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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office. Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1917 · page 2

Dry thunderstorm on Monday. Weather now glorious…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 November 1917 · page 2

Schute, Boll and Co., Ltd., report, under date November 26:— Appraisements wore resumed in Sydney on Monday, when we submitted a…

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Handling Next Wheat Harvest. Stacking on Farms Advocated

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 November 1917 · page 6

Mr. B. J. Stocks, a wheatgrower, of Cuuningham, advocates the storing of wheat on farms in preference to the handling of the grain by the Wheat…

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Wool Sales Resume

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 November 1917 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:— ''Wool appraisements were resumed in Sydney last Monday, and will continue, right on to Christmas. Nearly…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. (Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture). Water on the Farm. the Various Sources

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 November 1917 · page 6

The uses to which water is put on the farm are classified by the chemist of the Department of Agriculture under the following headings:…

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Training Women As Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 November 1917 · page 8

The "S.M. Herald" snorts as follows:—The announcement that it is intended by the Department of Agriculture to create more facilities for the…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 5

Schate, Bell and Co. report:--Appraisements were resumed in Sydney on Monday, when we submitted a catalogue of 3000 bales. The machinery…

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New Season's Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 1

Mr. J. Wheaton says that some splendid crops of wheat will be harvested this year in the Eumungerie district. The first of the now season's…

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Wool Sales Resume Shipments for America

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write:— "Wool appraisements, were resumed in Sydney last Monday and will continue right on to Christmas. Nearly…

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Reinforcements. Appeal to the Farmers. Position Explained. Rural Industry Exemptions

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 6

Until December 20, when the referendum has been decided, the I.W.W.'s are going to make themselves extremely busy. The farmers…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report:—We have again approached the Premier and the Railway Commissioners. The latter explain that further conveyance of wool to…

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No. 343. Water on the Farm. The Various Sources

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

The uses to which water is put on the farm are classified by the Chemist of the Department of Agriculture under the following headings:…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Western Age · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on…

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Good Wheat Yields

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 1

Mr. W. H. Oates, of Timbrebongie stripped 139 bags of wheat from 15 a[?]rea. Mr. Frank Mack informed us this morning that stripping is in full…

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Farmers and Settlers to Vote "YES."

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 2

The Exe[?]tive Co[?]il of the Farmers and Settlers' Association urges that the referenlum be [?]ed in the a[?]mative…

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Treated Like Cattle. Hun Proposals for Australia

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 2

According to the German Press this is what Germany proposes shall be the lot of the conquered:— "It is intended to organise great…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 4

Harvesting is now in full swing in the Bodangora and Mary vale districts, and the results so far justify the opinion that the harvest throughout the…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 5

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:— Wool.—Appraisement No. 22 (second series of the new wool scheme)…

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On the Land Wool and Produce Reports

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date December 3:— Marsupial Skins.—An easier market ruled for all descriptions of kangaroo,…

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