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Farming & the land, 1919

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and M. Agency Co., report.—Owing to the outbreak of influenza in this city and the quarantine restrictions,…

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Seed-wheat Advances. Method of Application

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

Farmers who desire to take advantage of the Government's decision to give assistance to necessitous farmers in the way of advancing seed wheat, should…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisor [?] Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 404…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the perosnal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are t[?] mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 405. Agricultural. Quick Growing Fodder Crops. What Farmers Can Do

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

In view of the depletion of reserves of fodder and the serious damage done to ordinary pastures—especially to paspalum—by the phenomenally dry…

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Pastoral. Native Grasses From the Riverina. Danthonias Again

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

A collection of very fine native grasses has just been received by the Department of Agriculture from the Grong Grong station in the Riverina…

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The Black Sheep. Murder Wave in France. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 12

American army officials deplore [?] from Paris, apparently truthful [?] show much crime by American soldiers. Thirty-four murders in the Department…

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Pickling Seed Wheat. The Best Way to Prevent Bunt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

The most efficient aud convenient preventive for bunt or "stinking smut," under prosont circumstances is certainly sulphate of coppor, or…

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Temora Demonstration Farm. Some Results to Date

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

To the Tomora district belongs the distinction of having a larger proportion of its total area under cultivation than any other in the State, while the…

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Farmers and Settlers. Cessnock District. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 2

During the past week Mr. W. Cambridge, of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, has been on a tour of the rural districts of Cessnock, where a…

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Victoria's Crop. Two Doctors Succumb

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

The number of fresh cases reported to the Board of Health in Melbourne on Wednesday was 243, from all parts of the State, including the cities and…

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Seed Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture the Hon. W. C. Grahame, desires it to be notified that the Department of Agriculture is receiving numerous enquiries from persons desiring to…

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Seed Wheat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. W. C. Grahame, desires it to be notified that the Department of Agriculture is receiving numerous enquiries…

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Damaged Wheat Meal

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. H. G. Bowden, Secrtary of the Scone Branch of the Primary Producers Union, is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. A. S…

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Sheep-fly Pest. Investigators' Conclusions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

The work carried out in the north west during the past two years in the investigation of the sheep-fly pest is reviewed in a comprehensive report…

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News by Wire. Wheat Lumrers' Strike. Sydney. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 5

The wheat lumpers strike at Darling Island continues. The men held a meeting this morning and decided not ro resume until their demands are complied with…

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Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 4

The nineteenth annual meeting of shareholders in the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. was held at the company's office on Saturday…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 4

The following applications for patents connected with the farming and pastoral industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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A Sensational Theft. Sheep in Charge of Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

A sensational occurrence took place at Charleville (Q.) on Saturday night. It appears a number of sheep, variously stated from 70 80, which have been for some…

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News by Wire. Wheat Lumpers' Dispute Settled. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 5

It is understood that the wheat lumpers' dispute has been settled, and that the men will resume work this afternoon…

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Singleton Letter. Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 6

The nineteenth annual meeting of the shareholders in Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held at the company's office on Saturday. Mr. David Faulkner…

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