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Farming & the land, 1916

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The Season's Wheat Shipment

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 4

Opinion of "The Times." According to a cable received from London, the following opinion is expressed regarding the situation in…

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Federation Wheat. Value of Pure Seed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 5

Messrs. T. J. and J. Fitzpatrick, Erin Vale, Junee, write—Your remarks in a recent issue on Federation wheat are both instructive and timely. As an instance of the wisdom of…

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Smash at Clyde. Accident to Wheat Train. Crashes Through Dead End Into Street

Evening News · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 4

A train of [?] trucks of wheat, which has detached from the engine, broke away [?] Clyde Station on Saturday afternoon, and [?] into the buffer stops. There were…

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French's Forest. Preparing Farms for the Soldiers. Working Bee 'Starts ' Operations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 8

The scheme of Dr.Arthur, M.L.A., for settling soldiers on a number of small holdings at French's Forest, Middle Harbour, presented itself in tangible from yesterday, when…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Farmers and Teh War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 5

In these days of war every class in the community is being put through the ordeal of fire. Most of our ideals and systems are in the melting pot, and we will emerge from…

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Farmlets for Soldiers French's Forest Working Bee Generous Country Offer

The Sun · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 6

Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., has received the following letter from Mr. C. N. Griffin, of Bowral:-- "With reference to your appeal for…

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First Working Bee. Preparing Soldiers' Farms. French's Forest Muster

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 4

"How did we come here? I'll tell yer. You see, our crowd goes to the Captain Cook, Miller's Point. That's where we allus has our pint, you understand. Well, Mr. Brown, of…

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Price of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Necessary Commodities Control Commission will again review the price of butter, both wholesale and retail. It will be remembered that when the price was reduced from…

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New Zealand Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 7

New Zealand Romneys secured practically all the prizes in their class at the Panama Exposition, writes tho "Australasian." There were 21 entries from the Dominion, and the…

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Wheat Harvest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 7

ARDLETHAN.—Wheat is pouring in to the railway station at a rapid rate. Up to Friday night last upwards of 20,000 bags had been delivered, and over 1700 bags are coming in…

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Price of Wheat

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 3

The Ministry for Agriculture [?] this morning (just the price of wheat to—millers is [?]d [?] this being based upon the London parity. Mr. Graham[?] added [?] had board…

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The Wheat Seizure

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 3

R. Webb, Weltenbah, on interference with producer:-- Although the Government has taken delivery of the bulk of farmers' wheat up to…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Seed Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 7

A letter which appeared in those columns yesterday from Messrs. T. J. and J. Fitzpatrick, dealing with Federation wheat, is of interest to all wheat-growers. These…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Trucking Stopped

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 11

In consequence of the block, of traffic caused by the recent strike of wheat leaders at Darling Island, and the shortage of shipping, the Railway Department has found it necessary…

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Wheat-buying---government "Stung."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 6

The Massey Government certainly does not profess to be socialistic (writes our New Zealand correspondent), but at the time of the wheat shortage last season it thought it was…

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Wheat Loading and Stacking

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 11

During the week ended December 25 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 173,473 bags, compared with 247,785 bags for the previous week and 115,170…

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Wheat Loading. Work Resumed Reluctantly

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The work of loading wheat on the steamer Caldy at Willlamstown was resumed to-day under protest by the men. Grain was also unloaded from the railway…

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Wool for London. London, Tuesday Morning

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 1

The arrivals for the first series of wool sales for the year total 176,697 bales, including 12[?],332 Australasian Of these 64,000 bales are being forwarded, and 116, 600 bales [?]…

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