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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Unlawfully Depasturing Sheep

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

A pastoral company in Queensland recently prosecuted a selector for unlawfully depasturing 3600 sheep on one of their runs. In…

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Export of Butter

Robertson Advocate · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3
Also in The Southern Mail

The Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) stated on Wednesday that the restriction on the export of butter did not mean that all export was stopped…

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Butter Prices. a Producer's Protest

Robertson Advocate · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Mr. Arthur knox, director of the Berrima District F. and D. Co., speaking on Wednesday, said he was afraid that the present method of fixing prices…

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Development in Wheat Freight and Labor Vi

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

In the fifth article of this series the propositions set out were:— (1) That war prices for wheat arc a patent Inducement to Australia to put a much greater area of land under…

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Organise. Primary Production the World and Its Wheat

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

A series of articles under the heading "Organise" will appear in our columns. They are reprinted from the "Sun," Sydney, and have been prepared by a writer who has…

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Wheat. Milled in Australia. Saying in Freight

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— It was announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) on Saturday that the British Government had agreed to take part…

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Organise Wheat or Meat? the Taxation Theory

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

A series of articles under the heading "Organise" will appear in our columns. They are reprinted from the "Sun," Sydney, and have been prepared by a writer who has…

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The Butter Market

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

The Berrima District farm and Dairy Co., Ltd., report under date Jan. 15th :— The price was reduced by the…

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Wool Travelling Discontinued John Bridge & Company Limited. Avoiding Useless Expenditure

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

There appears to-day an important announcement by John Bridge and Co, Ltd., who have foreseen that the ever increasing taxation, and cost of labor and material, wil…

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Wool Travelling Discontinued John Bridge a Company Limited. Avoiding Useless Expenditure

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

There appears to-day an important announcement by John Bridge and Co., Ltd., who have foreseen that the ever-increasing taxation, and coat of labor and material, will…

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Wheat Rust

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

PERTH (W.A.), Sunday.— Most of the new 17 season's wheat at around Geraldton is stricken so badly by red rust that the Government agents cannot accept…

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Big Wheat Harvest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

CANOWINDRA, Monday.— The present harvest promises to excel all previous records. Already 150,000 bags have been delivered at the local miles and…

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Sheep and Lamb Sales. "John Bbidge " Record. Average of 19s 9D

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

John Bidge and Co. state that there has lately boer decided activity in the market for store sheep, the recent fine rains probably being the reason. The firm, during the past…

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Sheep and Lamb Sales. "John Bridge" Record. Average of 19s 9[?]

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

John Bridge and Co. state that there has Lately have decided actively in the market for store sheep, the recent one rains probably being reason. The firm, during the pass…

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Soldiers' Farms

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 6

It has been decided by the Minister for Lands to make available 16 of the farm blocks at French's Forest on January 31st instant…

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Robbers a Robber. a Page From a Tramp's Dairy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

"Good [?] for working Men and Travellers Ltd., was the legal painted on the fanlight of a house near c[?]ston House Street Cardiff,…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest a Record Yield. Valued at £12,000,000

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sydney.— According to a statement made by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hagelthorn) the gathering in of the harvest is now…

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Now Port for Wheat. Southern Farmers Interests. (To the Editor of the Scrutineer)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

Sir,— The importance of connecting the great wheat areas in the couth, and couth west with a new pott of shipment will get more and…

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