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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

9,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Farmer's Heavy Loss Wagga

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Robinson, of Malcbo, lost three more stacks of hay by fire yesterday. On Saturday three stacks containing about 80 tons of hay were burnt to the ground…

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Female Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 8

Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labor and Industry, accompanied by Messrs. J. B. Holme, Under-secretary, and F. Brennan, superintendent of the State Labor Depot, visited Pitt Town on…

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For Returned Soldiers Only. Homestead Farm Available, February 5

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

Gundagai. -- 505½ acres, parish of Jugiong, county Harden, about 14 miles from Coolac railway station, and about 1 mile from Jugoing; value £1011 rent £25 5s 6d…

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Homestead Farm, Available Feb. 5

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

Lismore. -- 133½ acres, parish of Broadwater, county, Rous, 7 miles from Coraki, and 18 miles from Lismore; value £330 12s 6d, rent £8 5s 4d…

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Ash Concrete -- Its Use on the Farm

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

The uses to which ash concrete may he put on the farm are almost unlimited (says the "Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W."). The illustration shows a small dairy finished, giving…

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The Greater Includes the Less! Grow Wheat? Yes, But the War Comes First. "What shall it profit a man if he gale the whole world and lose [?] own seal."

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

IRRESPONSIBLE I. W. W. MAN (loafing on the fence): Here, you, cooky [?] wot yer negisctin' yor proper graft for? You [?]rtor bog into yor harvestin' and lot the bally (luvment [?]wat our its own bloomin' flros. RESPONSIBLE FARMER (between [?] )Don't talk rot[?] if I don't beat back this…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep Down, Cattle Firm

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

At Homebush [?] stock sales to-day [?] were listed [?]…

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Wool

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 29
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John Bridge and Co. report under date January 5:— Operations under the new conditions commenced on Wednesday, 3rd inst. Of course,…

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Grow More Wheat. Tamworth Farmers Loyal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

TAMWORTH. Wednesday.--The matter of a "strike" amongst farmers owing to the treatment the wheat-growers received at the hands of the Government was referred to at to-day's…

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Wool Appraisements

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

The Government appraisers have now furnished prices for 26,979 bales of wool, representing the four catalogues submitted last week. An additional 22,540 bales, representing…

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The Wheat Pool

The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 13

THE Workings of the Wheat Pool emphasise a socialistic problem of considerable moment. Time after time, in the years that have passed, THE…

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Berrigan Wheat Plots

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. M. J. Darcy, of Dandaraga, Berrigan, reports the following yields of wheat plots on his property:--Marquis, 3012 bushels; Huron, 30; Florence, 2414; Firbank, 24; Yandilla King, 23;…

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Wheat-farmers. Strike Suggestion Resented. Official Methods Condemned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

TAMWORTH.—A meeting of the district council of the Tamworth branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held to-day, at which the threatened strike of…

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Wool-scourers. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 8

Arthur Thompson, owner of woolscour works and Mayor of Moree, to-day sued 10 defendants under the Master and Servants Act for not entering upon service according to an…

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Queensland Beef Cattle Industry. Greatest Cattle-raising Country in the Commonwealth Room for Greater Expansion

The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

As an investment, cattle-raising is one of the most profitable in the State under ordinary conditions. The operations of the cattle-man depend entirely upon the…

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Field Wheat Competitions. a Remarkable Achievement

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 33

Mr. E. Field, of Maira'r, the judge appointed by the Royal Agricultural Society in connection with their field wheat competition, has submitted his report. The…

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Versea Market Cables. Wheat. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 9

[?]heat cargoes are nominal. a parcel of [?] tons of australian grain, January ship[?]ent, has been sold at 82/6 a quarter of [?]lb…

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North-west Wool Reply by Mr. Hughes Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 8

Mr. Hughes yesterday referred to the complaint made through Mr. Gregory, M.H.R. by the woolgrowers on the north-west coast of Western Australia. The Prime Minister said…

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