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Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 82 of 250

Wheat Traffic. Congestion in the Country. Important Cabinet Consideration Storage Sheds and Duplication of Lines

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 7

Three matters of more than passing importance were before the Cabinet at a meeting to-day, namely;-- 1.--The duplication of the main lines of…

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Railway Congestion. Wheat Transport Problem. Royal Commission to Inquire. Country Storage Suggested. Doing Away with the Annual Rush

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 7

Every year there in a serious congestion of traffic on the New South Wales railways during the Wheat season. It is mainly due to the practice of trying to shift the whole of the…

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For the Farm Table

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 8

A very tasty way to dish potatoes, as a change, writes a friend from Lue, is to mash them with a little spier, butter, and chopped parsley…

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Queensland State Farms. Minister Dissatisfied with Results

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 7

A deputation to the Queensland Minister for Agriculture on Tuesday last asked for the establishment of a model farm in the Pomona-Dunoose district…

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Farmers' Politics. Country Party or Liberal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 1

At last meeting of the Temora Branch F.S.A., a letter was received from the secretary of the Temora F.S.A. District Council, asking for…

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Beet Sugar in Victoria a Promising Industry: to Help Mixed Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 7

In the Maffra district of Victoria, the Sugar Commission heard a heard a great deal of evidence last month as to the advantages of beet growing, both for…

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Bush and Farm Craft Cultivation by Dynamite. the Use of Explosives in the Field

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 7

Recently the "Farmer and Settler" had an article on rain-making by dynamite. Now we want to introduce Fruit-growing by means of the same…

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How a Dairyman Lost. a Brisbane Strike Episode

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Darby writes:—A man went to Brisbane from the New South Wiles side about six years ago, and established a dairy there…

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Farm Labor

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

Wallamba Branch F.S.A. has appointed collectors to raise money towards the fighting fund. Mr. F.C. Rudde[?] was nominated at…

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Forbes Farmers United to Fight the R.W.U. CLAIMS

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

A meeting of farmers at Forbes on Saturday week considered the best means of raising funds to resist the R.W.U. claims. Mr. J. O. Elliott,…

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Farmers' Meetings and Movements

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

Major Fanning, chairman of the Casino P.P. Board, has been appointed Casino representative on the Kyogle Tick Advisory Board…

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The Indifference of Farmers. Failure a Millmerran Meeting

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

The Millmerran (Q.) correspondent of the Toowoomba "Chronicle" has a word to say concerning the supineness of some of the farmer, on the Darling…

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An Experiment Farm in the Territory

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Dr. Woolnough, of for the Commonwealth Scientific Expedition, during a recent lecture, related the history of the South Australian Government's…

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Profitable Ostrich Farming. On the Darling Downs

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

Mr. F. A. H, Cork, who started ostrich farming on the Nepean, N.S.W., a couple of years ago with birds brought from the Hawkesbury…

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Dairy Factory Reports

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

The Ballina Co-operative Creamery Company manufactured 65 tons of butter last month, suppliers being paid as follows:—Superfine, [?] NO. 1.[?] No.2, 11d.to 11ld. The total…

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Poultry on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

While the hot weather lasts, all heating must be stopped, for the birds cannot do well if they are overheated from the inside as well as out…

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The Dairy Industry the Weakest Spot. Where Australian Dairymen Fail

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

The feeding of dairy stock does not receive sufficiently serious, consideration by dairymen, the, quantity and quality of the food supplied being…

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Canada Through Australian Spectacles Ready Made Farm Chapter Xvi

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

When British people start a colony, they invite all the world to come in and share the blessings of the place, and there is something magnificent in that British form of hospitality, which gives welcome to every soul. But it won't work always, as we have found out in…

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Farmers As Wharfies

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

The executive of the Darling Downs Farmers' Union, at a meeting on Saturday, decided to offer the Queensland Government the assistance of as many…

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A Profitable Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 7

Mr. H. R. Flanders, licensee of Eaton's Hotel, Muswellbrook, has a model irrigation farm on the river flat close to the town. For years Mr…

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