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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

11,717 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

A Crop of Green Maize. And a Silage Pit

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 6

I have got an abundance of grass and feed for my cattle, and a big a lot of maize I put in for green feed, which is doing very well. I…

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Poultry. Deaths Among Chickens. a Poultry Farmer's Troubles

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 6

A poultry-farmer not far from Sydney quite lately wrote that for three years nearly all his chickens died from what seemed to be a cold in…

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Wheat and Beer. Mr. Hall's Departure

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1915 · page 3

"Wheat and beer will not trouble me for at least a month," said Mr. Hall, Acting-Premier, prior to the departure of the Marama for New Zealand yesterday at noon. "Under…

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Australia's Opportunity. Wheat Merchant for Europe Expert's Opinion. Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1915 · page 3

That the war if prolonged will inevitably lead to a material and unsatisfied demand in Europe for all kinds of foodstuffs, and most particularly for wheat, is the opinion…

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For the Day of Prayer Church of England Pastoral Letter False Sense of Security Round-the-empire Prayer

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1915 · page 2

In connection with the day of prayer and intercession to-day, the Archbishopr. and Bishops of the Church of England have issued the following pastoral letter…

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Is Wheat Seizing Illegal? State v. Federal Attornies-general a Question of State Powers Mr. Hall to Mr. Hughes

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1915 · page 9

Mr. Hughes, Federal Attorney-General, is referring some of the questions arising out of the wheat seizing policy of the N.S.W. Government to the Inter-State Commission…

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Wheat Experiments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

PARKES.—The return from the departmental plots on Mr. R. W. Shelton's farm at Nelungaloo were very fair, considering the season. The ground used was cleared and…

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State Wheat Farming. Progress at Trangie

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

TRANGIE, Saturday.--Good progress is being made in clearing the Mullah Scrub Lease lands, recently taken over by the. Government for wheat growing with the ultimate intention of…

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Wheat. the Board Explains

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 8

Mr. George Valder, chairman of the Wheat Acquisition Board, who was freed from his duties in the Department of Agriculture on Saturday, spent portion of his holiday in…

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The Wheat Grab. Chairman's Reply to Critics

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 5

"I am [?] at the inside information po[?] by a morning paper with regard to the working of the Wh[?] Acquisition Board." said Mr. George Valder. the chairman, to-day. The…

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Still Unconquered. the Belgian Provinces. Cardinal Mercier's Pastoral. Amsterdam, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Mech[?]n (Mallnes), has issued an interesting pastoral letter to the clergy and laity of Belgium. In the course of the letter the Cardinal…

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The Wheat Board. Financial Problems. No Arrangement with Banks

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 6

IT am amazed at the lnside Information possessed by certain people with regard to the working of the Wheat Acquisition Board," said Mr. Valder, the chairman,…

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Seized Wheat. How Shall It Be Paid For? a Government Plan. the Banks Approached

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 8

One thing the Government, having passed its Wheat Acquisition Act, has not made clear is how it is going to finance the scheme. It has told part of its plan—it is…

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Wheat Export to Victoria. N.S.W. Government's Action to Be Tested. Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 5

The Fed[?] Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) this afternoon made the first move in the direction of challenging the action of the New South Wales Government, in prohibiting the export…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Science in Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

The value of applied science in agriculture has been very clearly demonstrated again during this harvest, for reports from various districts state that paddocks which were…

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Color Line in Usa. Immigration Bill Passed. Belgian Farmers Favored. Vancouver

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 5

Washington messages state that the Senate passed the Immigration Bill by a big majority, and there were indications that it could be, repassed with the requisite…

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State Wheat Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 9

Gold progress is being made in clearing the [?] Scrub Lease lands recently taken over by the Government for wheat growing with the ultimate…

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Inverell Butter Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 6

Mr. C. E. Meares, general manager of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, attended a meeting of directors of the Inverell butter factory, and…

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Blowfly in Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 8
Also in The Farmer and Settler

Mr. W. G. Brown, Sheep Expert of the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock has, returned to Brisbane after a visit to the…

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