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

Farming & the land, 1918

1,177 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 23 of 59

Australia's Wheat

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 6

Mr. Grahame, the Minister for Agriculture, returned to Sydney on Monday from the Central Wheat Board Conference, held in Melbourne during…

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Wool Review

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 6

We have just received from Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., their 29th annual Wool Review. The Review also contains some comments on the frozen…

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Cost of Rearing Cattle

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

In his address to shareholders in Bovril, Limited, at the annual meeting in London, the chairman. Mr. G. L. Johnson, drew some comparisons…

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Butter Factory Shares

Daily Observer · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 3

Five sharps in the Tamworth butter factory were donated to the Red Cross Day fund by Mr. S. R. Walker, of Mosman, late of Tamworth. These shares…

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Wool Packs. Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy

Daily Observer · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 8

"We have just received a communication from the Chairman of the State Wool, Committee., enclosing one from the Central Wool Committee, relative…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the Personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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Rise in Butter Prices. Government to Blame. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. Tudor states that the increased price of butter was apparently due to the lack of foresight on the part of those charged with the responsibility of…

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Tamworth P. & A. Association Monthly Meeting. Scheme for Cattle Accommodation

Daily Observer · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Tamworth P. and A. Association was held at the Farmers and Graziers' Office yesterday afternoon. The president (Mr,…

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Water on the Farm. Prevention of Injury to Boilers

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 2

Mention was made last week of the fact that there is no certain means of preventing me formation of boiler scale, even when the composition of the…

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A Pastoral Letter. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 2

A pastoral letter, written by Archbishop Kelly, was read in the Roman Catholic Churches in Sydney yesterday, setting out the Roman Catholic…

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Wool Packs. Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 1

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:—"We have just received a communication from the Chairman of the State Wool Committee, enclosing one…

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Wheat Guarantee. Bigger Areas Being Prepared. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Wearne, M.L.A., gives cheering account the effect of the guarantee of 4/ per bushel at the railway sidings for next season's wheat harvest…

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Canadian Farmers Want Exemptions

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Toronto correspondent reports that a delegation of a thousand Ontario farmers are going to Ottawa on May 14th, to protest against the…

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Russian Wheat

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 3

Washington advices say. that the first train loads of grain from Ukraine (Russia) have arrived in Germany, and the reduction of the German bread…

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Wool Classing

Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 3

Owing to the demands in the district a wool cassing scheme has been started at the Tamworth branch of the Technical College. Already 14 pupils have…

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The Wheat Guarantee

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Wearne, M.L.A., gives a cheering account the effect of the guarantee of 4/ per bushel at the railway sidings for next season's wheat…

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Wool Packg. Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 1

John Bridge & Co. Ltd., [?] "We have just received a communication from the Chirman of the State Wool Committee enclosing one from…

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Interstate Dairy Conference Opened in Sydney. Federal Control of Industry. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

The Interstate Dairy Conference was opened in Sydney to-day. Delegates from Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales were…

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Wheat Scrip

Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 7

[?] secretary of the Tamworth branch [?] the Farmers and Settlers' Associates has been warned by the Central [?]tive of the Association to advise…

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Wheat Pool Dividends

Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 7

Mr. H. S. Secomb, secretary of the Tamworth Farmers and Settlers' Association, has been notified from headquarters, that the Acting Prime…

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