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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dry Copper Carbonate. As a Preventive of Bunt

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 3

Reference was made in recent articles in this column to the prospects of success with dry copper carbonate as a preventive of bunt and one correspondent in…

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Wheat Stackers' Pay. Award Grants £1 a day. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 2

Judge Heydon has made the following award for wheat stackers: For men employed as [?]sual workers engaged in Sydney, 12/ a day, with an extra…

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Drover's Responsibility Liable for Loss of Sheep. Interesting Case at Inverell. INVERELL, Tuosdny

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 2

A case of more than ordinary, importance to stockmen generally was heard by the Police Magistrate: (Mr. W. L. B. Brown) in the Small Debts Court,…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 3

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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Sydney. Wool Sales and Army Needs

Daily Observer · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report that this week wool appraisements are being held in Brisbane. Arrangements have been made to hold sales in Sydney…

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Income Tax Returns. The Assessment of Wheat

Daily Observer · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 1

A deputation from the Farmers and Settlers' Association, consisting of President A.K. Trethowan M.L.C., Councilor W. E. Wearne M.L.A.,…

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Tax on Wheat Taxable Amount Reduced to 3/6. NARRABRI

Daily Observer · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. K. Trethowan M.L.C., when addressing the local branch of the Farmers Settlers'. Association stated that Taxation Commissioner had been…

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Warning to Farmers MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. Hughes is issuing a warning to farmers not to negotiate with the American firm that is trying to secure wheat scrip…

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District Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd., report that sheep were in improved demand at Homebush last Monday. Prices, except in the case of prime lines,…

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Markets. Sheep in Japan

The North Western Courier · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—The Japanese Government has decided to spend £2000 during the present year upon experiments in rearing…

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Income Tax on Wheat. the Assessment of Wheat

The North Western Courier · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

A deputation from the Farmers and Settlors' Association, consisting of President A. K. Trothowan, M.L.C., Councillor W. B. Wearno, M.L.A., Mr…

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Wool & Produce Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 28th May:— The appraisers are in Brisbane this week dealing with fairly substantial…

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Cost of Wheat Production

The North Western Courier · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Borrigan branch of the Farmers and Soldiers' Association an estimate of the cost of wheat production, was…

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Wool Sales and Army Needs

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that this week's wool appraisements are being held in Brisbane. Arrangements have been made to hold sales…

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Wheat Certificates. Sydney. Friday, 11 a.m

The North Western Courier · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 5

The Federal authorities have decided to take action to prevent unfair trafficking in wheat certificates. Arrangements have been made with…

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Wheat Shortage. Sydney. Friday. 11 a.m

The North Western Courier · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 5

A proposal was made at the Federal Wheat Commission, sitting in Melbourne, to provide storage for the wheat crop in each State in standard silos—…

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Wheat Stacks in Deplorable State. Sydney, Friday, 11 a.m

The North Western Courier · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 5

The wheat stacks in the south western Riverina are reported to be in a deplorable state. Farmers declare that no precautions…

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Sheep in Japan

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., writes under date 28517:--"The Japanese Government has decided to spend £3000 during the present year…

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Sheep Brings £4/13. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wire that a sheep donated by Messrs. Cope and Phillips of Calala. Curiowia to the Red Triangle Fund realised £4…

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Handling of Wheat. Silos to Carry One-third of Crop. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 2

The Wheat Commission met again to-day and decided to recommend that sufficient silos be erected to carry one-third of the average crop of wheat…

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