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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

11,717 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Britain Wants Australia's Wool. Able to Take the Whole Clip. German Competition Alleged. Federal Action Promised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 15

A influential deputation of wool buyers and brokers asked the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, yesterday to assist them [?]o prevent enemy subjects from exporting…

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Preference to Firms Farmers and Truck Shortage Talk of a Third Political Party. Bathurst

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 5

At a meeting of the local of the Farmers and Settlers Association this morning, Mr. B. Cutler referred to the losses [?] by farmers owing to the scarcity of trucks…

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Grass Fires. Farmers Lose Heavily. Singlet0n

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 18

A geriet of fires broke our yesterday is Scott's Flat and Neotsfield, causing widespread destruction of grass, fencing etc., The outbreaks are believed to be due to…

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Produce. Dairy. Weakness in Cheese

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 17

An unmistakable feeling of weakness prevailed in the cheese market yesterday, and in some quarters supplies could have been secured at a small concession. The general…

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Post-office Horses. State Stud Farm. Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

Horse breeding will in future find an established place in the activities of the Postal Department. The Postmaster-General. Mr. Spence, has approved of the purchase of 22…

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Victorian Farmers. Government Assisting

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--An interim report has been prepared by the sub-committee of the State Cabinet detailing the extent of its operations for the assistance of farmers striken…

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Another "Satisfied" Farmer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 10

Recently the Minister for Agriculture Announced that he had had a letter from a Tamworth farmer stating that if his wheat (consigned to Sheppard, Harvey, and Co., Sydney…

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Farms Wanted

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

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

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Refusing Wool Bids

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 15

At a sale of wool in Sydney bids by would be German buyers were declined. The wool brokers were well within their rights when refusing to take bids from any buyer or any…

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Whew Acquisition. Farmer Legislator's Views

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. Lynch, Federal member for "werriwa made the following statement at the office of the Wheat Acquisition Board yesterday to Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture:--…

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Wheat. Protest From Berrigo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 8

LOCKHART, Saturday. -- A large and representative meeting of producers was held at Greenvale under the auspices of the Berrigo Farmers' Union, when the following motions…

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The Wheat Seizure Indignant Farmers. Meeting of Protest at Bathurst. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 10

At a special meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a letter from Mr. T. I. Campbell, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, dated January 27, was…

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Price of Wheat. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 9

The General Federation of Trades Unions has issued a manifesto asking the Government to control flour and wheat and limit the price of home-grown unmarketed wheat…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Strong Market in Sellers Favor

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales held this afternoon at the Royal Exchange, Bridge-street, City, three catalogues were offered covering 6582 shales, They were Winchoombe, Carson,…

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London Market Cables. Wool Sales. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 11

There was spirited American and Yorkshire competition at to-day's wool sales. Merinos sold at full rates. The following prices were realised for the…

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Income Tax Problems. Loans to Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 11

"Storekeepar" Writes:- Sir,—We are storekeepers in a wheatgrowing district, supplying the majority of our customers on yearly forms, for which we charge them interest. We also…

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New Zealand Farmers Benefits From War. Wellington, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

Two classes of men in New Zealand at the present time have exery reason to congratulate themselves—the daily farmer and the pastoralist. And they have to thank the…

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The Irrigation Areas. Yanco Experimental Farm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

The condition of the Yanco experimental farm, which was established about six years ago, illustrates the value of irrigation, even on a class of soil that is of a poor quality…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. a Co-operative Venture

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

Special interest attaches to the extension of the business of the Coastal Farmers' Cooperative Society to cover the output of the vegetable and fruit grower. On many…

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Farmers and Politics. Country Party Question. Discussion at Bathurst. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 10

The formation of a country party in New South Wales polities was the subject of a lively discussion at a meeting of the Bathurst F. and S. Association…

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