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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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15,000 Sheep at Orange

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

On Wednesday, February 6 at Orange, Messrs. McNeilly and Crampton will sell 15,000 splendid quality store sheep and 5000 lambs. Included in the…

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Leeds Brothers' Autumn Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Messrs. Leeds Bros. desire to call special attention to their sale of highclass store sheep to be held at Orange, on Tuesday, February 12, 1918. The…

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Strike of Wheat Lumpers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 6

The wheat lumpers at the Dubbo flour mill refused to commence work on Monday morning until they were assured by the mill authorities that they…

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Wheat Can Be Saved

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

An announcement of vital importance to the wheat growing industry of Australia was made on Tuesday last by Professor H. Maxwell Lefroy, the…

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Recommendations for New Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Professor H. Maxwell Lefroy has forwarded the following memorandum to the different State Governments in regard to the problem of weevil in the…

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On the Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Soiling Brokers' Association report:—Wool: Appraisements continue in full swing in the Sydney market, Catalogues are still…

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On the Land. Wool Insurance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

"Wincombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—"Owing to the particularly wet weather which has been experienced this season, an unusually large quantity of…

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Wheat or Meat? an Important Statement

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 7

A conference of between sixty and eighty wheatgrowers met at Aaron's Exchange Hotel, Sydney, yesterday, to discuss the situation in regard to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. (Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture). the Dangers of Green Feed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 3

A fine growth of green feed in a certain district in South Australia, led the Veterinary Lecturer in that State, Mr. F. E. Place, B.V.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., to…

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Sheep Stealing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

A farmer and grazier, who for obvious reasons does not wish to disclose his identity at present, called at the "Dispatch" office yesterday, and…

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District Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that their sales at Homebush last Monday included the following:--Xbred wethers from Mr. Peter…

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Alleged Sheep-Stealing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

At the Tomingley Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P. M., George Neils Morris was charged with stealing 62 sheep, the…

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Western Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Roach, of "La Bona," Gilgandra--wonder why an Irishman selected La Bonn for a named--is about to give the west another good…

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Stacking Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

In June last, at a meeting of farmers held at the Town Hall, Mr. P. F. Madden explained in detail a system of stacking wheat so that the grain…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 23rd January:—We held a further appraisement last week, the results which will not be available…

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Meat v. Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Ashford's proposition for the reduction of the wheat area to the minimum for the domestic requirements of this State and Queensland is…

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Organising the Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. C. Coghlan, general organiser for the Farriers and Settlers Association, submitted the following report of his organising efforts in the…

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Mogriguy Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

A Mogriguy farmer estimates the average wheat yield at 16 bushels. The heaviest yield was obtained by Mr. Paton, a share farmer on Mr…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 2

After several days strong wind from the east and north-east steady rain fell on Thursday night and 35 points were recorded this morning. The wind is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · 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 the experience of the Department. No. 351…

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