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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 49 of 93

Hundred Sheep to the Acre

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 5

Irrigation was the salvation of many settlers during the drought in the Forbes and Cowra districts. Some of the accounts are alluring. At Vychan…

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Sales of Skin Wool

Daily Observer · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— We sold privately 60' bales of scoured merino skin wool at 64d per lb., 50 bales at 62d, also a further 200 bales at 60d…

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Seed Wheat. Distribution to Cease

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 6

The Rural Industries Board has decided that no further orders far seed wheat shall be issued after August 12, and any surplus wheat in stock will be…

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Sheep Stealing Case Two Men Convicted and Fined

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 1

Robert Napoleon Jones and William Marshall were convicted by Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., at the Narrabri Police Court on Monday last, on a charge of…

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Wool and Finance. Money Market Tightened

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:- The gigantic size of the wool manufacturing Industry in Great Britain can be gauged from the fact that 275,000…

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Peace Loan and Wool. How Graziers May Invest

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 4

It would appear that finally has been reached with the imperial authorities, and the distribution of the profits resulting from the sale of…

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More Good Prices for Wool. American Buyers Again Purchase

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 2

On Wednesday, Winchcomba, Carson, Ltd., completed the sale privately of 60 bales of scoured, scoured special extra super combing merine skin wool at…

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Stock and Crops. In North and Worth-West. Warialda Stock Conditions. Heavy Losses Through Poisoning. WARIALDA

Daily Observer · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 1

The following report of the Stock Inspector, Mr. A. Gittings, was read at a meeting of the Warialda P.P. Board:— Since last meeting of the Board there…

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Farmers and Settlers Branch Meeting at Baan Baa

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 1

The usual monthly committee meeting of the Bann Baa F. and S. A. was held on Saturday 7th August. There were present Messrs. L. A. McNab…

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Wheat Growers. Questions in the Assembly. Government Guarantee. Captain Chaffey Elicits Information

Daily Observer · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 1

Questions of interest to wheatgrowers were asked in the Legislative Assembly an Tuesday by Captain Chaffey, M.L.A., on the subject of the Government…

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Boggabri Crops. Boggabri

Daily Observer · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 1

A total or 409 points of rain fell at Boggabri during last month, making almost 15 inchns for the seven months. On some of the country there is now a…

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Stock and Crops. In North ana North-West. Proposal to Obviate Dual Payment. Warlalda

Daily Observer · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 1

The opinion of Hie Crown Solicitor, A obtained by the Chief Secretary of Stock an connection with the rating of stock depasturing in another district, is of…

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Why Butter Boxes Are Dear. Over Double the Wages and no Extra Work. SINGLETON

Daily Observer · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 1

At a meeting of Singleton branch of the Primary Producers Union, Mr. J. Searl remarked that he had been fortu-ante enough to secure a supply of 25,000…

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Fallowing Allowances. Open to All Farmers. Price of Chaff to be Reduced. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture states that some misapprehension appears to have arisen that the granting' of the fallowing allowance by the Rural Industries…

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Wool Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

The Pactoral Finance Association, Limited, Sydney, report under date, 13th August:- The cabled information to hand this…

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Tamworth Farm Lands. Transfer to Cockburn Shire. Selling Land for Rates

Daily Observer · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 1

The owners of certain lands in an outlying portion of the Tamworth Municipality, situated on the Manilla Road, namely, suburban portions 64 to 70…

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Sheep Picking Up. Murrurundi

Daily Observer · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 1

The weather for the past week has been bleak and boisterous, and has considerably affected the growth of herbage Sheep are fast picking up…

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Stock Ad Crops. In North and North-West. Cost of Wheat Growing. An Inverell Estimate. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 1

At a meeting of the Delungra P.P. Union Mr. M.S. Raldwin read the following paper on the cost of producing wheat:—…

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Non-Union Shearers. Grazifrs' Appeal to Farmers' Sons. Myall Creek Discussion. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 1

At a meeting of the Myall Creek F and S Association, the secretary of the Grazier's Association wrote in reference to the shearing dispute. The letter…

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Butter Shortage. Glen Innes

Daily Observer · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 1

Householders at Glen Innes have not been able to get butter, or very little of it, for the past fortnight on account of the embargo on the importations from…

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