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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 55 of 82

Wool Appraisement. SEASON 1918-1919

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 5

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report that the appraisements in connection with the 1918-1919 Wool Season will begin on September 17th next…

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Poultry Expert at Farm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. S. Gilford, formerly poultry instructor at the Mittagong State Farm Homes, was appointed instructor in poultry at the Wagga Farm' on July…

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Farmers and Settlers. Organiser's Activities. Wheat Dockages

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 2

The special meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, convened for Saturday afternoon, to hear the report of the…

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Mr. Ryan May Go to Britain. Will Appear in Cattle Case. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 1

There are indications that Mr. Ryan, Premier of Queensland, way leave for Britain within the next few weeks. His primary object would…

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Activity on 'Change. Tin Stocks Appreciate. Wheat Scrip on the Move. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 3

A remarkable volume of business was transacted on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. It is estimated that the turnover of £1,000,000 for the…

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"On the Farm." Where Were the Rabbits?

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 2

At Gundagai P.P. Board meeting on Thursday, Wagga P.P. Board secretary wrote that one of its rabbit inspectors…

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Commercial. Southern Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carbon, Ltd., report that sheep rates were again very high at Homebush last Thursday. In fact at times an advance an even…

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Wool Appraisements. Season 1918-1919

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report that the appraisements in connection with the 1918. 1919 wool season will begin…

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Butter and Meat. Demand for Cold Storage Supplies. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 2

There was a slight improvement in the Sussex-street butter supplies today. There was a large demand for meat…

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The Wool Outlook

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 4

Winchcomhe, Carson, Ltd., write:—Before the war the world's production of wool was set down as follows: Australasia, 645…

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More Wool Money

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 5

The Federal Government has made further payments, amounting to £6,094,000 for distribution to woolgrowers…

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Queensland Cattle Blocked. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 3

Mr. Buckland, speaking at the annual meeting of Pitt, Son and Badgery, today, said the fixing of the price of meat by the Government could have no…

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Farm and Field Original Articles Dairy Farming

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 6

The dairying industry has increased it leaps and hounds of late years. This can be plainly seen in a perusal of the annual export returns. The popularity of…

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Wheat Stack Collapses. Man Killed, Another Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 1

While two wharf laborers, Frank M'Kenzie and William Brennan were engaged in stacking wheat on the stacks at Darling Island this…

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"Some" Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 8

Mr. Noble, of Alberta, in Canada has a 30,000 acre farm, of which he him 15,000 acres under crop this seas on. He built his own road for 44…

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Wheat Dockages

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 4

The question of dockage on their wheat has been always a sore point with growers, under the f.a.q. system and this has bean accentuated since the formation…

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Butter and Cheese Factories

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

The report of the manager of the Leeton Butter Factory for the financial year ending 30th June last, has been received by the Commissioners…

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Wool After the War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—Before the war the world's production of wool was set down as follows:—Australasia…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the expert[?] of the Department. No. 380…

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