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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,981 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 73 of 100

The Wheat Pool. Interesting Returns

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

Official returns made available in Melbourne on Friday by the Wheat Board show that of 55,479,000 bags of Australian wheat in the pool…

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Wheat Pool. Mr Pigott's Suggestion

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 3

In the House of Representatives last week, Mr R. H. M. Pigott, M.H.R., stated that numbers of farmers who had gone to the front had…

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Foot-rot in Sheep. Stock Inspector's Advice

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

Stock Inspector Dowling, of Forbes, in reply to Mr. M. Bolger, of Won bobbie station as to the quantities of arsenie and bluestone for footrot in…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Sales

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mereantile Agency Company, Limited, reports under date of September 12th:- We offered to-day a large catalogue…

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Wheat Pool Audit. Raising the Wind

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 3

The General Secretary also notified that at the recent conference it had been decided that members contribute 6d per 100 bags on the wheat grown by…

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Next Wheat Harvest. Why the 6d Dividend Is Not Paid

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 3

Mr. H. L. Beasley said their position under the wheat pool was very unsatisfactory. For the past week or wore they had been made a definite promise…

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Farmers' Acre Fund. Forbes Donations

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

The treasurer (Mr. H. O. Elliott) of the Forbes Farmers' Aere Fund, which is to be devoted to relieving distress caused by the war, is about to close the…

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Federal Land Tax. Deductions on Farming Machinery

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 3

The General Secretary also forwarded the decision of conference on the deduction proposed to be allowed by the Federal Land Tax Commissioners…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Monthly Meeting. Some Important Matters

Forbes Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Shire chambers on Saturday last, when there…

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Dubbo Cattle Sale

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

On the 5th instant, Messrs Bedford, Taylor & Weston Ltd. and Hill, Clark & Co. Ltd. held a special sale at Dubbo when over 1000 cattle were yarded…

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Wool Classing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 5

The Principal of the Wolario Grammar School, Orange, is to be commended for the policy he has evidently adopted of making the…

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Obituary. Mrs S. J Cattle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

We regret to record the death of Mrs Sarah Jane Cattle, relict of the late Mr James Cattle, of this district, the sad event taking place in…

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Close of 1915-16 Wheat Pool

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Corp, the Government local agent, has courteously handed us the following:—Close of the 1916-16 wheat pool.—Millers are notified that…

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Freightage of Wheat. 500 Ships Accepted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

The information was elicited from the Prime Minister on Thursday that to date 500 ships have been accepted by the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 10

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M. L. A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No 280…

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The New Clip. "John Bridge " Wool Sale Encouraging Prices

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

Up to 20½d was made by John Bridge and Co., on the 12th inst., for early shorn greasy fleece. It was got for a consignment from…

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Farming in France

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 9

"I went through hundreds of miles of country last week, and saw every sign of perfect cultivation and great promise of a rich harvest. All the work is being done by women,…

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To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

Be economical! Save your tallow and Kitchen fat, and get 8/- per kerosene tin fall at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane Street. Don't forget to tell your friends,…

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Hospital Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 14

The committee of the Parkes Districit Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following bags of wheat:—…

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Wool Report

Western Champion · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 6

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction on Thursday a catalogue of 2070 bales. There was a full attendance of buyers but the embargo…

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