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Farming & the land, 1916

10,780 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Butter Cheaper in London Customs Minister's Views Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 7

"Expert officers of this department," said Mr. Tudor, Minister for Customs, "Are of the opinion that in all probability butter would to- day be 2s a pound in Melbourne if action…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Japan a Big Buyer

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Limited presented this afternoon an attractive catalogue [?] bales. A strong market ruled prices being equal to the best rates of the [?] Japan…

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Price of Butter. Request for Increase. Famine Likely in Sydney

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 1

Butter merchants applied to the Necessary Commodities Commission this morning for an increase form 123s 3d per [?] in the price of butter…

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Seized Wheat. Claims for Compensation. Statutory Declarations Required

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 8

The Government is talking elaborate precautions to safeguard itself against imposition in connection with payment of additional compensation to farmers for wheat seized under…

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Million Bags. Wheat at Darling Island. Huge Stocks Held Up in Country

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 6

The phenomenal wheat crop in New South Wales this season and the unusual shortage of ships has led to an abnormal accum[?]tion of wheat not only in Sydney but at the various…

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Dairymen Quarrel. Case From Marrickville

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 6

In the Newtown [?] Court, James C. R. [?] was proceeded against for assaulting William [?] The evidence for the prosecution was that…

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Bowls: N.s. Wales Pennant Another Big Crop of Surprises Touchers' Rule and N.z. Bowls Test Matters-entries for Championship

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 13

Another set of pennant matches was played on Saturday, and once again there were surprises. The week before, at Mosman, the locals had made the Parramatta players look like a…

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"The Referee" Stock Breeders' Gazette: Stud : Farm H. M. Somer on the Importance of the Country Agricultural Show

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 7

Very few people realise the importance of the country agricultural society to stockbreeders. Because these shows are necessarily rather small affairs,…

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Produce. Dairy. New-laid Eggs Dearer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 15

As was forecasted in this column yesterday, there was another upward movement in the egg market during the day. The recent advances in values had not brought about the…

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Tasmania's Apple Crop. Export to England. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 14

Action is being taken by the Federal Government to safeguard the apple export trade of Australia against the general prohibition of the importation of fruits which has been…

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Northern Farmers. £12,000 State Advance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 16

During the recent extraordinary dry spell, the dairy farmers on the North Coast received fodder from the Department of Agriculture by way of advances to the amount…

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Warwick Farm Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 7

For its race meeting listed Saturday 19th inst the Warwick Farm Club has arranged an excellent Programme All concerned are reminded that entries…

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French's Forest Farms Water Board Won't Help Scheme Not Practical

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 3

The hon. organising secretary of the French's Forest Soldiers' Farms, in a letter read at the meeting of the Water Board today referred to the difficulty experienced in…

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Household Waste for Poultry Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 6

The need for economy is being preached on all sides; here's an Idea for putting it into practice:--Have the municipal councils in the different Suburbs send every second day to…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 5

BERRIGAN, Tuesday.--The Rutherglen fly pest continues its ravages throughout the district, attacking fruit, flowers and vegetables. CULCAIRN, Tuesday.--After a long spell of…

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Farmers' War Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 5

The acre-of-wheat donations to the Farmers and Settlers' Association War Relief Fund for the week ended yesterday represented eight acres of crop, 16 bags, and £46 13s 6d. The fund…

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Drought Relief. North Coast Dairymen

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture states that recent rain on the North Coast has, for the present at any rate, terminated the calls upon the…

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Farmers Lose Heavily

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 8

Exceptional heat prevailed at Albury on. January 24, causing further bush fires. The most serious outbreak occurred on Coughlan Brothers' holding, six miles…

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Damage to Crops at Cowra

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 9

Two outbreaks of fire occurred late on Januarl 24, one at North Quat Quatta, 12 miles east of Cowra, and the other at Redlands, about the same distance west of the town. In the…

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Commodities Commission. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

The Attorney-General yesterday made available the Necessary Commodities Control Commission's recommendation relative to the prices of butter and cheese. The price of butter has…

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