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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,249 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 63

Excellent Wheat & Dairy Farm. For Sale by Public Auction

Manilla Express · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

A. C. VENESS and JOHN BRADY [?]n conjunction) have received instruction from the Administratri[?] of the Estate of the late John Gardner to…

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Wool Sale

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report by wire on Tuesday that they sold 6500 bales of wool to-day. The market for all wools, except very short…

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The Wheat Scheme

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

The first financial adjustment in connection with the wheat scheme has just been made, the amount paid to farmers up to yesterday being…

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Wheat Sold in London

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

The Victorian Minister for Agriculture says that two cargoes of wheat have been sold in London at 6/- pet quarter c.i.f. This is the highest price…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

These notes are issued every week, under personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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No. 243. Agricultural. Wheat Breeding. What Is Mean by Selection

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Selection is sometimes understool to mean the use of graded seed or plump well deveoped instead of pinched grain, but the Plant Breeder of the…

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Late Telegrams Needs of the Consumer. Must Be Safeguarded First Butter Trouble. Federal Minister Threatens Action. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Customs is of opinion that there is no justification for the rise of a penny in the peice of butter qwing to any immediate prospect of shortage…

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London Wool Sales

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 4

The Commercial Bank, Tamworth, received the following wire despatched by Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, from the Exchange, Sydney:—"London…

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Wool Market Still Rising. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

The Australian Mercantile Land Finance Co., Ltd., reports: Notwithstanding the increase in frieght of three-eigths per pound and…

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Farmers' Union Meeting

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

A meeting of farmers will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall at 8 p.m. to-night for the purpose of forming a farmer union. Messrs Chas. Kelly, J. J. Lord…

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District Wool

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

Owners with wool forward at this week's Sydney auctions met an excellent market. Prices for all classes except very short dusty lines…

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Record Wheat Yield

The North Western Courier · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

A Murrurundi correspondent reports a yield of 51 bushels of wheat per acre from a crop of 11 acres of Federation. This yield has not been…

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London Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd., report under date 19th January- London sales opened with good general competition, prices for greasy'…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

The sales were resumed on Monday, when Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction a catalogue of 2586 bales, including a fair…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date 19th January: After a month's recess for Christmas…

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Strong Demand for Store Sheep. Big "John Bridge" Sales. Record Results

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

The recent general rains in the north-west have invested the market with unwonted activity, and we learn that Messrs. John Bridge and…

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Farmers' Union Tamworth Producers Decide to Form. Object to Fix Minimum Price of Products

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

There was a representative gathering of farmers of the Tamworth district in the Oddfellows' Hall last night. for the purpose of deciding on the question of…

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Farm and Field. The Orchard the Rutherglen Bug. Suggestions for Control

The North Western Courier · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Considerable damage has been done by the little Rutherglen Bug in different parts of the State this season, and the report of the Assistant…

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Tamworth Cattle Salt

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

Good well-bred lines of bullocks, steers or cows are very hard to procure now, but buyers will have an opportunity of securing some at Tannvorth on…

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Export of Butter Prohibited. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

No further permits for the export of butter have benn granted by the Minister for Customs. It is intended to review the whole…

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