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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,292 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 62 of 65

Dunedoo Wheat Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 6

The first load of new (this season's) wheat arrived at Dunedoo last week, and a lo[?] [?] arrived at Birriwa. The samples are very good. Stripping…

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Cattle Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

Local graziers will be interested in an important sale of store cattle advertised by Goldsborougb, Mort and Co. in our business columns. The…

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Wheat Scheme

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 16

The Minister for Agriculture took advantage of the opportunity afforded by questions in the Legislative Assembly to explain the latest…

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Wheat Traffic

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 1

A great quantity of wheat is being conveyed to the Dubbo railway station. So far there is very little stored at tho grain shed, as there have been…

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Yoorooga Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

Mr. J. H. Ritter has received word from his selling agents in Sydney that JHR/Yoorooga wool brought very satisfactory prices during the week. The…

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Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson Ltd wool sales last Tuesday included Reuben Jones, Binnaway 15d, Reg G. Nash, Coonabarabran, 14¾d, and Mrs H…

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The Wheat Scheme

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

No matter of what political turn of mind farmers may be they should not become prejudiced against the N.S, Wales Government for having agreed…

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Tullamore Wheat Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 6

Nearly all the work on the Government wheat area at Tullamore is being done by the four caterpillar engines. The [?]learing on the Orange Plains area…

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Big Loads of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 6

Over 4000 bags of wheat were delivered at the Wellington Farmers' Cooperative Mill on Tuesday of last week, when the yards presented a busy scene…

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Of Interest to Wheat Growers

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 8

In the Assembly last week, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick asked the Minister a question for the purpose of clearing up a little misconception…

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At Home and Abroad. Wheat Freights

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 8

A London paper states that the South American grain freights continue their remarkable rise. Before the war 12s 6d a ton was accepted…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 15

A meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon for the principal purpose of…

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Coo-ee March. Rejects' Pay "Farmer and Settler" Moves

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 10

Speaking in connection with the unfairness of the military authorities in refusing to pay the men rejected from the Coo-ee march, at the…

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Eight Hours on Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

Mr. E. S. Twigg, a large fanner of the Cowra district, evidently has no dread of the institution of an eighthour day on the farm. Writing of…

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The Farmers Trouble

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

The Government acquiring at the market rate any portion of the crop, or the whole estimated surplus over local needs, to ensure the fullest possible…

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The Wheat Pool

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 2

At a conference of Ministers of Agriculture, to be held in Melbourne this week, Mr. Hagelthorn, the Victorian Minister will submit a proposal…

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Wool and Live Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 11th December:—Wool.—The market still shows an upward grade for all descriptions. There…

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Entertaining Visitors A Famous Wheat Bolt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 1

Knowing that the members of the Public Works Committee intended to remain in Dublin on Sunday, so that they may on the following day…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahama, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 241…

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Poultry. Table Poultry. As a By product of the Egg Farm

Western Age · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 4

"Accepted notions and practical commercial considerations are not always in accord," says the Poultry Expert somewhat epigrammatically in…

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