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Farming & the land, 1915

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

[?] Carron, Limited, to-day [?] following wire from their Brisbane of [?] opened yesterday. Market [?] wools in sellers favor. [?]…

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Holding Store Cattle. Wollongong

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 6

The high price of beef has been responsible for a general closing our of surplus cattle throughout the district. [?] are [?] and, in some cases, are being…

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Gift of Butter. London, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 1

Butter, totalling [?] boxes, which was donated by Victorias manufacturers, has been distributed [?] where wounded are lying…

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Wheat Unchanged. London, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 1

The wheat market generally is unchanged [?] Plata wheats are rather firmer…

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Export of Wool and Skins

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 7

In the course of a statement on January 5 the Minister for Trade and Customs said that the Federal Government had decided to allow wool, hides, and skins to be exported to France in…

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Second Half of Wool Year

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 7

The second portion of the wool year was to begin in Brisbane on Tuesday, January 12, with sales continuing on January 13. The offerings will total 24,000 bales. The selection is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral the State of the Country. Bathurst

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

A report from Bathurst states that from a pastoral standpoint the country is looking well, and carrying far more stock than during normal seasons. There is a good prospect of…

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The Wheat Grab. Aid of Interstate Commission Invoked. Farmers Protest Against Seizure. Many Appeals Lodged

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 10

The first judicial act of the Interstate Commission was the hearing on January 7 in Melbourne of an ex parte application by the Commonwealth for an interim injunction to…

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The Wheat-buying Agents. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 8

Sir,--You have given a good deal of prominence in your columns lately from the farmers' point of view, to the Ben Hall tactics of the wheat mob, and perhaps you…

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Wool Sales. Brisbane Market Firmer. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 12

At the wool sales to-day there was only a medium selection Japanese biddings and orders for the United States gave great support to the market. As compared with the…

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London Market Cables. Wool. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 13

Arrivals of wool number 250,000 bales. Of these 97,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and there are available for the first series of the year, with 13,000…

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Wheat Again Firm. Scarcity of Sellers. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 5

The wheat market was again in a firm position yesterday, and the previous best prices were easily obtainable by those holders who were prepared to sell…

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Wheat Trouble. Export to New Zealand. Federal Action. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 12

To-morrow the Interstate Commission will resume the hearing of an application by the Commonwealth for an interim injunction to restrain the Government of New South Wales…

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Trade and Commerce. Sharp Fall in Wheat. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 11

The Chicago wheat market was panicky yesterday, owing to rumours of a probable reopening of the Dardanelles. May opened at 139½c, a fall of 1½c on the closing price…

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Wheat Seizure. Injunction to Be Applied for Argued Next Monday. Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 6

In its judicial capacity, the Inter-State Commission sat to-day hear an ex parte application by the Commonwealth for an interim injunction to restrain the Government of…

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High Price of Meat. Small Supplies of Cattle at Homebush. Retailers and Stock Owners' Views. Inquiry to Be Held

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 10

The law of supply and demand is the principal factor that has sent up the price of meat in Sydney and suburbs during the past week or two. The supplies of cattle coming Into…

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Backers Beat Bookmakers at Warwick Farm Five Winners Solidly Supported

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 1

Most visitors to Warwick Farm on Saturday anticipated a wet track, but though overnight there was a heavy fall of rain in the city and suburbs, "the Farm" had entirely escaped,…

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Produce. Dairy. New-laid Eggs Again Advance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 13

The price of new-laid eggs continues to advance steadily. Yesterday they were /1½ a dozen dearer than on Monday. Average quality commanded from 1/7 to 1/8, but really…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Sugar-beet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 7

The cultivation of sugar-beet should be worth the attention of Australian agriculturists. At present two of the States—these are Queensland and New South Wales, the former…

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