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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 37 of 57

Wheat Stacks. Use of Bark for Roofing

Daily Observer · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 5

A proposal has been submitted by Mr. T. H. Williams, Distirct Forester at Tumbarumba, to the Chief Commissioner for Forestry, that bark of…

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Letter to Editor. (To the Editor Manilla "Express.") Disease in Sheep

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

I have watched this thing carefull, and am now of the opinion that the disease that the sheep is troubled with is none other than…

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Late Telegrams. Imported Butter. Cost of Transportation to be Added. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 2

The Necessary Commodities Commission further considered the variation in the price of butter to permit of imported Victorian butter being sold in…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 6

Messrs. Griffith and Hassal, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications have been lodged at the…

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Farmers and Settlers' at Tambar Springs. Dubbo-Werris Creek Railway Agitation

Daily Observer · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

The farmers, settlers and graziers of Tambar Springs showed that they fully appreciate the advantages of organisation by the formation of a thoroughly…

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Wool & Produce Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 18th August, 1917: — Wool. The 10 per cent. retention money was made available on the 14th…

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Wheat Stacks. Use or Bark for Rooying

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 2

A proposal has been submitted by Mr. T. H. Williams, District Forester at Tumberumba, to the Chief Commissioner for Forestry that bark of certain…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 6

Messrs. Griffith and Eassal Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, report that the following applications for Patents have been filed…

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Pastoral Prospects

Daily Observer · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write:— "At last week-end good falls of rain were reported from various parts of the country. In the central western…

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Pastoral Prospects

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:— "At last week-end good falls of rain were reported from various parts of the country. In the Central Western…

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Wool &. Produce Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 6

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report under date 20th August:— Hides: The demand continues keen for all descriptions at hides, and val…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land

Daily Observer · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 4
Also in Manilla Express

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

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Dairying. the Utility of Starters in Different Classes of Factories

Daily Observer · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 4

Classifying the uses of "starters" the Dairy Expert, in the paper referred to in last week's notes, considers them as used (1) in factories that receive cream daily…

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Wool & Produce Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 4

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date 22nd August:— Wool, which was coming forward…

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The Wool Industry of Australia. (To the Editor.)

Daily Observer · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 1

Sir,—In 1870 there were in Australia 41,503,612 sheep. Twenty years after in 1890 the numbers had increased to 97,881,221. That was before the cruise…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and Hassal Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, report that the following applications for Patents have been filed…

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Farmers Will Man Trains

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

A wire, was received from Atherton (Queensland) on Friday that a big meeting of all tableland farmers has been called for Saturday next, wither…

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Federal Parliament. Price of Wheat. War Time Profits Bill. MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 2

In the House of Representatives Mr. Hughes told Mr. Boyd that he could say nothing about the case of volunteers taking the place of the wharf-laborers on…

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Wool & Produce Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 27th August:— Owing to the strike very little wool coming forward to Sydney. Tho…

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