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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Farmers Want Information. Wheat Board's Statement

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 4

The Acting Prime Minister's announcement, that urgent steps are being taken to dispose of the surplus wheat of Australia for the last two…

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"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm."

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 2

Rebecca Randall and her large family of brothers and sisters live at Sunnybrook Farm, which is principally remarkable for the size of the mortgage…

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Sheep and Cattle Scarce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

Supplies were again small at the Homebush stock sales last Thursday. Win[?]combe, Carson, Ltd., report that only 700 cattle and 8000 sheep were on…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports under date August 29th:—There is practically nothing to report in the wool market just…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisions of the Hon, W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. FOR use in last issue of week ending 31st AUGUST, 1918…

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Farmers and Nationalists

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 3

Quite a stir was created in local National political circles during last, week-end by the news that the executive of the F. and S. Association had…

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

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 2

The weather is beautiful fine, but changeable as regards temperature. Cold south-westerly winds still remind us of a slowly dying winter. Rain is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Keep the Plough Going. and Increase the Fallowed Area

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 9

The month of September is the last in which many farmers will be able to comply with the conditions covering the Government's offer of an advance of…

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Banks Will Help Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 4

The Central War Loan Committee point out that in some cases it may not be convenient for farmers and others owning property to pay in cash a 10…

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Wheat Freights

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 3

Mr. Cakes said that statements were being made among the farmers with a view to prejudicing them against the Government, that wheat could be…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 4

The A.M.L and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 4th September:-Preparations for the inaugration of the forth coming season are now in progress, and…

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Wool After the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

Wi[?], Carson, Ltd., write:—Before the war the world's production of wool was set down as follows:—Australasia, 645 million 1bs.; South…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 2

The cold snap continues. No sign of rain…

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Horses, Sheep and Cattle

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 2

Messrs. W. H. and G. Paul, in conjunction with Messrs. J. H. Beale and Co., Sydney, will hold a sale of horses on Tuesday, October 29, and a sale of…

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Destruction of Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 1

A fat bullock belonging to Mr. R. Anderson, of Hill End, was found deal in a paddock with a gunshot wound through the bead, and the throat cut…

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Wheat Stocks

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 2

A statement regarding the wheat position generally has been issued on behalf of the Wheat Beard. It states that during the past few months the…

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Wheat Receiving Agents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 1

At meetings of shareholders of the Farmers and Settler [?] Grain Co., Mr. A. Wiseman was appointed receiving about at Talbragar…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Western Age · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

There 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 the experience of the Department. No. 383…

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Dairying. Take Case of the Cans. a War-time Economy

Western Age · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

The high price of tinned goods of all, kinds is a subject in which the dairy farmer has a real interest, and an American professor suggests that many…

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The Economical Cow. Compared with Other Farm Animals

Western Age · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

The dairy-cow-not only producer-more human food from a given amount of feed than any other animal, but she consumes a larger of material that…

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