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Farming & the land, 1916

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Butter Export. Mr. Tudor's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Minister for Customs to-day contradicted the report that the embargo on the export of butter had been lifted. "The embargo remains," he said, "and…

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Price of Butter. Increase Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 17

The Necessary Commodities Control Commission yesterday discussed the present price of butter with a number of persons interested in the trade. Mr. M. J. Connington…

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Export of Butter. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 18

The Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) to-day contradicted the report that the embargo on the export of butter had been lifted. "The embargo remains," he said, "and I am keeping…

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Fire in Wheat Crop. Put Out by Train Passengers. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 16

The timely extinction of a fire in a wh[?] crop was effected under unusual circumstances at Westville. The Cowra mail was passing by Mr. R. Alford's farm, when those on board…

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Commercial. Laungeston Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 10

LAUNCESTON, Friday.--The annual wool sales were held here to-day; 4950 bales were submitted, comprising good wool of excellent lengths. Compared with the prices at the Compared with the Melbourne there is…

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Wheat Market. London Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

The wheat-market is quiet Australian [?] freely sixty five millions mixed for a equating vessare can [?]…

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Hun Chemists. Preparing Germs, Australian Sheep Threatened

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

We have been specially asked to give publicity to the following information which has reached us from official sources. Certain well-known German chemists, who…

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The Conning Tower the Wheat Harvest

The Methodist · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 7

AS the accounts come in of the magnificent harvest throughout Australia, one , is constrained to exclaim: "Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children…

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The Wool Trade. Auctions Next Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 15

Auctions will be resumed in the Sydney market on Monday next, and continued on the three following days. All the firms of selling brokers will submit catalogues,…

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English Wool Trade. Australia Forcing Prices

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 15

BRADFORD, December 2.--The subject of top buying was being discussed a few days ago when one of the company remarked that there were still certain firms in Bradford who had a…

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Handling Wheat Resumption on Monday Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Mr. Hughes announced to- day that the handling of wheat at Willlainstown would be resumed by the wharf laborers on Monday…

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Wheat Loading. Men Awarded Increases. Agents Dissatisfied. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 18

Although the President of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Higgins) decided to-day, at a compulsory conference, in favour of the contention of…

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Army Clothing. All Crossbred Wool Required. London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

Sir Thomas Mastrame High Commissions for New Zealand made, isquiries as the wharther clare was [?] in the a Chirisution in the [?] of arum clothing…

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Europe Wheat Plentiful. Eight Countries Show Increases Over Last Year

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

War's ravages have not turned all European wheatfields into battlefields, according to the Department of Agriculture…

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Germs for Our Sheep: Last Word in Hun Kultur. Sydney Chamber of Commerce and Its German Farce. Boosting the Osram Lamp. a Challenge and Some Home Truths

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce has merited considerable criticism by reason of the vacillation and apparent insincerity with which it has dealt with the movement against…

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With Sun-tanned Stoics at Anzac Buffet Australasian Woman Volunteers at Westminster Bring Joy to Countrymen Farmer (Lieut.) Throssel, V.C., Pays Tribute to Dead Mates

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

This is the story of what our Australasian womenfolk in London, proud of the men as the men are proud of them, are doing and have done at the Anzac Buffet…

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The Mirror of the Turf. Warwick Farm Races To-day. a Difference in Form. Coming Events.-general Notes

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 19

As Warwick Farm is no longer a mil[?]ianry camp, the soldiers having vacated the place, to-day's fixture of the W.F.R [?]will be hold there instead of at…

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To-day's Horse and Pony Prospects Warwick Farm Chances

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 1

Racing will be resumed at Warwick Firm this afternoon, the military having vacated the course Special trains, which will land patrons at the cotes of the course, "will leave the…

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Warwick Farm to Have Its First Meeting After Solders' Tenure Pones at Victoria Park Fi g i i i I Da 11 In Turf Items and Form of the Moment Past Anniversary Handicaps

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 1

When the old Sydney Turf Club dropped out. in 1806, the A J C. took over the Anniversary meeting dates, and so that body has for the list ten yean ran the Anniversary…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. a Country Woolscour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 15

The washing and securing of the wool are done by agitating the water by suitable machinery in a bath containing a mild alkali. The wool is then uniformly dried, usually…

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