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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Farm & Field Superphosphate

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 6

Superphosphate continues to be the most general source of the supply of phosphate of lime for agricultural use, though, unfortunately, it is not so…

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Wool Sales. The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under [?] date 3rd April:—

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 4

Fifth series of appraisement concluded on 2nd instant, this company offering a catalogue of 3688 [?] on the closing day. The…

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The Wool Clip. Sale to Great Britain. Record Prices Obtained. Whole Community Benefits

Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 5

The following statement regarding the handling of the wool clip by the Commonwealth Government is issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes):—…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 April 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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Wool Report

Daily Observer · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report:— Since the last series of appraisements in Sydney the Commonwealth appraisers have been in Brisbane attending to…

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Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., report under date 11th April:— Since the last series of…

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Rabbit Farms. World Scarcity of Fur. a Prophecy

The North Western Courier · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

That we shall see rabbit farms in Australia before many more years are over in the firm belief of a man whose name is one of the best-known in our…

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Wheat Pool Dividend

Daily Observer · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

Information has been received locally that the promised payment on the 1915- [?] wheat crop will be available on Thursday next. (April 19). to the value…

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The Wheat Pool. How the Farmer Has Profited. Some Remarkable Facts

Daily Observer · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

The following statement regarding the wheat pool is issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes):— The Australian Wheat Board has…

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Butter Pool. Federal Government Takes Action. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 2

The Federal Government has initiated Federal butter pool in order to ensure in adequate supply of butter being available for Commonwealth…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6
Also in Daily Observer

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. 310…

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Dairying. Selecting Dairy Cows

Daily Observer · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

And Handling Them. The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cows. That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper…

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Dairying. Selecting Dairy Cows. And Handling Them

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cows. That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper read by him before the Lower…

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Big Sheep Auction Sale

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Company Limited, in conjunction with L. C. Wooldbridge and Co., Ltd., advertise a big auction sale of 11,000 Corridale Merino…

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Pastoral Revolution

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

One result of Sir. C. G. Wade's recent trip across the Pacific was the discovery of a tree which is expected to revolutionise the pastoral…

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Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Co report as follows:— This week's catalegues of star lots are being submitted in the…

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Tho Sheep-Fly Post

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

Stock owners will be pleased to know that an effective means of combating this trouble has been solved by a trap invented by two Tamworth men. It…

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Maitland Stock Sales. Cattle Values Decline. West Maitland

Daily Observer · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 1

There was a very large supply at Campbell's Hill fait stook sales to-day, but within requirements. There was a large attendance of buyers and the…

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Farming in Australia

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

In view of the coming Federal election the Prime Minister has thought it advisable to issue a statement showing exactly what has been done by the…

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