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Farming & the land, 1920

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Heavy Loss of Sheep

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. R. G. Crapp purchased a line of about 450 wethers at Ha[?]sh sales and tracked them to Cralla. On arrival there it was found that about 70…

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The Wheat Shortage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Mr. Ashford states that the State Wheat Board was in no way responsible for the wheat shortage. The State Board, he remarks, could not…

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Commercial London Wool Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 9

The London wool sales opened firm [?] being quoted at a per cent above December closing race…

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Items of Interest Black Montain Butter Factory

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 9

For the month of December the Black Mountain Co-operative Dairy Co. paid Suppliers of the rate of [?] [?]…

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Britain Sells Wool Millions From Australia. Government Profiteering. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

The question of wool profiteering continues to excite the greatest interest, and the Profiteering Committee on Trusts is considering the question of…

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Necessitous Farmers Deputation to Minister

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

The need of farmers, particularly in respect to the operation of advances under the Rural Industries Board, were on Wednesday put before the…

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Farm Notes the Problem of the Rabbit. Is Poison Gas a Solution

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 7

The problem of the rabbit is a percunial one, and likely to be so for long enough. The one lonely beneficial effect of the drought has been a…

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Wool Profiteering

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

London, Jan. 19.—The question of wool profiteering continues to excite the greatest interest. The profiteering committee on trusts is considering the…

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Heavy Loss of Sheep

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

Mr R. G. Crapp has lost over 250 sheep of the 450 he recently purchased at Homebush. The heavy loss was referred to in last issue of the TIMES…

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Profits in Wool. London, January 17

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 8

It has been disclosed before the Central Profiteering Committee that the profit made in the West Riding in wool was above the fair margin flexd…

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Goubura Special Sheep and Cattle Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

W. H. Whcatley reports having yarded 37,000 sheep and 300 cattle on Friday list to a very large and representative attendance of buyers from…

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Special Sheep Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

Special attention is directed to the announcement in our advertisement[?] to the effect that Messrs. Cotton Bros., of Tenterfield (in conjunction…

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Sheep Poisoned by Weed

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

On Tuesday last Coleman Bros. tracked 2,500 sheep at Moree for rail-age to Inverell. The sheep were untracked at 6 a.m. on Wednesday and…

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The Soil. Zebu Cattle. Remarkable Results in U.s.a. Worthy of Australia's Attention. "Drought-resistant and Tick Immune."

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Stockown [?]Association of New South Wales correspondence and photos were received from Texas, U.S.A., in…

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Telegrams. Five Men Charged. Echo of the "Wheat Pool. Conspiracy and Fraud Alleged. a Reward Granted. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

Five men, Reginalil Rheuhen. John Erunton, Edward Sheedy, Rupert Coomes, and Selby Churchhill were before the Central Police Court to-day,…

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Relief for [?] Farmers

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 7

Any [?] person whose chief form of business or means of livelihood is [?] with Agricultural or [?] pursuits and who desires…

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Good Cattle Clearance

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

Messrs. Denshire and Cumming have received advice from their company agents that the cattle Bale at Tenterfield on Thursday last was much…

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Wool Report

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd. report under date January 21, 1920 : — The second series of appraisements has now concluded,…

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Wool and the Drought

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Lid. report : — The beneficial effects of the recent rains in apstoral centres are evidenced in the number of trucks ordered for…

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Toll of the Drought Losses in Inverell District. Nearly Quarter of a Million Sheep

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

That the drought of the last two years levied a heavy toll on stock has been all too apparent, but the official figures compiled by the Stock Inspector…

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