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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

2,134 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 107

The Wheat. Mr. Grahame's Conclusions. Commissioners Criticised. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 3

"If the Railway Commissioners devoted as mush time and energy providing suitable sidings for wheat stacks as they have displayed in…

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The Wheat Stacks Minister Returns to Sydney "No Evidence of Go Slow." Railway Commissioners Criticised. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 4

Hon. W. C. Grahame returned this morning from his tour of the southern wheat districts, where he inspected the condition of the stacks. He said…

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Women and the Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 3

The women of North Sydney met at the local Town Hall on Friday afternoon for the purpose of considering what they could do towards…

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Wheat Stacks. Fire at Rozelle. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 3

Two thousand bags of wheat, owned by the State Wheat Board and stacked in the goods yards at Rozelle, were severely damaged by fire this…

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District News. Culcairn. Wheat Stacks. Inspected by Minister

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 4

ON Thursday the Minister for Agriculture. Hon. W. Grahame, accompanied by Mr. Harris, of the State Wheat Board, visited Culeairn for the purpose…

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Important Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 3

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., of Singleton, in conjunction with John Sheahan and Stanthorpe, announce a special sale of[?]…

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Large Cattle Sale

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

Final reminder is given of the large special cattle sale, to be conducted at the municipal sale yards on Wednesday by Messrs. Wheatley and…

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Wool Scouring

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 3

A large increase in wool scouring in Australia can be expected, as the Imperial Government has requested that it should be done…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 3

A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd., report under date 20th June:— Large quantities of wool are being submitted at current…

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Wheat Storage. Statement by the Prime Minister

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 3

"The necessity for wheat storage prises directly out of the war," said Mr. Hughes in a statement made on his arrival in Sydney on Sunday. "The…

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Wheat Stacks. Allegations Against Men Minister's Remarks. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

A man who was engaged working on wheat stack writes to the "Sun," making serious allegations against the manner in which work is performed…

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Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. Second Field Wheat Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 3

The Council of the R.A.S. has decided to carry on the Field Wheat Competition which was begun last season, and in which Narandera [?]…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Stockinbingal Branch

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the local branch was held on June 2. Four new members were accepted. Amongst the correspondence dealt…

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Pigs and Pork. Grazing Crops for Young Pigs. Do They Pay?

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 4

Does the grazing method of raising pigs pay? To that question Mr. P. Sommerlad, a member of the Leech's Gully branch of the…

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Wheat. the July Dividend. Farmers Receive £3,886,000

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 3

The announcement that a further wheat dividend of sixpence a bushel is to be paid on July 2 may have little interest for the "man in the street."…

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"Working at the Wheat

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 4

The several wheat agents have still thirty men at work at the wheat stacks, where the mice have been, and are still, playing havoc. The work during…

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London Wheat Market. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 4

Wheat is unchanged. There are liberal offerings, but little business is done…

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Wheat Storage. Action in Victoria. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 3

The Victorian Cabinet has decided that the Minister for Railways should immediately provide storage for wheat on the lines recommended by the Wheat…

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Deferred Cropping

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 4

Owing to the dry spell a while back, and then the rain lately, quite a number of farmers have not yet finished their sowing. However, the late rains…

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German Crop Prospects. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 2

Rains improved the German cercal crop and the prospects for potatoes are described as favorable, while for fodder they are above the average…

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