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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 77 of 105

Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report:— No wool sales were held in Melbourne last week. Interest has chiefly centred in Sydney, where some good catalogues…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 4

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 9th October:—Notwithstanding that the heavy rains of last week stopped shearing in many…

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London Wheat Market London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 2

Wheat cargoes met a quiet market. Shipments from Australia were sparingly occurred at prices which ranged from 71/ to 73/6 per quarter, c.i.f. and…

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Butter and Margarine. How to Distinguish Them

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 6

"Chemico-Farmer," writing in the "Agricultural Gazette," gives the following method, of distinguishing between butter and margarine, which,…

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Wheat Deal. Sale of 500,000 Tons. British Government Purchasers. Nearly £4,000,000 Involved. the Next Crop

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 3

The Prime Minister made an important announcement to the Wheat Board on Tuesday regarding the sale of 500,000 tons of wheat to the British…

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Items of News. Great Price for Wool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales this week greasy merino wool sold to the record price of 23 1/2d., which is the highest figure ever reached in Australia. The…

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Wheat Question. Imperial Government Assumes Control. Big Purchase of Australian Grain. 600,000 Tons at 4/- F.O.B. Next Harvest Guaranteed

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 2

The best news of the day is that contained in our cables, relating to the Imperial Government assuming control of the wheat question abroad, and…

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Crowing Crop Competition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 2

It was mainly due to the lateness of the season that the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association decided to extend the date for the closing of entries in…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, [?] offered at auction on Monday an attractive catalogue of 3,429 bales. Competition was good, and there is…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report under date 10th October:— Wool auctions were resumed in Sydney last Monday. Competition…

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Farm & Field Original Articles. Crops for Dairy Farms

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 3

Dairy-farmers anticipating their cows coming in early in spring should look well ahead to see that there should be plenty of succulent food to…

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The Wheat Crop. Sale to British Government. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2

Senator Russell, Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, does not think it wil be practicable to give farmers another advance of sixpence on this…

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Donations of Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2

At the last Wagga Show Mr. D. M'Crac promised to supply the Wagga High School agricultural department with a range of wools. Mr M'Crac…

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Leeton Butter Factory. Payment to Cheese Suppliers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 7

What the "Irrigator " stated a few weeks ago—that dairymen who supply milk to the Leeton factory for the manufacture of cheese will…

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Butter-fat Prosecutions (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Sir,—The prosecution under the above Wilding on Monday last is one of the most interesting that ias taken place, I venture to say, in Australia. The…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

Those Notes are issued every week, under the persona) supervision of the Hon. W.C. Grahame. M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are baaed mainly on Department NO. 284…

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Wheat Deal. Sale of 500,000 TONS

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2

The Prime Minster made an important announcement to the Wheat Board on on Tuesday regarding the sale of 500,000 tons of wheat to the British Government…

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Big Wheat Sale. £4,000,000 Involved

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

The Prime Minister, in reference to the disposal of wheat to the British Government, says that he had received a cable from the British…

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Dairying. a Little Brown Cow. What was She Worth?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

There is an old saying "you cannot tell by the looks of a frog how far he can jump." It may be said too that you cannot tell by the looks of a…

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Vegetables on the Farm. Au Anomaly

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land vegetables from such a small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. Where there is every…

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