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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

At the local Police Court on Thursday last, before Mr. Gunn, P.M., John Joseph Commons, of Tigaringi, was charged with…

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Representative Farmers Wheat Board

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

The N.S Wales Government has approved of the appointment of a direct representative of the farmers on the Wheat…

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Commercial Special Cattle at Gungahleen Record Average of £10 10S Per Head for Store Cattle

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

W. H. WHEATLEY reports Laving held a special sale of store cattle and sheep, on account of Mr. A. P. Wade, at Gungahleen Station, on Thursday, the 21st December…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 1

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write us as follows :—"The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the Australian…

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Wheat for Britain

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 2

The efforts made by the Australian Wheat Commission to induce the British Government to take some wheat in the form…

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Sydney Wool Market Rusiness Resumed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write us as follows. "The work of appraising the values at which the [?] of the Australian Wool…

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Inter-state News Sydney, Monday Encouragement to Farmers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture says that in order to encourage farmers to grow the almost quantity of wheat this year his…

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Phosphorus Baits in Crop

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Poloce investigations revealed the presence of several phosphorus baits at Tumblong, in the Gundagar district. One crop…

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Poisoning Sheep Blowflies

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

The attention of the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., has been drawn to the fact that quite a number of letters have…

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Wool-Trade Economy. Endorsement of "John Bridge" Policy

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

Nearly twelve months ago, the firm of John Bridge & Co, Ltd., insugurated in the interests of Wlogrowers, their campaign of economy in the Woll-trade, this…

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Poisoning Sheep Blow-Flies

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The attention of the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., has been drawn to the fact that quite a number of letters have…

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Wool-trade Economy Endorsement of "John Bridge" Policy

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Nearly twelve months ago, the firm of John Bridge & Co., Ltd., inaugurated, in the interests of woolgrowers, their campaign of economy in the…

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Wool Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

The Australian Ale[?] and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date of Sydney, 23rd January, 1917…

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Classification of Wool

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

The West Australian postoralists Association is much this satisfied with the Federal Government's decision to classify…

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High Priced Combing Wool

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

The wool appraiser in Sydney yesterday awarded 28½d per lb for combing wool from RHH Uralla…

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West Australia, Friday. Encouragement to Farmers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

The West Australian Parliament passed the Premier's motion for the purchase at a m[?] of 3s, of the 1917-18 harvest…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Organising Monaro

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 2

Mr. William Webber, Organiser for the Fanners' and Settlers' Association, addressed a meeting of farmers and others in the School…

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Appraising the wool. Bradford Expert Appointed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 2
Also in The Bombala Times

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., realising that the conditions under which the value of wool is being arrived by the…

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Appraising the Wool. Bradford Expert Appointed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., realising that the conditions under which the value of wool is being arrived at by the appraisement…

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