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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

9,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Agricultural and Pastoral State of the Country. Albury

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3

The crops are affected, by rust and smut, especially in the low-lying areas, but the damage done is not as serious as was at first supposed. Over a large area the crops, which are now…

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Dealing with the New Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

The N.S.W. wheat office has issued the following circular to wheat agents and dealers, throughout New South Wales:—…

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Notes. Record Load of Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 4

What is claimed to be a record load of wool for the Young district was brought in to Gunning by Mr. Herbert Medway for Mrs. E M. Abbey, of Byalla, consisting of 75 bales,…

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Wheat Supply. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 12

In response to an inquiry, the manager of the State wheat marketing scheme has informed the Australian Wheat Board that the local millers are able to supply 8000 tons of…

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The Wheat Market. London, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

[?] May [?] cents to [?] Wheat [?] Four thousand…

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The Wheat Pool The Big British Purchase Flour May Be Sent Instead of Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

The quantity of wheat received on account of the pool up to December 31 called [?]704,[?] Lags. The stocks held by millers on storage totalled 17,140,000…

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Oversea Market Cables. Wheat. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 13

Wheat is normal and unchanged. BRADFORD TOPS. In the Bradford tops market prices are in buyers' favour, but users are very cautious…

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The Soil. Damaged Wheat. Pig-feeding Tests

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 11

Wheat under normal market conditions can hardly be doomed an economic food for pigs in the production of bacon or pork. But this season there has been a groat quantity of damaged…

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Conflagrations Butter-box Factory in New Zealand. Considerable Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Ellis and Burnand's large timber yards and factories, covering eight acres, at Hamilton (N.Z.), were destroyed by fire last week. Huge stocks of dry…

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Imperial Wool Deal. the Work of Appraisement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 6

The work of appraisement in connection with the Imperial Government's purchase of what remains of the 1916-17 Australian wool clip was advanced another stage yesterday. As…

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Labour Disputes. Wheat-lumpers on Strike. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 12

The wheat lumpers at the old Junee railway station are on strike for seven shillings per hundred bags of wheat handled. An increase of sixpence per hundred is sought…

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The Price of Wheat. a Guaranteed Price Suggested

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

The Sydney "sunday Times" [?]men popularly reputed to be the official organ of the N.S.W. Premier, Mr. Holmanh referring to the statement that…

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Commercial. Sussex-street Trade. To-day's Business. Record Butter Season Expected

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3

The priors of [?] and [?] have been [?] the N.H.W. Flour Miller's [?] Company [?] for to-day as follows [?] pollard [?] The [?] with…

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Answers to Correspondents Dairy Farmers' Levy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 9

"North Coast Dairy Farmer".—The question is essentially a legal one, and we do not care to give an opinion. Your best course would be to get in touch with other farmers who object to the levy…

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The Farmers and the Great Bush Fire the Relative Claims of the Crowing of Wheat and the Waging of War. the Man on the Land with Two Duties

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 1

At the time of the late lamentable referendum upon the question of compulsion for service abroad the "sprulkers" of the "Anti" forces laid great stress upon the…

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What Would be the Result of a Wheat Strike? Why the Farmer Is Not As Free As the Miner to Strike When He Pleases. the Conflict Between Loyalty and Business Interest

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 1

Cowra has been the [?] rural movements, because it happens to have been settled by a particularly active minded group of men, who are not…

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Slow Work a Tragedy Men Led Like Sheep. Mr. Fraser's Address to Railway Men

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 6

The [?] meeting of the newly-formed New South Wales Railway and Tramway Literary and [?] Society was held in the large hall of the Railway and Tramway institute…

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The Wool Trade Sales Resumed in London Abnormal Prices for Creasy Wools

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week the wool appraisers for the imperial Government had catalogues comprising 26,676 lakes submitted to them at…

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Death of Mr. John H. [?]Ohmior. a Notes N.S.W. wheat Breeder

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 4

The death occurred on New Year's Eve of Mr. John H. Schmidt, who was sidely known through out New South Wales as the breeder of a new wheat known as Chmidt's No. 1. A characteristic…

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Town of Clermont Swept Away. Severe floods have been experienced in many parts besides Clermont It is said that no previous floods ever extended over such an immense territory. Many thousands of sheep and cattle have been drowned, and hundreds of people have been ruined

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 19

General View of Rockhampton, LOOKING across the river, and showing the post-office, banks, and other in portant and handsome buildings in Quay-street. Most of the creditors of the Clermont victims are Rockhampton firms, and the people of the city have responded very ger[?]ously to an appeal for assistance for the sufferers…

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