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Farming & the land, 1915

11,717 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Wool Goes Up. London Sales Resumed. America and Allies Bidding. Five Per Cent. Advances. London, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 1

The first of the series of wool sales for the year was opened to-day. There was a splendid attendance of buyers, including a few from the Continent, and the…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14

WOLUMLA.—The output of butter at the South Wolumla Co-operative Creamery for December was 58,4491b. for which suppliers were paid £2800 14s 6d, being an average…

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Starving Stock Rates. Farmers Want Them Retained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14

JUNEE.—At a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association it was resolved to write to the Railway Commissioners, asking them to allow starving stock rates to remain in…

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Late Mr. J. L. Trefle. Antagonistic Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14

JUNEE.—At a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, an attmept was made to carry a vote of sympathy in the death of the late Mr. J. L. Trefic,…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. American Apples

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14

Every now and again there arises an agitation against the importation of American fruit especially apples and oranges, into New South Wales. It reaches its height…

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Farmers' Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14

DUBBO.—At the annual meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the following resolutions were carried:—"That this meeting of the Farmers…

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Farmers Protest. Culcairn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 12

Messrs. H. J. Moss (president) and R. C. Odewahn represented the Culcairn branch of the F. and S. Association at the district council meeting, when the following motion…

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In German Gaols. Getting His Own Back. Australian Farmer's Trials. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 1

An Australian farmer, writing to the Daily Mall, says that his clothes hung loosely after his experiences in the German gaols. He was touring Germany in May, and lost…

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Dairy Board. Interests of the Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 7

The Dairy Board met in Sydney on Monday, there being present Messrs. T. D'Arey (in. the chair), D. Falkner. W. H. Clifford, R. M. Dowie, A M. Singleton, and C. E. D. Meares…

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Junee Farmers Object

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 10

JUNEE, Tuesday.--At a largely attended meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held in Junee to protest against the action of the Government in dealing with the…

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Crops and Pastures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 7

BATHURST, Tuesday.--District landowners complain of the prevalence of rabbits and consider their suppression almost Impossible. Portions of the district are swarming with the pest…

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Dirty Dairy Premises

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 15

Walter Maker, a dairyman of Euston Road, Alexandria. at the Redfern Court, pleaded guilty to neglecting to keep his dairy- premises clean. He was fined £5, with is costs. in…

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Farmers Who Sold Early

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 10

QUIRINDI, Tuesday.--There are quite a number of farmers in this district whom the wheat grab will not affect, as they sold before the proclamation was issued. Around Willow Tree…

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Apathetic Farmers. the E.s.a. Movement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 10

DUBBO, Tuesday.--At the annual meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. J. Doyle sen. (hon. treasurer), deplored the fact that the men on the land…

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Wool Scours

The Australian Worker · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 21

The minimum rate fixed by the award for working at a wool scour is as follows:—Adults, 38/ per week with keep; boys between 18 and 21, 30/ per week;…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd. report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co., the undermentioned…

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The Markets Wool

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 26

Messrs.Winchcoinbe, Carson, Ltd., report:-Sydney wool sales reopened last Monday, and the market showed improvement on Leceinber sales. Good free merinos and…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 9

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 6124 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wheat Seizure. Cancelled Contracts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Casby, farmer, Coolamon, writes:— "Just a few lines in answer to the Junee branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association's protest against the cancellation of…

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Innocent Germany. Catholic Bishops' Pastoral. London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

The Catholic Bishops of Germany have is sued a war pastoral in which they say:-- "We have no wish to busy ourselves with the account books of other nations, but with…

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