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Farming & the land, 1919

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Severe Drought. 500,000 Cattle Starving. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 12

Lack of rain and the heat have destroyed tho Brazing for half a million head of cattle, who remain on the verge of starvation. The crop outlook is bad…

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Wheat Sales to Japan. Comparison of Prices

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 8

The Acting Prime Minister admitted, in reply, to a question by Mr. Blakeley (N.S. Wales) in the House of Representatives, that it was a fact that the N.S.W. Wheat…

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German Wool Buyers. Attempt to Do Business

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 4

Considerable interest is being taken, in shipping and commercial circles in the question of the deportation of Germans. Already several thousands from the…

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The Butter Industry. Standardisation of Quality. What Are the Ministry's Intention's?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 16

The chief text of the scheme submitted by the Minister for Customs for the oranisation and control of the dairying industry is the standardisation of quality of butter on…

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The Beeby Bombshell. Cabinet Considers Position. Inquiry Into Wheat Sale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 2

Cabinet an Tuesday considered the circumstances of the retirement of Mr. Beeby as Minister of Labour and the statements made in his letter to the Premier. Later, Mr…

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Dairying. Herd Testing on the North Coast. a Forward Movement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 3

Evidence of revival of interest in herd testing on the North Coast is quoted by the Dairy Expert in a report to the Minister for Agriculture, in…

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Farmers and Graziers Co. Notable Produce Records

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 2

The new Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative, Grain, Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd (which recently acquired the New South Wales…

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Australian-german Girl. Farmer's Advertisement Arouses Indignation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 7

Indignation was expressed at the Returned Soldiers' Conference in Adelaide at an advertisement, announcing: "Farmer, aged 36, would like to correspond with…

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Wheat Commission. Minister's Evidence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1919 · page 5

The Wheat Commission was opened in Sydney to-day before Mr. Justice Pring. Mr. Blackett, K.C., and Mr. Addison, appeared to assist Mr. Justice Pring…

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Huge Wool Imports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe. Carson. Ltd. report under date 19th July 1919: Close on 1,000 000 bales of wool were imported into the the United…

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The Wheat Inquiry. SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

Mr. Beeby asked leave to appear befort the wheat inquiry to-day. He said he had resigned from the Ministry in order to force an inquiry…

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Wool Market. Merinos and Crossbreds

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date 12/7/19:—The appraisement of the past season's wool having been completed, no catalogues…

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Wheat Commission. Mr. Grahame Further Examined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 6

The Wheat Commission, which was opened in Sydney, yesterday, before His Honor Justice Pring, was continued after our report closed…

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The Wheat Inquiry. Further Evidence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 5

The wheat-inquiry was resumed to-day before the Commissioner Mr. Drummond further examined, said he was rather opposed to giving Georgeson the…

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The Wheat Inquiry Me Beeby to Take Part. The Expert's Powers. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

Mr Beeby asked leave to appear before the wheat inquiry to-day. He said he had resigned from the Ministry in order to force an inquiry. He asked leave to ask…

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Hitting up the Farmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 3

The Federal Labor Party passed a resolution during the late Sydney Conference in favor of abolishing the exemption in the Federal graduated…

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Australian-german Girl. Farmer's' Advertisement Arouses Indignation

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 3

Indignation was expressed at the Returned Soldiers' Conference in Adelaide at an advertisement announcing: "Farmer, aged 36, would like to…

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High Wool Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report:— were imported into the United Kingdom in the first four months of this year. It is estimated that…

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Wheat Commission. Further Evidence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 5

The Wheat Commission sat again to-day, Georgeson gave evidence. He said that he made a mistake yesterday in stating that a hundred tons of this wheat had been sold…

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Wheat Commission. Mr. Drummond Further Examined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 6

Evidence was continued before the Wheat Commission yesterday, when Mr Drummond, late manager of the State Wheat Office, was further examined…

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