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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 53 of 93

Alleged Libel. Dairyman's Action Against Paper. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

William Percival, a licensed dairyman, of Windsor, claimed £1000 from the "Windsor and Richmond Gazette" for an alleged libel, which arose out of the…

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Railway Rates Further Increases Threatened Farmers and Graziers' Go. Enter Protest

Manilla Express · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 3

With characteristic vigilance, the magaging director (Hon. A K Trethowan, M.L.C.,) of the Farmers and…

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Stock and Crops. In North and North-West Price of the Coming Wheat Crop

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 1

Mr. E. Hyman, Tamworth, writes:— May I, per medium of your paper ask the fanners in the district and incidentally all over New South Wales the…

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Alleged Wheat Conspiracy. Accused Men Discharged. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

Further evidence was given in the Criminal Court in the case in which four men—Reginald Rheuben, Thomas Smith, Rupert Coombes, and Seby Churchill…

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Butter Prices. Application for Increase. Opposed by Crown. Advance Granted SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

The Duller Pool Committee applied to the Necessary Commodities Control Commission today for permission, to increase the price of butter to 2/9½ a…

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Wheat Silos. Government Engineer's Report Condition generally Good. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture has received a report from Mr. Groom, Government Supervising Engineer, who was instructed to ascertain the exact…

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Australian Wool Scheme. Yorkshire Newspaper Angry. Predicts Failure. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

The "Yorkshire Observer" scathingly criticises the Australian wool scheme, which continues to be pushed forward. The paper says it looks as if certain…

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Tamworth District Crops. Good Prospects

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 1

Our Loomberah Correspondent writes: Heavy rain fell again dining tho week 140 points being registered. This with other falls during the month brings the…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 1

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

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Stock and Crops. In North and North-West. Inverell Dairying. Co-op. Butter and Bacon Co., Ltd. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 1

During the half-year the Inverell Coop. Butter and Bacon Co. Ltd., owing to the drought exercised every possible economy in the funning of the factory…

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Wool Market

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

According to Harrison, Jones and Devlin, until auction sales are resumed it will be impossible to form any idea of the basis of values on…

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Prices of Fat Cattle

Daily Observer · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 6

Rupert. Beale and Co., Scone, writes: There has been a good deal of talk lately about the price and weights of fat cattle. The £71 bullock sold at…

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Dividend on Wool

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. wire as follows:-The 10 per cent, retention money on the past reason's wool, together with a 2 per cent, dividend,…

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Breaking up the Sheep Studs

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

Victoria recently took a stop of very doubtful value to the merino wool industry which should not be emulated by this State. This was to…

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Market Report. Wool Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 28th August, 1920: A further general rainfall this week…

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Fanners and the Wheat Payments

Daily Observer · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

The various organisations of primary producers might give special consideration to the letter which appeared in yesterday's issue of this paper from…

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White Grubs in Wheat. Plough Lend On Which Crop Hw Been Totally Destroyed

Manilla Express · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

Reports have reached the Minister for Agriculture regarding the appearance of white grubs in wheat crops in different parte of the State. When the first report…

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Million Sheep Shorn Union Men Breaking Strike

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 6

The Graziers' Association reports that the shed now at work or cut out on the 48-hour basis cover the first million sheep of the season to…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week. under the personal supervisor of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based [?] in the experience of the Department. No. 487…

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Increased Price of Butter. Disapproved of by Government

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

The State Government disapproves of the increase in the price of butter. It says that the Commission which granted the increase is the creation of…

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