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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Assisting Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 1

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, has evolved a scheme designed to render assistance to farmers who have suffered severely from the drought in…

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A Benevolent Farmer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

Thus Gilgandra "Liberal": A local landholder, who hopes to have 500 acres at least under cultivation by sharefarmers this season has informed…

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Share Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

Mr, H. R. M. Piggott, M.P. of Blayney, refutes the Labor assertion that any person working with the owner of land on the share farm system is…

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Orange Potato Crop Fails

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

There are 8000 acres under potatoes in the Orange district this year, but owing to the continued dry weather it is only on isolated small areas that any…

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An Indignant Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

Mr. J. Fitzpatrick, of "Erin Vale," Junee, states that he is resigning from the Farmers and Settlers' Association. Mr. Fitzpatrick is the Association's…

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A Crop of Troubles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

Bert. Job, son of Mr. W. T. Job, met with a serious accident (says the Peak Hill "Express"). He mounted a young horse, which reared and fell back…

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Assisting the Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands and Agriculture, announced his policy to consider necessitous farmers who [?]offered from the drought. The money…

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Castlereagh Farmers. Council Meeting at Dubbo. Mr Walter Brown As President

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Castlereagh Electorate Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Protestant Hall on Tuesday…

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"I.h.c." Gaso-kero Farm Engine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 7

Undoubtedly one of the first articles of interest to farmers at the Royal Agriculural Society's Show, to he opened at Sydney on Monday next, is the…

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Dubbo Farmers and Settlers Discuss Western District Hospital Propcsal. Country Killing of Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 7

The regular monthly meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settiers' Association was held on Saturday, when there were present: Messrs…

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Wool Report

Western Age · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction on Tuesday a catalogue of 2089 hales, including a fair proportion of wools that were in good…

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World's Wheat Crop

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 4

The January number of the "Bulle[?] of Agricultural and Commercial Statistics," issued by the International Institute of Agriculture, publishes…

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District Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

Scarcity of freights caused an easing is competition at last week's closing wool auctions. Super wools made late rates, but medium and inferior lines…

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To Increase the Wheat Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

At the lost meeting of the Urangeline branch of the F. and S Association the following motion was carried, and forwarded to all branches, with a request…

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Agricultural. Sowing the Wheat. Seasonable Hints

Western Age · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 4

Asked for a few seasonable hints on the sowing of a wheat crop, the Chief Inspector made the remark that one of the most important things to which the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 204…

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Weevily Seed Wheat. Can It Be Used?

Western Age · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 4

We have some clean seed wheat stored in a shed that has this year become infested with weevils. The seed wheat now has some weevil in. Can…

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Farmers and Their Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 5

Following on the decision of the High Court that the New South Wales Wheat Acquisition Act is valid, the Government are taking steps to carry out…

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The Wheat Board

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

Since the decision of the High Court declaring the Wheat Acquisition valid the Wheat Board officials have had a busy time. The secretary says the…

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Seizure of Dubbo Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 6

Application has been made to the Necessary Commodities Commission for direction with regard to 331 sacks of flour which, it was stated, were…

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