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

Farming & the land, 1920

1,843 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 44 of 93

Wheat Silo Scheme

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

In and address in Sydney, Mr. R. T. M'Kay Commonwealth engineer for wheat silos, made available particulars of the construction of wheat [?]…

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Wool Freights Falling

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

Wool freights to England have fallen. During the war rates rose to 2[?]d per pound. They are now 1[?]d per pound. Prior to 1914 they were…

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Sequel to a Sheep Dual

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

A curious story of a sheep deal coffers from the North-West. A wool grower sick and tired of the struggle with the drought, sold the re[?]…

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Wheat Guarantee 192O-21

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

At a meeting of the Tamworth Primary Producers Union correspondence was received from the Central Office relative to the Government…

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Japan As a Wool Buyer

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

Wool shipments continue very limited. In fat many steamers capable of [?] big weights of wool have been dispatched with their holds full…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week under the personal separate of the Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experiences of the Department. No. 481,…

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Dairying. What the Cow Says. And the Jot She Leaves the Farmer

Manilla Express · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

"Cleanliness is next to godliness," says the proverb, but it might well have added"—especially, for dairy farmers." All hygieme advances have been…

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Wheat Pool Ended. Shipping Combine's Action. Federal Steamers Boycotted. Consternation at Premiers' Conference

Daily Observer · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

The Prime Minister threw a bombshell into the Premiers' Conference at the usual sitting, when he definitely declined to prolong the…

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Rich Farm Land

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

Three years ago Mr. W. Mills purchased a [?]acre farm on the Lachlan River for £10 per acre. He planted 50 acres with lucerne, and within the…

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Dairying in Winter

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 6

The Winter Season, when Nature is resting and the milk supply is small, afford a most favorable opportunity for making necessary…

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For the Farmer's Wife

Manilla Express · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

Programmes of English vaudeville circuits some years back featured a performer who, principally with the aid of a felt hat minus its crown, gave…

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State Wheat Pool. F. AND S. Association Favorable. Question of Shipping. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

There is a general opinion in Sydney that the State Government will be compelled to establish a wheat pool this season…

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Stock and Crops. In North and North-West. Gunnedah Flood Damage. Ground Covered with Gluey Silt. GUNNEDAH

Daily Observer · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 1

As a result of the recent floods many landholders in this district are at present busily engaged in re-erecting their fences, hundeds of miles of which were…

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Currabubula Farmers Elated

Daily Observer · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 1

Our Currabubula correspondent writes:— Farmers are still busy getting wheat in. The recent splendid fall of rain has…

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Farmer Finds Labor Too Dear. Armidale

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 1

An Armidale district farmer in a pretty big way states that he intends this season cutting out all outside labor on his farm. He says that the latest…

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Dairying in Winter

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 5

The Winter Season, when Nature is resting and the milk supply is small, affords a most favorable opportunity for making necessary improvements and…

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State Wheat Pool

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 1

There is a general opinion in Sydney that the State Government will be compelled to establish a wheat pool this season. The Minister for…

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Market Reports. Wool Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 2

The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., Sydney, report under date 22nd July, 1920: The concluding series of wool appraisements…

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On the Land. Export of Sheep Skins

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. Hughes, in the House of Representatives in reply to Mr. Jowett said that skins and the resultant wool of all sheep killed after June 30 could…

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Wheat Scandal. Allegations in South Australia

Daily Observer · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. N. A. Webb,. S.M., who has inquired into transactions relating to the South Australian Wheat scheme, has supplied his report, which makes grave…

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