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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

2,293 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 115

Beekeeping For Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

The Department of Agriculture has issued a bulletin, Beckeeping for Farmers," by Mr. R. G. Warry, demonstrator in apiculture, which will…

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Order for a Wife Mesmeric Farmer's Quest

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 1

Produce dealers do not usually act as matrimonial agents, but one such firm, Messrs. Basche and Lowney, of 368 Sussex Street, recently received a…

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The A.w.u. and Farmers. Re Drafting of Policy

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 5

The A.W.U. Conference of Thursday entered upon a discussion of redrafting a policy for members embraced by all rural industries. Certain preliminary…

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Dairy Products in Demand

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 2

The strike was responsible for for increased activity in the dairy section in Sussex-street There wan a big turnover la eggs, cheese, bacon, hams,…

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London Wheat Market. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 2

The wheat market is quiet, with prices unchanged…

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Farmers and A.W.U. Meeting at Matong

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 4

Over 100 farmers turned up to the meeting at Matong arranged by the farmers, ot discuss the viral questions of the day and to form a brach of…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Farmers' Association

Irrigation Record · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 10

It has been decided to form a society composed exclusively of 50-acre blockholders, and a meeting for the purpose of inaugurating a new body was held in…

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Argentine Wheat Crop a Failure

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. Arthur John Ferry, who is exporting for H.V. McKay in the Argentine, writing from Bahia Blanca, 13th January, to Mr. John Perry, Breeza,…

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Sheep Bot Fly

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

"The sheep bot fly resembles the common house fly, but is much larger. It is covered with small round spots, and the abdomen besrs velvety-brown…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

The wool auctions in Sydney this week conclude the weekly series of sales for the season 1918-14. After the splendid sales in Melbourne…

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Diminished Wheat Yields. an Expert's Opinion

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

Touching on the statement that there has been an absence of grain in some of the wheat crops in the Riverina Mr. R. W. Peacock manager of the…

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Farmers and the A.w.u. Cootamundra Farmers to Organise

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

In view of the unreasonable demands of the A.W.U. upon the man on the land, it is absolutely necessary that the primary Producers in this…

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Small Farmers Ruined by Drought

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

Another source states that in consequence of prolonged drought in the Babia Blanca district of Argentina, the crop of wheat on nearly 2,000,000 acres…

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A Boom in Farm Produce

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

There has been a big rush on dairy produce in Sussex street, nd in consequence many commodities have advanced. Numerous orders have been…

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Farmer v. Socialism. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 3

Sir,—Whatever else Mr. Gus Fitzgerald may be, he is a good unionist, works on union lines, which are— start a controversy, when they find…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

A general meeting of the Wagga branch of the F. and S.A. will be held on Saturday afternoon at the M.P and A.A. rooms. Important notices…

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Wagga Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

At the monthly meeting U the F. and S. Association meeting jn Saturday two notices of motion are to hi considered:-Mr. J.A. Mu[?]…

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Dairy Market Firm

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

The dairy market was very firm to-day The prices for eggs increases, ami a big supply of poultry was. available, but they were soon cleared at advanced rates…

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Dairy Produce Scarce

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

A bacon famine has been added to the fresh meat shortage, and cheese is also scarce. The scarcity of eggs and bacon…

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Commercial. Sheep and Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 2

Badgery Bros., Sydney, report that fat stock sales at Flemington are very much affected owing to the strike, and although a sale was held on…

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