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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 9 of 74

Success in Dairying

Daily Observer · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 8

The desire to be successful naturally appeals to everybody in fields of activity and enterprise, and s[?]mulates everybody to put forward his best…

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The Straying Cattle Nuisance

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Laidiaw, P.M., the following persons were proceeded against by the inspector of Nuisances on…

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Wheat for Northern Mills

Daily Observer · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

Lieut. Col. P. P. Abbott, M.H.R., has received the following from the secretary to the State Wheat Office, Sydney. In reply to your communication of…

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Fat Cattle—record Price

Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

Harold Curry, auctioneer, Tenterfield, reports having sold eight Durham bullocks (seven No. 4's and one No. 3) for the record price of £30 per head in the…

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Inverell Co-operative Butter and Bacon Factory. Half-Yearly Operations. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

For the half-year ended December 31. the Inverell Cooperative Butter and Bacon Factory manufactured 108,709 lb of butter, a decrease of 26,694 lb.. compared…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

The following applications for patents connected with the Farming and Mining Industries, have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Straying Cattle Cases

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

On Monday last a number of local residents were fined for allowing their stock to weather about the streets The Police Magistrate (Mr. Laidlaw)…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 3

Those 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 408…

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Well-known Dairy Farmer Dead. Singleton

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 3

Luke John Sullivan, of Dixie, a well known identity of the district, died of heart affection in the Danger Hospital, yesterday…

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New Varieties of Wheat. How They Behaved This Season

Manilla Express · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 3

One of the features of this season's work on the Plant Breeder's plots at Cowra has been the success of South African varieties of wheat under test…

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Swanbrook Dairy

Manilla Express · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 7

Cart starts from Monday next, delivery anywhere in town. 5d per quart delivered, still 4d at the dairy, N.B : The dairy is not for sale in…

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Experience with Farm Tractors. What Farmers Said

Manilla Express · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 3

The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has aroused much discussion in America, and…

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Wool Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Fi-nance Co., Ltd., report under date Sydney 20th February, 1919:— The wools now being brought…

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Sydney Wool Offerings. Blocking German Wool Trade

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 6

Wool appraisements continue without interruption in Sydney. We offered a catalogue of 7200 bales last week. Arrangements have been made to…

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Agricultural and Pas-toral Notes. Pastoral. the Spread of the Prickly Pear How Birds and Animals Help

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 6

When prickly pear plants once become well established they produce an enormous number of fruits that contain a dark purple pulp of a sub-acid…

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Butter Supply Commandeered. Federal Committee's Action. Drought Causes Serious Shortage. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

The supplies of butter held in stock in this State are to be commandeered. The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Committee has been devoting exhustive…

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Orange Potato Crop Fails. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

The whole of the potato crop in the Orange district this year will be a failure. It is understood that the loss to the…

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Agricultural. Experience with Farm Tractors. What Farmers Said

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 6

The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has aroused much discussion in America…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Monthly Meeting

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Town Halt on Friday afternoon last. There were present. Dr…

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Wheat Scrip. Australia's Sound Position. Satisfactory Price for Wheat

Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 6

Dealing with the wheat scrip position in their monthly share list for February, Messrs. Joseph Palmer and Sons, of Sydney, stock exchange, says:—…

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