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Farming & the land, 1916

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Fodder Shortage. Farmers Exasperated. Casino

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

Last neck Messrs. J T. Junor and D. L. Smith, as representatives of the Casino Dairy Company, and the local farmers, visited Sydney and interviewed the Under-Secretary of…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Pilliga Scrub

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

The development of the Pillign scrub is not being overlooked by the Minister for Lands. An assessment has been received of a forest reserve (No. 41,288), which is included within…

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Forest Vale. Share Farms Allotted

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

The Minister for Lands stated yesterday that the special board appointed to deal with the allotment of the farms at Forest Vale had selected 19 out of the 160 applicants. Two…

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Cramped Odds at "The Farm"

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

There were twenty-six youngsters left in the Juvenile Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday, and when betting opened books offered 2 to 1 "the field"…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 5

GILGANDRA, Tuesday.--The Rutherglen bug has made its appearance in the district, and has done considerable damage to potato crops, besides destroying stone fruits. The…

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Farmers' War Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 5

The acre-of-wheat donations to the Farmers and Settlers' Association War Relief Fund for the week ended yesterday represented nine acres of crop and £3 11s. The fund is…

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State Share Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 7

For the 21 State share farms at Forest Vale," on the Wyalong-Cudgellice-railway, recently made available by the Government, there were no tower than 160 applicants…

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Homestead Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

Casino.—.1102 acres, parish of Wyandah, county Richmond, 7 miles from Myrtle Creek, value £1112 10s, rent £27 16s 3d…

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Pacing at Warwick Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 39

As the opposition was strong, the crowd that assembled at Warwick Farm on January 16 was very good. The dry weather had taken all color out of the grass and herbage. The flower…

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Farms for Returned Soldiers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 13

There has been a good many responses to the call for volunteers to clear the 200 acres of land at French's Forest. which the Government has set aside for returned soldiers. But the…

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A Dairyman's License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

At the last meeting of Granville Council, the health officer recommended the granting of all the dairy applications for registrations, excepting one. The officer…

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Kitchener's Need Met by Compulsion Bill Statement in Parliament Failure of German Wheat Harvest Enemy Admits Eastern Reverses Allies' New Landing 535th Day of the War

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 1

In the Imperial Parliament an amendment to the Compulsion Bill to include men who had attained the age of 18 during the war, was rejected. Lord Kitchener, it was announced, believed that the bill…

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Pastoral Conference

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 21

The Pastoral Conference of the A.W.U., which opened, on January 10, at Macdonell House, Sydney, concluded its sittings on January 15…

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Wool Report

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 32

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report: At the opening sale of the year we brought forward a good catalogue of useful combing wools, drawn principally from the…

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The Wheat Crop. 62,000,000 Bushels

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 36

The Government Statistician, Mr. J. B. Trivett, advises that the compilation of the returns of the estimated wheat harvest in this State is advanced sufficiently to admit…

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Cattle From Norfolk Island

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 7

A consignment of 14 head of live cattle arrived Inst evening from Norfolk Island by the steamer Makambo. They were landed at Federal Wharf in good order, despite the fact that…

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Government Seed Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 7

COONAMBLE, Wednesday.--At a meeting of the Coonamble Progress Association, Mr. Keady brought under notice the fact that the manager of the Coonamble Experiment Farm had said…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin Ltd., report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co., the undermentioned…

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The Markets Wool

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 24

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—The announcement has now been made that the Dominion Government has placed an embargo on the export of New Zealand…

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Exports From Sydney. Breadstuffs and Butter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 4

The exports of wheat, flour and butter from the Port of Sydney for the week ended 15th January, 1916, according to the Customs House returns,…

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