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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

11,717 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250

Wheat Experiments

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

The return from the departmental plots on Mr. R. W. Shelton's farm at Nelungaloo (Parkes) were very fair. considering the season. The ground…

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Canada's Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 10

The High Commissioner for Canada in London is informed that thirteen' million acres will be sown to wheat this year in Canaia. Eleven million acres last year producad a…

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Pastoral Letter. Anglican Church Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 6

In the course of a pastoral letter issued to members of the Anglican Church by all the archbishops and bishops of the Church of England throughout the Commonwealth, the…

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Desirable Wheat Blocks. Homestead Farms at Trangle

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

Mr. R. O. Drummond, land agent, Lockhart, calls attention to three desirable homestead farms, close to Tran[?] township and railway station, with…

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Wheat And The Government. Queensland Farmer's Request

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 8

A meeting of fanners in the Darling Downs district of Clifton was held recently to discuss the question of increased acreage as suggested by the…

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Cattle for West Australia

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

Considerable numbers of prime fat cattle and sheep are being purchased at Scone for the West Australian market. The stock are entrained at Scone for…

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War and Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 11

The war drags along slowly with no apparent signs of its being over for a long time. This does not load to activity in the overseas wheat trade, although it should…

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The Wheat Seizure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

"E.I." writes:—"The question of the legality of the State action in taking over the whole of the wheat within the State is one of considerable difficulty, which, no doubt, will…

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The Wool Embargo

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 8

Mr. Arthur Ashton, Armidale. writes:—"In Australia the main articles of productions are wool and minerals. To make such articles practically…

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Wheat Acquisition. Board Explanation

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

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

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Letter to the Wheat Board a Farmer's Opinion of the Government

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. George Valder, chairman of the Wheat Acquisition Board, has received the first complaint from a wheat-farmer,in a letter to the board, this farmer wrote complaining the…

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Butter Firmly Quoted. London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

A firmer market ruled for all descriptions of butter to-day, and holders effected heavy clearances. Choice Victorian makes were offered at…

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Free Sale of Seed Wheat. Reloads of Wheat Billed In Tran[?]

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 7

At a sitting of the Wheat Acquisition Board in Sydney on Wednesday, several important alterations in the methods of procedure adopted were made…

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Crops of Australia. Amount Under Cultivation. Wheat in New Soutn Wales. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

The progress of agriculture and the great and steady policy of land cultivation in Australia can best be appreciated by glancing at figures prepared for the Prime Minister by…

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Wheat Board. Finance Method. Chairman's Statement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 10

Discussing the criticism of the Wheat Acquisition Board published in yesterday's "Herald" the chairman of the board, Mr. Valder, said:—…

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Wheat Again Firm. London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

The wheat market was again in a very firm position to-day, and business was recorded at rates ranging up to 54s, 6d per quarter…

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From Cobar to Moree. Four Thousand Sheep Die

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

On Saturday a flock from Cobar, owned by Mr. Stafford, of Moree, passed through Bathurst , en route for Moree. They numbered 10,000 when leaving Cobar,…

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SHEEP-BREEDING State Encouragement Valuable Importations of Lincolns

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

Recently Mr. Anthony Hordern, of Sydney, purchased in England twenty-six pedigree Lincoln ewes and a wonderful young ram that cost, 700 guineas…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Light Supply. Further Improvement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 11

With only 11,700 sheep, including lambs, listed for yesterday's supply, and 14,097 bead forwaid, the supply was a light one. The consignments came from 63 owners, and…

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Wheat for New Zealand. Shipment This Week

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

The first consignment of wheat which the New South Wales Government has arranged to loan to the New Zealand Government, amounting to…

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