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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Wheat-growing. Advice to Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 10

The useful work performed by the Wheatgrowing Association at Mudgee has been noted in these columns previously. It certainly appears a live body, whose example might…

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Wheat Scheme. £300,989 Distributed to Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 13

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Grahame, announced yesterday that the amount advanced up to Monday last by the banks under the wheat scheme was £300,989…

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Timber for Butter Boxes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 10

The utilisation on the North Coast of a timber known as Richmond River hoop pine for making butter boxes is regarded with interest by the Minister for Lands, who is also…

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Export of Butter. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 14

The Minister for Customs (Mr. [?] is determined that the many requests he has received to remove the em[?] on the export of butter shall not move him until he is…

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Wheat Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 14

Further sales of wheal cargoes have been effected by the Australian Wheat Commission, for delivery in the United Kingdom. One lot is of 5000 tons, and the other of 6000 tons,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral State of the Country. Bathurst

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Scrub and grass fires are raging in Some parts of the Bathurst district. [?]orbage has everywhere been scorched off, and any young grass, in what are generally favored localities,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 14

Large and attractive catalogues were submitted to-day, when the sales were continued in the local market. The offerings to[?]lled some 9200 bales, and enhanced rates were…

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High Wheat Price. Order From United Kingdom

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.==Mr. Hagelthorn, Minister for Agriculture, stated this afternoon that two cargoes of wheat had been sold for the United Kingdom at 6s a quarter c.l.f…

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N.Z. Wool Sales Postponed Wellington

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 5

Theshortage of shipping tonnage has [?] the indefinite post[?] of all wool sales in the Dominio[?]…

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Germany's Wheat Failure Economy Urgent London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 1

In the Reichstag Herr Michaells, who is President of the Corn Administration, blurted out the fact that the German harvest is a failure…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Up 10 Per Cent

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 5

John [?] this afternoon reported the market [?] per cent higher than [?]. They sold [?]…

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Goods Traffic Only. . New Railway Ready. Wheat-loading Facilities

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 8

The new railway line, linking up the main southern and western routes, and the Bankstown line at Lidcombe and Campsie respectively. and to be used for goods traffic only, is…

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Commercial. Sussex-street Prices. To-day's Business. the Wheat Position

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

A [?] was received this merning in [?] that the London wheat mar[?]…

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London Wool Sales First Series Opened Merinos Advanced London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 5

The first series of the London wool sales wore opened today in the presence of a large attendance of buyers. The demand throughout the sale was active,…

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N.s.w. Harvest. Enormous Wheat Yield Expected. Production Exceeding 62,000,000 Bushels

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 9

The compilation of the returns of the estimated wheat harvest in New South Wales is advanced sufficiently to admit of the publication of the following particulars fop general…

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The Wheat Scheme. Report to N.S.W.. Minister for Agriculture. the Position in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 9

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture has received a report from Mr. Harris, the officer in charge of the Government wheat operations, giving, the results of; his recent visit to…

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"Pilot's" Current Turf Comments English Horse Sales Warwick Farm Form Anniversary Meeting Possibilities for Principal A.J.C. Races Discussed Backers May Commence Well

Referee · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 1

On Saturday next a commencement will be made with the A.J.C. Anniversary meeting, and, taking a line throuqh the manner in which the recent meetings at Randwick were patronised, it…

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"The Referee" Stock Breeders' Gazette: Stud: Farm Theories on Pony Breeding:: Meat Board:: Wanted Practical Men

Referee · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 7

Last week this column was devoted to a few remarks on ponies and pony type. Since the' article appeared, I have received a long letter from a…

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Produce. Dairy. Falling Egg Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 15

The weakness that characterised the egg market at the opening of the week was even more pronounced yesterday morning, and a values suffered a further decline. There was only…

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Infant Employee in Dairying Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 10

In a prosecution in one of the country police courts, instituted against a lad for absenting himself from employment without proper and reasonable cause, it was contended on his behalf that there was no case…

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