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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

1,389 stories in New England's papers · page 33 of 70

Miscellaneous. the Farmer's Dinner Table. Vegetables Lacking Where They Should Be Abundant

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 4

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land that vegetables form such a small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. Where there is every…

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Safety First on the Farm

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 4

Safety rules as applied to factories, mines, street crossings and railways are repeatedly insisted upon, points out a farm paper, but "safety first on…

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Wool Report

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report under date June 30th: Final appraisements under the wool scheme were held on the 28th…

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The Season. Sheep Die After Rain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 3

Au extraordinary aftermath of the rain is the number of sheep that have been lost, says the Barcoo 'Independent' (Blackall, Q.). Of the Mena sheep…

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Disposal of New Wool Clip

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday. — The Government scheme in regard to the disposal of the new wool clip has been modified. Woolgrowers are now to be left free to…

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£4,000,000 Worth of Wool. Dividends in Bonds

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

Win[?]mbe, Carson Ltd. report :- The [?] rains recorded recall the fact that after the floods in the Darling River country in the early [?]…

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Birds Eating Crops

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

Since the late [?]cial rains the galai[?] have increased in the Trundle district. The noise made by their wi[?] as they circle high overhead…

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Next State Elections Farmers Will Dominate

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

"If we continue as we are doing we will have at the next election such a solid force that we will be in a position to control the Parliament of this…

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Farm-house Tragedy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 7

Kathleen Whistance, aged 15, was charged at Graig, near Abergaveeny, with having murdered her aunt, Mrs. White, who was found with her head…

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The Sheep Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday. — At yesterday's cheep sales the highest figures reached were 600 guineas, 523 guineas, and 450 guineas, which were realised by three…

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"Wool for Germany!"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 9

It is reported that a Bradford syndicate has bought 300,000 bales of colonial wool, originally intended for the last London auctions but which were not…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Charge Against Dalveen Resident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 3

At the Warwick Police Court, before Major A. E. Aitkin, Acting P.M., Robt. James Turner, a Dalveen grazier, was charged with stealing four cows…

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Plenty or Sugar Soon. Queensland Crops Promise Relief

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 7

Melbourne, Saturday Night.—Information has been received from Queensland that, owing to the good crop of sugarcane in the Cairns district,…

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The Price of Butter

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. Massey Greene declined to grant the request of the Victorian farmers for an increase in the price of butter to 3s per lb…

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Farm Notes. Some Points on Silos

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 7

Drought, with its tale of hardship fend disaster, is at last beginning to fade into the still vivid past. So tragic was its story in sonic places, and so…

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£4,000,000 Worth of Wool. Dividends in Ponds

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 6

Wincheo[?]r, Carson, Ltd., report:-- The copious mints recorded recall the fact that after the floods in the Darling River country in the early…

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Butter and Cheese

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Customs states that the Commonwealth Government has been advised that the Imperial Government has caucelled the existing…

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Wheat Pool

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 2

Mr. Dunn denies the suggestion lien, Melbourne that the is holding up the decision regarding the continuance of the wheat pool. He blames the…

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Wool Market

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report under date July 7th : — The scheme of sale of the Australian wool clips to the British…

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London Wool Prices Lower. Profits Available

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 5

Wincheombe, Carson Ltd. report : — The downward trend in prices for lower guide merino and crosshred wools noti[?]cable at recent London auctions…

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