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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

2,134 stories in Riverina's papers · page 68 of 107

Farmers' Union Decides to Join the F. & S. ASSOCIATION

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 2

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Farmers' Union was held at the Leeton School of Arts on Saturday…

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Live Stock. Farm Slaughtered Animals. Economical Methods of Skimming

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 3

The heaviest loss that most farmers suffer in connection with the killing of animals and preparation of meat on the farm is due to had skinning or…

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Wheat Stacks. Farmers Take a Hand. Successful Operations at Ma[?]ar

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 3

In the all-important work of completing the re-conditioning of the wheat stacks the M[?]rrar farmers have [?] an example that might be followed…

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Embargo on Wheat. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 4

Lord Rubert Cecil, in the House of Commons, stated that the Government had made every effort to secure the removal of the Argentine embargo on the…

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Live Stock. Farm Slaughtered Animals Economical Methods of Skinning

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 8

The heaviest loss that most farmers suffer in connection with the killing of animals and preparation of meat on the farm is due to bad skinning or…

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Storing Wheat

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 3

A conference of Premierso and the Prime Ministers will be held on Friday to consider final details for the wheat storage schea.c…

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Wheat Increase in Weight

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

An instance of the extent to which the old stacked wheat has increased in weight is given by two agents operating at Oaklands who have shipped their…

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Wheat Pool. Finance to Date

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 4

The payments made by the Australian Wheat Board up to Monday last in respect of the 1915-16 pool came to £32,415,000, including £28,137,000 given…

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Wool Acquisition Scheme. Refund Payments. More Exploitation

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

To Australian Woolgrowers,—It has come under our notice, that you are being circularised, with the object of inducing you…

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Our Wires. This Year's Wheat Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 3

Mr Hughes is hopeful that within a few cloys all arrangements for the distribution of this year's sugar crop will be overcome…

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Items of News. Sale of 1917 Wool Clip

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

Negotiations are proceeding between the British and Commonwealth Governments relating to the purchase by the former of thin year's Australian wool…

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The Wheat Stack. What the Mice Have Done Re-conditioning Operations at Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

Here was a man digging a shovel into wheat, and into a bag it went—that is where the wheat is to be used as pig feed…

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A Baby Farmer Sydney. This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 3

Eliza Wilson, a married woman has been committed, for trial in West Australia on an extraordinary charge of manslaughter in…

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Loans to Farmers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 4

The Commissioners of the Government Savings Bank announce that they are prepared [?] receive applications for loans from farmers and…

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Wheat and Ships

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

The Prime Minister stated on Sunday night that, subject to the ability of the Acting-Premier of New South Wales to be present, a conference of the…

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Purchase of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

Arrangements have been completed between the British Government and the Wheat Commission, under which the Imperial authorities will take over all…

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FARMERS & Settlers, Annual Conference. Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 3

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened to-day, a large number of being present from all parts of the…

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Dealing in Wool Interests

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

Mr. Robert Vicars, chairman of the New South Wales State Wool Committee, writes as follows:—It has come to the notice of this committee that…

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Wool Acquisition Scheme. Refund Payments. More Exploitation

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 3

To Australian woolgrowers:— It has come under our notice that you are being circularised with the object of…

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Wheat Workers at Marrar. (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 4

Sir,—In Saturday's issue of your paper a report appears relating to the recent trouble with men re-conditioning wheat in Marrar yard. The…

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