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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

2,134 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 107

An Australian Farm. Convalescent Soldiers in England

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 1

A despatch received by the Minister for Defence from the Australian military authorities abroad indicates that careful consideration has been given…

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Government Farms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

The figures quoted by Mr. Field at Wednesday's meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' District Council, in connection with the upkeep of Government…

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Farmers' Union

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

A special meeting of the Farmers' Union will be held at the Leeton School of Arts to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon to receive the report of the…

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Dairying. Progress of the Industry. Influence of the Act

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 3

The quantity and the quality of the but for manufactured in Now South Wales butter factories in the months of October to February (inclusive) are…

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Farmers Experiment Plots. Federation or Hard Federation?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 3

In a brief review in the "Agricultural Gazette" of the results obtained with wheat last season on the farmers' experiment plots, the Chief Inspector…

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Farmers’ Future

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

IT was said of old “ the darkest hour is just before day,” and it is cheering to think of, at least when agriculturists have had so…

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Butter Supply. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 7

The Australian Butter Pool Committee advised the Federal Government to acquire all first grade butter now in cold storage awaiting…

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Speculation in Wheat Certificates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 4

The Mudgee District Council of the Primary Producers' Union has decided to urge that speculation in wheat certificates should be stopped. At a…

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Return of Butter Supplies Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

The Prices Commissioner requires all persons holding five hundred-weight of butter to forward a return before May 28th., naming the owner…

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Falling Wheat Stacks. Mice Still Dominant

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 3

A big fall of wheat occurred in one of the stacks at Boree Creek on Wednesday, just as a train was passing, and the wheat was scattered all over the…

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Wheat Sales and Advances. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 3

Up till Monday last the amount realised from the sale of wheat oversea and locally from the 1915-16 and 1916-17 harvest, was £32,000,283. Advances…

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Wheat Baggers Emulate Striking Miners Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

At the conclusion of the business for which the coal tribunal met to-day, Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal Miners' Federation, protested…

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Farmers' Experiment Plots Federation or Hard Federation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

In a brief review in the "Agricultural Gazette" of the results obtained with wheat last season on the farmers' experiment plots, the Chief Inspector…

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The F.s.a. and the P.p.u. Which for the Farmer?

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 1

At meeting of the Tamworth district council of the Farmers and Settlers it was resolved that the efforts of the Primary Producers' Union be…

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Dairying. Progress of the Industry. Influence of the Act

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

The quantity and the quality of the butter manufactured in New South Wales butter factories in the months of October to February (inclusive) are…

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Farm Planning

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 7

At the recent Show of the Royal Agriculture Society, there was on view a bungalow, or cottage, the result of a prize given by the…

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An Australian Farm Convalescent Soldiers in England

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 6

A despatch received by the Minister for Defence from the Australian military authorities abroad indicates that careful consideration has been…

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The Wheat Pool

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 3

According to statistics supplied by the Australian Wheat Board on Friday, 56,271,000 bags of wheat were held in the…

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Great Price for Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 2

Private mail advices from London state that towards the end of March, in the town of Spalding, 90/ per quarter ([?]/3 per bushed) was paid for…

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The Red Triangle. What Abraham Did When He Mustered Sheep

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 2

"Let no man missl" is the motto the Triangle Day sheep committee(tee (Messrs C. J. Fraser J. 0. Robertson and J. Nicholls) have…

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