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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Wheat Payments

Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

Yesterday the Tamworth hanks, as arranged, paid the fourth instalment of sixpence out of the 1915-16 pool to all those farmers who presented their wheat…

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Sheep Sales. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

The stud sheep sales opened to-day. Prices were all in favor of the buyers. Although bidding was brisk many of the best studs went at prices of selected and…

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Wool & Produce Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report:— Hides: The demand for hides is still strong, but nevertheless since our…

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Burry Wool Question

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 1

A meeting of graziers affected by the appraisement of burry wool tools place at Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's office on Tuesday afternoon with…

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Wheat Pool Workings. Growers Want Co-operative Company. Bigger Advance Wanted. SYDNEY, Monday

Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Wheat Executive resolved to urge on the Prime Minister to ask that Australian wheat be placed on the same footing in regard to price as…

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Wheat Pool Workings. Growers Want Co-operative Company

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the Wheat Executive resolved to urge on the Prime Minister to ask that Australian wheat be placed on the same footing in regard…

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F. & S. Council Wheat Storage and Wastage. Protest Against City Railway

Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Council was held at the Committee-rooms yesterday morning. Mr. W. J. Pock was in the chair and there…

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Rural Ruminations. Sheep Share Farming

Daily Observer · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 4

Writing in your issue of 27th June, Mr. R. F. Gardner introduces the idea of share farming witn sheep. He points out that wheat share farming has been…

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Wool

Daily Observer · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Limited report: The wool appraisements of last week concluded the offerings for the 1916-17 season…

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Wool Acquisition Scheme. Refund Payments. More Exploitation

The North Western Courier · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 5

It has come under our notice that you are being circularised with the object of inducing you to sell your interest in the 10 per cent, deduction…

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Rural Ruminations. Profits in Sheep Breeding

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 3

A sentence from a recent article in "Sydney Morning Herald" will serve as a text for to-day's article. The sentence is:—"With present prices there must be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 5

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

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Farmers and Settlers' Associationport of Fremantle.. At Curlewis

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 3

A meeting of farmers in the Curlewis district was held in the School of Arts on the afternoon of Saturday, 30th June, under the auspices of the local branch…

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Live Stock. Farm Slaughtered Animals. Economical Methods of Skinning

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 5

The heaviest loss that most farmers' suffer in connection with the killing of animals and preparation of meat on the farm is due to bad skinning or flaying,…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 5

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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Cattle Sale

Daily Observer · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

As notified by advertisement Messrs. Broughton and Blomfield will hold a special cattle sale at the Tamworth yards on Friday, 13th instant,…

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Dispute About Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

The action brought by James Lachlan Holland, of Randwick against George and James Gail, of Bundoowitherdi, Moree, in which plaintiff…

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Wool & Produce Report

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

The Country Producers' Selling Co.. Ltd.. market report for week ending Saturday, 7th July:— Sheepskins: Market very strong We…

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F. & S. Conference. Wheat Pool Workings Condemned. Farmers Should Cut Out Middleman. Address by Mr. Beeby. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened to-day. A large number of delegates were present from all parts of the…

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Wool Acquisition Scheme. Refund Payments. More Exploitation

Daily Observer · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 4

To Australian Woolgrowers,—It has come under our notice that you are ebing circularised with the object of inducing you to sell your interest in the…

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