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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Australian Wheat Pool. Overdraft £10,763,000. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 4

On June 3 the Australian Wheat Board had an overdraft of £10,763,000…

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Wheat Payments. Governments in Conflict. State and Federal Scheme. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 3

The Federal and State Governments are in direct conflict over the guarantee for the 1918-19 and 1919-20 wheat props. The Federal Government agreed some…

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Southern Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

The demand for prime sheep showed no sign of easing at Homebush last Thursday. But lower grade lots bad slacker inquiry…

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Wheat Guarantee. Government's Attitude. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

The Premier announced to-night that the New South Wales Government would not recede from its guarantee to pay 4/ a bushel for wheat to farmers at…

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Wheat Management. Scheme of Labor Conference. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 3

A wheat scheme to be submitted for the approval of the Inter-State Conference at Perth was adopted by the Labor Conference at the Sydney Trades…

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Federal Parliament. Wheat Guarantee. Price of Meat. Wire and Netting Supplies. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 3

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watt (Acting Prime Minister) told Mr. Pigott (N.S.W.) that the Commonwealth had endorsed the State Premiers'…

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Tumut Butter Factory. To the Editor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

Sir,—Will you allow mo through your columns to correct the very misleading and incorrect statements made by "R.R.T." and…

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July Sheep Sales. Invitation From "John Bridge."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 5

Producers from this district, who intend visiting Sydney for the forthcoming Sheep Sales are cordially invited by John Bridge and…

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Big Wool Deal. Greatest in History of the World. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 5

In the House of Reps, yesterday Mr. Watt announced the completion of negotiations with the Imperial Government for the…

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Australian Wool. Sold to Imperial Government. for Period of War and Year Following [?] Plus Profits. £100,000,000 at Least Involved. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

Mr. Watt announced in the House of Representative to-night the completion of an agreement with the imperial Government to buy all…

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The Independent Farmer

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

How plessant it seems to live on a farm, Where nature's so gaudily dressed, And sit 'neath the shade of the old locuse tree…

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The Modernised Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 7

The modern farmer is using mechanical power to the exclusion of hand labour where possible. The same economic arguments that call for…

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Field & Field Original Articles. Farm Experiments

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 5

In order that a farmer can pot a clear conception of the advantage of the use of chemical fertilisers on the soils cultivated by him, it is strongly…

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Americas Record Crop. Abundant Surplus Assured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 1

The American June crop report forcrasts enormous yields, especially of wheat, which will almost equal, perhaps exceed, the 1916 record crop of…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

A.M.L. and F. Co Lid., report under dale 13th June:— With the exception of a clearing up appraisement of prohably…

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Australia's Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

By his announcement of the Imperial Government's purchase of the Australian wool clip for the term of the war and a year afterwards, the…

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Wagga Sheep for Japan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

Yesterday Mr. J. Bicketl, of Kyeamba Meadows, Wagga, trucked 28 Shropshire ewes to the order of the Japanese Government. These ewes were bred by Mr…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 3

The A. M. L. F. Co reported on 12th: With tho exception of a clearing appraisement at probably some 15…

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Commercial. Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., report:—No definite decision has yet been come to as regards purchase of the ensuing Australian clip by the…

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Wool Classing Neglected

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

The chairman of the Central Wool Committee in a communication to the New South Wales State Committee, advises that his committee views with alarm…

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