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

Farming & the land, 1919

1,478 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 74

Big Cattle Sale

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 1

Special attention is drawn to the big clearing sale of stock, farming implements, plants, etc., on account of Messers. Burke Bros., on the Duri Road, to-day, at…

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Australian Wheat Board Ukase

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 3

Mr. Peter Brady, of Sunnyside, Curwis, has received the following letter [?] Mr. Webster, P.M.G.:—With reference to the attached letters from the hon…

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Wheat Lumpers' Strike. Seven Vessels Held Up. Serious Dislocation Threatened. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

The wheat lumpers' strike at Darling Island continues. The men held a meeting this morning, and decided not to resume work until their demands were…

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Necessitous Farmers

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 3

A committee to deal with applications from farmers, who wish to take advantge of the Government's offer to assist those men who, though bad seasons and…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

At the Inverell Quarter Sessions, last neck, Ernest Charles Cavanagh, and John James Walsh were charged with stealing and receiving 56…

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Seed Wheat

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture [?] Hon. W. C. Grahame), desires it to be noticed that the Department of [?] culture in receiving numerous [?]…

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Wool Appraisement

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

Under dale of February 11. the A.M.L. and Co., Lid., report:— The cancellation of the Brisbane appraisement, formerly fixed for this…

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Dearer Cattle. Heavy Station Losses

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. Sydney Kidman, the well-known pastoralist, returned to Adelaide by the Melbourne express on Sunday (says the Adelaide "Observer"),…

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Wheat Lumpers' Strike. Reported Settlement. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 5

It is understood that the wheat lumpers' dispute has been settled, and that the men will resume work this afternoon…

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Alleged Wheat Frauds. Accused Committed for Trial. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 5

The hearing or the wheat cases was concluded in the Police Court. The ten men who wore charged with alleged conspiracy were committed for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Maw on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture. and [?] mainly on the experl[?] of the Department. No. 406. Pastoral. Cross-breeding Experiments with Sheep. Some Combined Results

Manilla Express · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

A progress report on the crossbreeding experiments with sheep at Bathurst experiment farm, with which is afforded a combination of the results…

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Singleton Co-operative Dairy Company. Half Yearly Meeting. SINGLETON

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

There was a large attendance of shareholders at the nin[?]ieenth annual meeting of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd. Mr. David…

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Tamworth Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited Half-yearly Meeting. £22104 Distributed. Bacon Factory Required

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

At the half-yearly meeting of the above company held on Friday last there was a fair attendance. The chairman, Mr. A. Matheson, read the…

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Dairying. Ten-year-old Silage. a Profitable Venture

Manilla Express · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

A sample of silage that had been made from green maize in April, 190--nearly ten years ago--was recently forwarded to the Department of…

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Wool Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company, Ltd., report under date 12th February:—The cancellation of the Brisbane…

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Wheat Lumpers Still Out. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

The whole of the wheat ships at Darling Island are again idle, owing to the lumpers' strike. An endeavor will be made to have the…

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Inverell Quarter Sessions, Alleged Sheep Steailng. Pallamallawa Cases. (From the Inverell "Argus."(

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

The evidence taken in addition to that already published was as follows: Mrs. Wallis said Arthur McCumstie had come to her and asked for Walsh…

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Wool Trade Busy. The Dry Season in New South Wales

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3
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Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—Those engaged in the Sydney wool trade are still working at high pressure. Catalogues totalling 45,000 bales are being…

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Boring on Bective Soldier Farms

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

The Peel Shire Repatriation Committee has for some time been urging upon the Government the justice of making some allowance to soldier settlers whose…

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