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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Wheat Again Firmer. London, Saturday Morning

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 4

The wheat market was again in a firm position yesterday, and a large amount of business was transacted at an advance of 6d per quarter…

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London Markets. Butter Firmly Quoted. London, Friday Night

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 4

The butter market was again in a firm[?] position to-day, and the quotations for all [?] classes were on a higher basis. Victorian[?] New South Wales, and Queensland makes[?]…

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Price of Wheat Up to 7/ in Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. A considerable rise occurred in the wheat market last week when the price rose from 6/9 per bushel to 7/ and 7/3. There is a prospect…

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Wheat Board Criticised Consumers and Mill Employees Not Represented Strictures by Union Secretaries

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 2

The Flourmillers' (operatives) Federation, while strongly backing up the policy, of the Government in the acquisition of wheat, is of the opinion that the whole thing has been…

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The Dog World Why Does R.a.c. Cater for German Sheep Dogs? a Plea for the Dalmatian Official Organ Op the Bulldog Club Op N.s.w., the Ladies' Kennel Club of N.s.w., the Australian Scotch Collie Club, the Sydney Silky Yorkshire, and Australian Terrier Olub, the Pug Dog Club of New South Wales. and the Fox Teerier Club of New South Wales. Answers to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 18

"A.J." (Wickham) writes : "Can you tell me the championship winner at the last Yorkshire Terrier Show, and could you advise me as to timing a Yorkshire terrier bitch Ly Crown King"? Ans. : Air. J. E. Cook's…

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Farmers' Meetings. Wheat Seizure Condemned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 7

The regular meeting of the district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Gunnedah, at which the following blanches were represented:—Gunnedah,…

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Sheep Take Poisoned Baits

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

At a meeting of the Tamworth P.P. Board, Mr. A. D. Grifiths of Curlewis, wrote that he had lost a considerable number of sheep owing to the fact of their outing poisoned pollard laid…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Sheep on the Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 7

The present high prices tor crossbred wool hare helped on the movement to keep sheep on the coast. This has received a great fillip in the northern State, where a number…

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The Wheat Seizure. Farmers Indignant. Delay in Supplying Fodder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 7

NARRANDERA.—Farmers are indignant at the seizure of their wheat, especially in view of the price given by the Government. Had the Government given a fair market price…

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Produce. the Price of Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

A "Struggler to Make Ends Meet" writes:- Sir,—I notice the price of butter is soaring up; this in tile face of the most prolific season in the butter producing districts ever known. Of course,…

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"Worse Than the Kelly Gang." Western Farmers and the Wheat Grab. Molong

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 1

At a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and [?]ottlers' Association, the wheat [?]eigure was strongly condemned, one speaker [?] that it was an act of busbranging worse than…

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Wheat Problem. Trouble on the Border

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 7

ALBURY, Saturday.--Storekeepers here on both sides at the border are bitterly protesting against, and ridiculing, tho Wheat Acquisation Act, because their commercial dealings in…

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Good Yields of Wheat. Bathurst

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 2

The wheat harvest has almost been completed, and the yield generally has been excellent. From a 60-acre paddock, Mr. J. Fleming of Hereford, took [?] bushels, averaging…

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Tasmania's Wheat. the ''Loan" From New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 7

Tasmania is in a very uncomfortable position regarding her supply of wheat. The full season's crop has produced just about enough to provide next season's seed, and Mr. J. Earle, the…

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Wheat Trouble. Protests From the Country. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 10

A meeting of farmers was held to protest against tho passing of the Wheat Acquisition Act and the Government's action in confiscating all wheat…

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Interstate Markets. Chrleville Cattle Sale. Record Prices. Charleville (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

At the cattle sale on Saturday over 3000 head were cleared at prices beating all previous records 150 bullocks brought £9/15/ each, 68 bullocks £9/7/6, [?] cows £5/10/6, 207 bullocks £8, 332 bullocks…

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Dairy Farmer Killed. Kangaroo Valley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 10

Whilst Mr. Patrick O'sullivan, dairy farmer, of Kangaroo River, was returning home on horseback from the Valley on Wednesday evening, his horse fell whilst crossing…

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Good Wheat Yield. Big Returns Round Bathurst Bathurst

The Sun · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 6

The wheat harvest is practically finished, and the yield in the Bathurst district is the best for many years past. Some excellent harvests ave reported. Mr…

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The Soil. Monaro Wheat Trials. Sir J. H. Carruthers' Notes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

"It may be of interest to those who have followed my statements regarding Marquis wheat," says Sir Joseph Carruthers. "to publish the following letter, which I received…

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Wheat in Britain. Government Urged to Act. London, Monday Morning

The Sun · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 5

The British Labor Party National Committee is strenuously urging the Government to purchase all wheat in Britain and sell it at [?] market prices; also to regulate the…

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