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

Farming & the land, 1917

1,138 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 10 of 57

The Sheep-fly

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Abbott, Wingen, writes: That the rabbit pest and the blowfly pest are connected as cause and effect seems now to be…

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Sheep Detention Case. Narrabri

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 6

At One Force Court Tis Morning Samuel Grayson proceeded against [?]pector Curry of the local police to for the illegal detention of a number…

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Pastoral Lines. Worst Paying Railways. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 2

The Chief Commissioner for Railways in reply to a deputation from the Stock Owners Association said the worst paying traffic was practically live stock…

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Wheat Problem. Gathering Next Year's Harvest. Farmers' Union Scheme. Eliminating the Middleman

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 3

At a public meeting of district wheat gromers held in the Oddfellows' Hall yesterday, it was decided to face a definite scheme before the Federal…

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Queensland's Cattle Restrictions. Federal Interference Resented. MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 2

In the House of Representatives to-day Mr W. F .Finlayson (Queensland) moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the Commonwealth's Government's…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 304…

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Dairying. Inferior Quality Cream. Preventing Deterioration on the Farm

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 6

The suggestions of the Dairy Expert about cleanliness in milking and in separating have indicated to what a large extent dairy farmers have within…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 6

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

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N. S. W. Farmers' Union. Amalgamation with Primary Producers

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 3

The first annual meeting of the Tamworth Branch of the N.S.W. Farmers' Union was held at the Oddfellows' Hall yesterday. The President (Ald. A…

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"St. John's Wort." Its Eradication From Farm Lands

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 6

The secretary of the Batlow Progress Ass[?]n recently wrote to the Department stating that a number of holdings in that district were…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report: Growers will be pleased to hear that wool appraisement sales will be resumed in Sydney of Monday, 5th…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Quicker Appraisements Expected

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date 2nd inst.:—Growers, will be pleased to hear that wool appraisement sales will be…

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Wheat

Manilla Express · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

Up to the present 70,000 bags of wheat have been stacked at the local railway station. Last week a start was made with the work of…

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Wool

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 4

Under prevailing conditions some 150,000 bales have now been death with in this market and those growers who have already been fortunate…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Landers and Cantrell and Wm. Inglis and Son of Sydney, advertise in this issue that they are holding a special sale of cattle at Tamworth…

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Wheat Board. Farmers' Representative to be Appointed. MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

In the Senate to-day Senator Russell announced that farmers' representative was being appointed on the Wheat Board by ballot…

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Next Season's Wheat. Increase in Guaranteed Price. Advocated by Minister

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) stated that in connection with the arrangements between the, States to guarantee a first payment of…

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Alleged False Pretences. Father and Son Arrested. Dirt Instead of Wheat. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

John Schaer senr. and John Schaer. iu[?]r. were arrested at Finley yesterday and were subsequently charged with having falsely pretended that [?]…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3
Also in Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser

In accordance with instructions received from the President of the Central Wool Committee—the body controlling the wool for the…

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