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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 7 of 63

Seized Wheat Extra Threepence Awarded. State's Probable Lose on Deal

The North Western Courier · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

As forecasted in the "Evening News" some weeks age, the Necessary Commodities Commission has awarded an extra threepence per…

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The Wool Market. Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report under date 24th January:—

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 6

The market reopened last week at very satisfactory levels all round, mo descriptions showing an advance of about 10 per cent. on December…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 8

In addition to the 500 Queensland cattle which Messrs. Landers and Cantrell and Maiden Bros. are offering by auction on Friday next, 4th February,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

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. 247…

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Tamworth Farmers' Union. Makes Good Start. Sydney Press Tribute

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 3

Last week a farmers union was formed at Tamworth (says the "Sydney Morning Herald"). One of the circumstances incidentally leading to its…

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Farm & Field Original Articles. Wheaten Chaff for Working Horses

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 5

From experience I have found wheats en chaff excellent feed for working horses, especially when mixed with oat sheaf chaff. The wheat straw is not so…

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Tenterfield Butter Factory. Tenterfield

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

At the twenty-first half-yearly meeting of the Butter Company, the report (showed a decrease in manufacture of 884,601 lbs of butter, compared with…

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London Wool Sales

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 4

There was a good demand at the wool sales for all merinos at late rates. Greasy [?] were [?] Slipes advanced a halfpenny…

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The Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile Loan & Finance co. Ltd., report under date sydney, 27 January; No wool sales are being held in…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report as follows: The Sydney wool market was further improved at to day's sales, competition…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., Sydney, report: The wool market further improved at to-day's sales. Competition was brick and general prices for…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Go., Ltd., report under date, 28th January :--No sales have been held in this market during the present week,…

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Local Sheep at Homebush

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

Good quality sheep were wanted at Homebush last Thursday, but other sorts were in rather slacker demand, Medium and low grade…

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Liverpool Plains F. AND S. ASSOCIATION. Wheat Scheme

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 6

The regular quarterly meeting of the Liverpool Plains District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the M.U. Hall, Gunnedah, the…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, report, that, the following applications for patents connected with…

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Price of Butter. Increase from Monday Next. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

The butter merchants applied to the Necessary Commodities Commossion to-day for an increase from 123/8 per cwt. to 140/ in the price of butter…

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Late Telegrams No Room for Speculators. Wheat Certificates. Must he Held by Bona Fide Farmers. No Recognition of Others. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture is determined that there shall be no speculation in wheat certificates or grain if he can prevent it…

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Farm and Field Pastoral Sheep Blow-flies. Essentials of Suitable Dips

The North Western Courier · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

"Any dip to be thoroughly useful—or what might almost be called a perfect dip—must fulfil certain conditions if it is to be of any real value in…

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Cattle Sale

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Landers and Cantrell advertise that their big special cattle sale commences to-day at 2 o'clock sharp, when they will yard 1000 head,…

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Trucking Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

A Mr. Bennett., who has invented a method to prevent the loss of large numbers of sheep in railway travelling (says an exchange) has been…

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