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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 29 of 59

Stud Sheep Fair

Daily Observer · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 7

The Sydney annual stud sheep fair will commence on Monday, July 1st, and notice in our advertising columns intimates the various agents and their…

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Next Wheat Crop. Guarantee of 4/4 Agreed To. First Advance to be Three Shillings. MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 7

Mr. Watt, had a consultation with the Ministers for Agriculture for N.S. Wales, South Australia, Victoria and West Australia, regarding the guarantees for…

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Tamworth P.P. Board. Farmers' and Graziers' Anxious Time. Dry Weather the Cause

Daily Observer · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 6

The usually monthly meeting of the Tamworth District. Pastures Protection Board was held at the Peel Shire Offices yesterday. The President…

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Wheat Board Overdraft. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 2

On June 3 the Australian Wheat Board had an overdraft of £10,763,000…

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State Wheat Board. Secretary to Study American Methods. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 2

Owing to the wheat industry becoming so large, the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, in an attempt to keep pace with the demands made on the…

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Wheat Guarantees. State and Federal Governments in Conflict. N.S.W. Cabinet to Consider Matter. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 2

The Federal and Slate Governments are in direct conflict over the guarantee for the 1918-19 and 1919-20 wheat crops. The Federal Government agreed some…

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District Sheep and Cattle

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

Offerings at last Thursday's Home-bush sales included a number of district lines. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., advise that they sold wethers from…

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Butter in 20 Seconds

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

A number of Sydney gentlemen were interested at a demonstraton on Wednesday last of the Arf-a-Mo Churn, at the office of H. Carson Willmott, 379…

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Wheat Guarantee. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

The Premier announced to-night [?] the New South Wales Government did not recede from its guarantee to pay [?] per bushel for wheat to the farmers at [?]…

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Glen Innes Butter Factory. Glen Innes

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 6

The annual general meeting of shareholders in the Glen Innes Duller Factory was held in the Town Hull on Saturday. There was a large attendance…

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Wheat Sale Appeal Allowed. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 5

The High Court in the case of Josephs versus the Treasurer of New South Wales allowed the appeal of plaintiff against the verdict of the State Full…

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War Service in Canada. Farmers' Strong Criticism London

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

A Toronto messngo states: Owing to the strong criticism of the Military Ser-vice Act at the Farmers' Convention, which is closing to-day, similar…

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Wheat Payments?

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 7

The Banks have received authority to make a further payment of 3d per bush[?]et out of the 1915-1916 wheat pool. This amount will be payable on and after…

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Federal Parliament. Meat Prices Question: Commission's Report Strongly Criticised. Price Of Wheat Guarantee

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives Mr. Watt told Mr. Piggot that the Commonwealth Government had endorsed the State Premiers' decision to guarantee the…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · 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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Wheat Guarantee

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 3

The Tamworth District Council of the P.P.U. carried the following motion at Tuesday's meeting: "That the union express its appreciation of the utterances…

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Butter in Twenty Seconds

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 5

A demonstration took place on Wednesday, of last week, of the "Arf-a-Mo," Churn, at the office of H. Carson Willmott, 379 Kent Street…

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Government Supplying Wheat Sacks

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Lord was responsible for the following resolution carried by the Tamworth District Council of the P.P.U.: "That the Central Executive of the Union…

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Some Facts About Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., writes:—"The importance of ample supplies of wool in the world has never been more strongly emphasised than at…

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July Sheep Sales. Invitation From 'John Bridge.'

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 5

Producers from this district, who intend visiting Sydney for the forthcoming Sheep Sales, are cordially invited by John Bridge and Co., to give…

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