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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 50 of 59

Dairying. Locally-made Rennet

Manilla Express · Thursday 17 October 1918 · page 2

Samples of rennet made in Sydney from veils obtained from the State Abattoirs have lately been under trial by the Department of Agriculture, and…

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Wool Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company, Ltd., report under data Sydney, 16th October:—This company's second…

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Increased Price for Strong Wheat

Daily Observer · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 3

The wheat sectional committee of the P.P.U., at their last meeting, had before them for consideration the increased price of strong flour wheats. It was…

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Charge for Bags Containing Wheat

Daily Observer · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 3

The executive of the P.P.U. has accepted the recommendation from the wheat section that the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture be asked to place the…

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Farmers' and District Red Cross Stall

Daily Observer · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 7

This stall will be held on Friday next, October 25, and will be conducted by Mesdames W. A. Chaffey, G. Lye, G. W. Warden, the Misses Haylock, O. Bright…

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Wheat Grope for Sheep

Manilla Express · Monday 21 October 1918 · page 2

A few of the district men have turned their sheep into the wheat paddo…

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Wool-pack Profiteeringi

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 October 1918 · page 2

We are moved to make our acknowledgments and thanks to the numerous producers, who have been good enough to write us in warm approval…

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Wool-pack Profiteering!

Daily Observer · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 5
Also in Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser

John Bridge, and Co., Ltd.; write:—"We are moved to make our acknowledgments and thanks to the numerous producers who have been good enough…

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Lille District Captured. Great French Wool Centre

Daily Observer · Wednesday 23 October 1918 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write:— Lille, Northern France, is reported to have been taken by the British troops. Apart from other motives, the capture…

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Growing Grass with Wheat?

Manilla Express · Thursday 24 October 1918 · page 5

Something like the discovery that two telegraph messages at once may be sent over the same wire, which startled the scientific world a good many years ago, is the announcement…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Thursday 24 October 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 No. 390…

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Dairying. the Value of Herd-testing. To Dairy Farmers

Manilla Express · Thursday 24 October 1918 · page 2

One direction in which, farmers' practice will probably move rapidly forward immediately the war is over is tho individual testing of cows. At…

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Increased Butter Prices Halfpenny Per Pound All Round. Statement by Mr. Massy Greene. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 24 October 1918 · page 2

Mr. Massey Greene stated to-day that the price of butter had been increased to 154/ per cwt., in order to give the producer the benefit between purity in…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 3

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr.J.W.Laidlaw, P.M., Arthur Maurice Boulton (38) on remand, was charged with theat he did…

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Next Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.,report: This week wool appraisements are being held in Brisbane. Offerings resume in Sydney next Monday. The…

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Lille District Captured. Great French Wool Centre

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write: Lille, Northern France,is reported to have been taken by the British troops. Apart from other motives, the capture…

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Wednesday, October 23. (Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.m.) Alleged Wilfully Killing a Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 5

George Wilson was charged with that he did on or about the 25th day of September, 1918, at Tuncocey, near Moree, wilfully kill one merino sheep…

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Rain and the Crops

Daily Observer · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 3

That rain is wanted, and wanted badly is an unfortunate fact of which the producers in the Tamworth district only realise too well. Recently the promises…

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Astounding Losses in Sheep. Serious Position in Warialda District

Daily Observer · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 8

The Warlalda stock inspector (Mr. A. Gitiings) reports as follows: The rain fall has been light over the whole district, whilst during the past six weeks…

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