime minister in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as…

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"Will Harvest Their Own Crops." Mr. Campbell's Statement. Farmers Not Dependent on a W.U.

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 1

Mr. T. I. Campbelll? secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, commenting on the Australian Workers' Union demands, said on Thursday…

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Australian Wool Big Purchase by Austria. Poland Wants to Buy. London

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 2

The "Yorkshire Post" states that twenty thousand bales of Australian wool have been purchased by Austria The price…

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Cowra Amused No Trouble With Farm Laborers. Plenty of Labor Offering. COWRA

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 1

The statement by Mr. Lambert of the alleged harvest trouble in this district owing to men demanding a forty-four hour week, is viewed with…

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Threatened Harvest Boycott Farmers Await Events

Young Witness · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 1

Mr. T. I. Campbell, secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to-day said: We will confidently await events regarding the threatened harvest boycott. We don't anticipate any serious dislocation. It was rumoured in well informed quarters to-day that the Council of…

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Potato Crops Attacked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 4

West Maitland.—Many farmers will not get more than seed from their potato crops this year, owing to the combined effects of the dry weather…

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Sheep Cheaper, Cattle Dearer. Homebush Sales. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

Only 12,000 sheep were penned at Homebush to-day. Notwithstanding the small yarding, values, declined for all grades, especially crossbreds,…

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Italian Wool Purchases

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales before the war, write Winchcombe Carson Ltd.. Italian buyers were more or less limited purchasers, Much of the wool…

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Wheat Delivery. Will Farmers go on Strike? a Harden Resolution

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 1

At a well attended meeting of the Harden branch of the F. and S. Association on Saturday, the wheat question was fully discussed. The…

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Dig Load of Wool

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 3

The record lead of wool this season was drawn to Young railway goodshed on Friday by Wallace White's team. who has been much in the limelight…

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Wool Sales. Greasy Merino, 40[?]d. "Farmers and Graziers" Breaks Record

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

The secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., writes:— "At the sale held by the company on…

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Wheat Sacks. Procedure for Distribution. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

The Rural industries Board made a statement this afternoon that it had come to the knowledge of the Board that through a misunderstanding ofs…

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Wheat for Hay. the Best Stage to Cut

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 1

Wheat is at the beat stage to cut for hay a few days after it is in flower, because at this stage the plant contains. the maximum amount of nutritive…

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Disease in Crops. Farmers Anxious. Dubbo

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

Many wheat crops in various parts of the district have been attacked by what appears to be a kind of white fungus which kills the stalks…

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Bush Fires. Farmers Take Precautions

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 1

As a precautionary method several gentlemen were appointed by the Harden F. and S. Association on Saturday to take charge of bush fires in their…

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