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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 30th December:—Arrangements have been made to deal with the first 60,000 bales of the balance of [?]…

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Titles & Land Tenures. Conversions Into Homestead Farms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 2

What tenures can be converted into homestead farms! The holder of any conditional purchase (including a non-residential…

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The Wheat Pool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

Of the 53,793,000 bags of wheat put into the Australian wheat pool last season 27,308,000 bags were held by shipping agents and millers on 24th…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 5

John Bridge and Co., Ltd , writes us as follows:— "The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the Australian wool…

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Farmers and the Wheat Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

The manner in which the Federal Government is dealing with the wheat yield throughout the Commonwealth is causing a great deal of dissatisfaction…

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Trespassing Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 7

"Dubbo" has a grievance, and he has asked the "Farmer and Settler" to settle it. This is how he puts his case: "I purchased a few head of…

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The Farmers President and the Wheat Board. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

It is understood that Mr, A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, has been chosen as a direct resen…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 3rd January:—Catalogues arc now being prepared for assessment, which, assuming nil necessary range…

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The Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date December 29 :-- The scheme is now complete so far as preparation of numerous regulations to provide for…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, Western Age

John Bridge and Co., Ltd.. write us as follows:-"The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the stra…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 295…

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Farmers Dissatistied. Will Probably Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

Considerable unrest prevails in the farming industry throughout the Commonwealth. It is suggested that next year's crop of wheat may be…

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A Good Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. G. Woodley, of Euloinog[?], is ore of the fortunate farmers of the district. He invariably gathers in a good harvest. But it is not luck or good…

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Gollan Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. D, Ross says:—Everybody is busy harvesting out Gollan way. The crops are turning out fairly well. A lot of the crops have gone down, but…

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Will Hurt the Farmers most. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Prime Minister Hughes states that if the wheat farmers carry out their threat to plant less wheat next year, they will be the principal sufferers…

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For the Man on the Land, the Government Merino Stud Flock. Established at Trangie Expertaeut Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 8

The formation of the stud flock of merino sheep at Trangio experlment farm is an important move on the part of the Department of Agriculture, nnd…

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

All indications of rain have vanished for the present, and the weather is quite warm enough, although not distressing. The River Darling is still rising at Brewarrina…

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Sheep-skin Vests

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 3

During the last twelve months a total of 598 sheepskins for vests have been sent forward from Gilgandra. It is a goodly number; but it might of…

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