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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 40 of 105

New Wheat Crop

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has stated that he expected the next wheat harvest would be as good as last season's. Mr. Grahame said that the…

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Berrigan Wheat Plots

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Stening, Inspector of Agriculture for the southern districts, recently supervised the sowing of number of wheat plots (King's Early,…

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Relief Country for Sheep Proposed New Stock Route to Kosciusko

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 4

Of interest to all sheep-owners of Riverina and in other parts of the States who, through the necessity of bad seasons, move…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Export Beyond Empire Prohibited. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 3

The Minister for Customs desires it to be distinctly understood that no wool purchased at the Brisbane wool sales, to be held next week, is to be…

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Wheat Pool. 8,070,000 Bags Shipped. Receipts Total £9,571,000. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 4

The total quantity of wheat handled by the Australian Whea. Board to May 24 was 8,075,000 bags. All of this has been shipped. The total…

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Field Wheat Competitions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

The farm produce committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has decided that the first of the field wheat competitions which the Society will…

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Wheat in the Pool. When Is the Big Move Coming? Farmers Anxious

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

Wheatgrowers in the main have shown a Spartan resolve to refrain from criticism of the wheat pool. As week succeeded week and the weeks…

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Embargo on Wool. Interest in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

The Federal embargo on wool from Brisbane caused considerable interest in Sydney wool circles. Prominent shippers said that if the embargo was…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Murrumbidgee District Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 1

A meeting of the Council was held at Narandera on Tuesday last, the chair being occupied by Mr. W. W. Killen (president). Mr. G. S. Beeby,…

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Farmers' and Settlers'. Coota. Branch Dissolved

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

The third attempt was made for Saturday to get together a [?] of members of the Cootamundra branch of the F. and S. A.; but we deeply regret to [?] that it [?]…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Field Wheat Competitions

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 3

The Farm Produce Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has decided that the first of the Field Wheat Competitions which the society will…

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Butter Milk

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 15

As some misconception appears to have arisen as to the conditions under which better milk at the Leeton Factory is to be supplied to settlers, the information…

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The Leeton Butter Factory

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 15

The followmg extract from the report presented by Mr. Fackender to the Butter Factory Management Committee will no doubt be of interest to suppliers and…

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Drastic Wool Embargo! "John Bridge's" Attitude

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 3

The announcement in the newspapers on Monday last that the Minister for Customs had prohibited the exportation of wool to any place outside the United…

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London Wool Sales. Keen Competition. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 4

The wool sales opened with keen competition, especially for merinos. Owing to the scarcity of beet they advanced 10 per cent., average sorts advanced…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Assn

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of members of above was held on Saturday last, Dr. Mason presiding. Correspondence was read from…

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Dairying Notes

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 4

Winter Prospects.—After a summer that may be classed as an exceptionally dry one, we have apparently reached "the parting of the ways,' as several good…

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Effect of the Dairy Industry Act

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 14

The attention of settlers and dairymen at Yanco and Mirrool is drawn to the fact that the new Dairy Industry Act has now become law. This Act provides…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report under date 27th May. 1916:— Wool.—The latest news regarding oversea wool markets is of a distinctly…

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Excess Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

The Under-Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. G. Valder, states that be knows nothing of the Minister for Agriculture ever having made a promise that land…

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