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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Homebush Scandal. Abattoirs Condemned. Overcrowded Sheep and Interior Cattle. the Country's Salvation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

Mr. R. M. Pitt, of the firm of Pitt, Son and Badgery, giving evidence before the Public Works Committee, concerning the abattoirs area at…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

At the London wool sales yesterday good merinos sold exceedingly well…

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What the Farmers Want

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

The Farmers' Conference has unanimously passed a resolution asking the Federal and State Governments to adopt a more up-to-date scheme to…

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Farmers' Conference. Mr. Fitzpatrick and the R.W.U. Demands. Resolutions of Protest. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference to-day. Mr. Fitzpatrick emphatically denied that he had advocated the eight hour system for farm…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

A fair amount of activity was noticeable among several when buyers to-day Buying offers were freely made at 3s 5d for millers' prime grain but the great…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

Business was good for all classes at yesterday's London wool sales…

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A Record Wool Clip Annual Review and Statistics

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 4

We have received a copy of the "Annual Wool Review" published by Dalgety and Company, Limited, which is now in its thirteenth year…

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Labor Commission Eight Hours' Day on Farms. Mr. Fitzpatrick's Evidence. Was He Misreported? a Curious Controversy. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

At the Labor Commission to-day the Commissioner said he noticed Mr. Fitzpatrick told the Farmers Conference that he had seen the…

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The Land Tenure. Mr. Nielsen at Farmers' Conference. Will Keep Contracts

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 4

Mr. Nielsen, Minister for Lands, visited the Farmers' Conference on Monday night and delivered an address on the much-debated question of land…

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A "Farmers" Conference. Some Reflections and Notes Amazing Meanness of Country Men

The Worker · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 15

It was a queer crowd that collected in Sydney recently, and formed a Farmers and Settlers' Conference. There were some farmers and settlers…

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Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 2

Several buyers of millers prime wheat operated on direct country purchase at equal to 3/5, Sydney, and a few small sales of farmers' lots were…

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Sheep-Breeding

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 6

In the selection of a ram two factors are very essential—individual merit and breeding. A pure-bred ram is far…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 6

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:—The local wool market has been very quiet during the past week. The quantity available for private treaty is…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 2

Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Wool Salesmen. Sydney, report:—Advices have been received from our London House that the fourth series of Home wool…

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Commercial. Wool Markets

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgetty and Co., Ltd. reports:— A cable message received on Wednesday, from our London House…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 2

The competition was keen and general and prices firmer at yesterday's wool sales…

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Record Wool Clip. Dalgety's Review

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 8

WE have received a copy of the "Annual Wool Review," published by Dalgety and CO, Ltd., which is now in its thirteenth year of issue, and, as…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat in Canada

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Walker, of Lindley Walker and Co., the well-known wheat merchants of Sydney has received from the Chief Grain Warehouse…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. J. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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