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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

11,717 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

On the Land. Farm and Station. Items

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 10

A few months ago sheep were being truck[?]d to the coastal districts to grass and water from the inland centres, owing to the dry [?]p[?]ll. Trainloads are now returning west…

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Queensland Politics. the Farmers' Share

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 9

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- At a meeting of the central council of the Farmers' Union, held today, a motion was carried reaffirming the union's adherence to the country party's policy…

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Dairy Cattle

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 8

In order that consumers of milk may be protected from the danger of purchasing deleterious microbes in that food, the law proscribes the grazing of dairy cattle…

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Launceston Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

The Launceston annual wool sales were held yesterday, when 5289 bales were offered. Very few lots were passed in. Bidding was spirited and prives…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

The Sydney wool sales will start on Monday when 25,000 sales will be offered at auction. The Austrainsian shipments of wool during the first half of the season show the effects of the…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- A deputation from the Chamber of Agriculture to-day waited on the Minister for Agriculture on matters relating to the bulk handling of wheat. The…

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Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 17

During the week ended January 9 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 139,635 bags, compared with 166,126 bags for the previous week, and 441,659…

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Wool and Skins to America

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 14

The Customs authoritles have notified the manager of the Occantc S.S. Company that the embargo placed on the export of wool skins, and hides to Amerlca has been rescinded…

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Another Wheat Buyer. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 13

Sir, -- Noticing the strong protest in your issue of the 13th inst, from Mr. Yeo, against the Government wheat grub, I would like to place my position before the public through…

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Wool Exported From New South Wales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

Return showing the number of bales of wool exported oversea from the State of New South Wales during the period from 1st July to 31st December…

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The Wool Trade. an Improved Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 12

Auctions will be resumed in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday next, and the first of the monthly series in London will open on Tuesday. The prospects in all centres are…

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Wool Sales. Spirited Bidding. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 16

The annual wool sales were held to-day, when [?] bales were offeted Very few lots were passed in Bidding was spirited and prices generally were about 5 per cent…

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The Wheat Grab. Chamber of Commerce Action

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 13

The Chamber of Commerce has been requested by several of its members to call a meeting of persons and firms interested in the grain trade to consider some aspects of the Wheat…

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Wheat for New Zealand. Difficulty Being Settled. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 7

The Commonwealth Government has been requested by the New Zealand Government to permit the 100,000 bushels of wheat lost by New South Wales to be expected by the steamer…

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THE newsletter. Paper for the People. The Wheat Grab. Vast Hostile Public Opinion

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 1

Every day brings proof that the wheat seizure business by the Holman-Hall Government is almost universally condemned as a…

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Produce. Dairy. Slump in Eggs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 17

There was a slump in new-laid eggs yesterday. For some days past the retail price of the best eggs has been 2/ a dozen, and as was to be expected this high…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Why Black Flats Fail to Grow Trees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 12

During legal proceedings on land matters in one of our country towns a few years ago a, botanist was being examined as to his knowledge of the pasture plants within the area…

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Helping French Farmers. London, Saturday Morning

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

The French Government is making immediate advances to ruined farmers to enable them to buy seed and renew stock…

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Farms Wanted

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

A. L. Hinton, Farm Salesman, of 76 Pitt Street, Sydney, has good enpuiries for Poultry Farms, Orchards, and Small Mixed Farms—especially on…

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The Wheat Trouble

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 9

New Zealand has urgently requested me Commonwealth Government to permit 100,000. bushels of wheat, lent by New South Wales, to [?] exported in the steamer Kaiapoi, clearance…

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