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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

2,134 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 107

The Pastoral Industry A.w.u. Increases Sought

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

On October 27 a demand for new rates of wages and working conditions was made by the Australian Workers' Union on the pastoral associations and…

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Seed Wheat and Fodder Accounts

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labor and Industry, has received Official information from the Under-Secretary and Director of Agriculture, to the effect that…

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Federal Parliament. Farmers' Representative on Wheat Board. Home Rule for Ireland. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

In the House of Representatives Mr. Manifold stated that he had no intention, as rumored of refraining to contest Corangamite so as to allow…

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Wheat Guarantee. Increase to 4/- F.o.b

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 1

Through the instrumentality of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. C. Grahame), an increase in the guarantee to farmers for the coming season's…

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Seed Wheat and Fodder Accounts. Repayment Over Four Years

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labour and industry, has received official information from the Under Secretary and Director of Agriculture, to the effect…

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Alleged Wheat Fraud. Dirt Mixed with Grain. Charge of Fraudulent. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 1

John Schier, sear., and John Schier, junr., were arrested at Finley yesterday and subsequently charged with having falsely pretended that 300 bags of…

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What's the Good of a Hawk? Friend or Fob of the Farmer ?

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 7

Of what use to man is this great army of hawks, harriers, and falcons we see or rend about? There was a time when these hawks…

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Farm & Field Original Articles Keeping Pigs

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Hitherto there has been great a tendency to brood from immature animals of both sexes. Well-developed animals not only produce the qualities…

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Farm Motor Tractors

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

The War Council has permitted Messrs. Ford and Co. to erect a factory at Cork for the rapid production of farm motor tractors…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Growers will be pleated to hear that wool appraisement sales will…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 5th March:— The wool trade has been marking time lately so far as actual…

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Two Wheat Pools. 4/ a Bushel for Next Crop. Farmers to Be Represented Important Decisions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 1

At the Australian Wheat Board Conference, which has just completed its sittings, consideration was given to the question of the advance to be…

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Commercial. Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Limited, report: Under prevailing, conditions some…

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Lockhart. Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Annual Meeting. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Lockhart A. and P. Society was held this afternoon. Cr. W. P. O'Neill presided over a representative attendance of…

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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 9 March 1917 · page 6

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. 305…

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Next Season's Wheat. Increase in Guaranteed Price

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

On Tuesday the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) stated that iu connection with the arrangements between the States to guarantee a…

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Wheat Guarantee. Increase to 4s F.O.B.

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

Through the instrumentality of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. C Grashame), an increase in the guarantee to farmers for the coming [?] wheat…

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Wheat. Delay in Payment. Hardship in Lockhart District. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

Local feeling amongst farmers has been considerably agitated respecting the delay in making a further payment out of last-year's wheat pool. Mr…

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Dairying. the Care of Cream. While on the Road

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 6

Farmers who lire close to the butter factories do not Buffer, an a rule, by having their cream reduced in quality while it is on the road, but it is a very…

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Farmers' Income Tax

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

Mr. Cocks, M.L.A., president of the Chamber of Commerce, says that the chamber represented to Mr. Holmall that 4/ was not a fair price on which…

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