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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 82

Delivery of Wheat Interrupted

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

Messrs. Brunskil land Spring, Government sub-agents, announce that owing to the recent heavy rain no wheat will be received at the following stations for…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Wheat Elevator Contract

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

The Premier, after the Cabinet meeting yesterday morning, sated that it had been agreed that plans for additional storages…

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PASTORAL. Tree Planting in Australia. Why it is Necessary

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

It has been characteristic of the pastoral and agricultural development of Australia that the policy of providing during seasons of plenty…

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Empire Wheat Growing. Reuter. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr Brookes asked what steps the Government were taking to promote wheat growing within the Empire…

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Federal Butter Pool. Storage at British Prices Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

Senator Russell stated to-day that the Federal Government intends establishing a butter pool by extending the existing British pool…

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State Cabinet. Wheat Elevator Contract. Statement by Premier. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. W. A. Holman), after the Cabinet meeting this morning, stated that it had been agreed that plans for additional storage…

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Farmers Want 5s a Bushel

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

A largely-attended meeting wag held at West Wyalong on Saturday afternoon by district farmers to consider the wheat question…

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Experiences in Palestine a Lake Albert Farmer's Story

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

Trooper G. L. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Evans, of "Bellevue," Edward-street, Wagga, writing from Palestine on November 29, says:—…

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Wheat Stacks Damaged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

A good deal of damage was done to wheat stacks at Combaning siding, Temora, as a result of a severe windstorm which passed over the district…

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Rebagging of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, the Minister for Agriculture said that the Federal Wheat Board had decided that the coat of rebagging wheat…

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The Dairy the Acid Test in Cheese Making

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

In cheese making the curd or milk "behaves" in a certain definite way under certain conditions, and this is why means have to be taken to…

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A Psalm of Farm Life

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

Tell me not in broken measures Modern farming does not pay, For the farm produces chickens, And the hons—do they not lay?…

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Farm and Held Skim-milk for Pics

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 5

Protein, and particularly digestible protein, is the ingredient in which nearly all the common home-grown foodstuffs of the farm are more or less…

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Wool and Sheep Classing School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. A. F. D. White, secretary of the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association, has received the following letter from Mr. G. S. Beeby, Minister for Labor and…

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Wheat Position

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

What is the position of the State Government with regard to the wheat industry? In view of the unsettled feeling that it is evident…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 2

A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 20th February.— This company's appraisement No. 28, which was completed on…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

Sch[?]e, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 18th February:— High prices have been realised for several brands during the past…

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Quality of Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

A question that is much debated in Coolamon and other wheat-glowing centres is the present unfairness of the f.[?] system in regard to the quality of…

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To Save the Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 7

[?] close to nature is generally believed to soften the asperities of life which surround the city dweller, but the warmth which some of the debaters have…

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Wheat Guarantee of 5s

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 5

The conference appointed by the Cabinet to consider the question of growing wheat or stock, placed its report before…

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