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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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On the Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd, report: The wool trade remains very quiet, there being no business to report. Auctions are to be resumed in Sydney on…

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The Wheat Grab. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 3

Sir,—Much fuss continues to be made about the action of the State Government with regard to wheat; but most of the persons who are making such a…

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The Wheat Grab

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

Many farmers in this district disposed wholly or in part of their wheat at 5s a bushel prior to actual proclamation seizing all the wheat of the State…

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The Wheat Seizure

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 3

The Manildra branch of the F. and S. Association carried a resolution protesting against the action of the State Government in the seizure of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Ron. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 193…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 9

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report under date 11th January:—Actual friction between the British and United States Governments on the question of…

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On the Land. Brisbane Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 3

Winchcome, Carson, Ltd. have received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—Brisbane wool market opened firm. Super wools in sellers…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 7

The A.M.L. and F, Co., Ltd., report under date 13th January:—A statement has appeared in the daily press, emanating from the Minister for…

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State Wheat Farming. a Practical Man's Criticism

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 7

Mr. E. S. Twigg, Cowra, than whom there is not, perhaps, a more practical farmer in the State, writing to a Sydney morning paper says:—The report…

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Sheep Die of Thirst

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

A pitiable spectacle was witnessed along the road from the Urabatta lane, Inyerell, to the railway recently, when, scores of sheep, in good condition,…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., have received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—"Brisbane wool sales opened on Tuesday. The market was…

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Increase in Wheat Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

There is evidence of a very large increase in the quantity of land that will be put under wheat in the Gilgandra district during the coming year. This…

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The Wheat Grab. Bushranging Tactios

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 7

Mr. Arthur Yeo, of Peak Hill, writes: Sir:—You given a good deal of Prominence in your columns lately from the farmers' point of view, to the Bon…

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GILGANDRA. At the monthly, meeting of the F. and S. Association there were present: Messrs. Townsend (President), J. W. L[?]gow (Secretary), R. M. Digges, W. Farmers and Settlers Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

At the monthly, meeting of the F. and S. Association there were present: Messrs. Townsend (President), J. W. Luthgow (Secretary), R. M. Digges, W…

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Deaths Among Chickens. a Poultry Farmer's Troubles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 8

A poultry farmer not far from Sydney quite lately wrote that for three years nearly all his chickens died from what seemed to be a cold in the head…

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Good Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Weir Bros., who came from Victoria about three years ago and commenced as farmers at Wongarbon, are men who do not spare them selves…

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Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 2

T. M. Sherriff's stock report was omitted from the last issue of this paper. The firm report having yarded 150 head of mixed cattle to a large…

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Cattle Boom

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 2

At Euoggora (Q.) fat stock sales on Wednesday last the market for beef was sensational. Rates per head rose by £2 to £3 compared with last week's…

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Making Wheat-bags Ratproof

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 2

With reference to the advice given on this subject in the December issue, Mr. Grahame Gow, of Nangar, Goolagong, writes that he has found the following…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. report (14th January):—Locally the past week had been a very quiet one. Reports from Brisbane, where sales have…

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