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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

9,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Country Wool and Skin Buyers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 3

The Country Wool and Skin Merchants' Association of New South Wales was formed at a well-attended meeting, claimed to represent "the brains and finance" of the trade in the…

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Wool Export. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 8

The chairman of the wool export sub-committee states that the Director of Army Contracts has devised a scheme to keep down the British consumption and keep up the…

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Field Wheat Competitions. a Remarkable Achievement

The Land · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

In "The Land" of December 22 was published the report submitted to the Royal Agricultural Society, by Mr. E. Field, the judge in connection with the…

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Wheat Certificates. £15,000,000 Involved

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

[?] Friday Afternoon [?] stated the [?] 6d advance on [?] made on Monday…

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Syored Wheat. Damage by Insect Pests

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 11

At the request of the Royal Society of England, an Advisory Board for Australia has been appointed to investigate the damage done by insect pasts…

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Wool Scheme Has Its Trial Run

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 6

The wool scheme is only in its beginnings. It is having its trial go its preliminary run. That it should go…

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Sydney Wool and Stock Journal. A Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 6

Owing to the circulation of misleading statements, it becomes necessary to make it perfectly clear that each wool selling firm is represented an the panel of official…

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Oversea Market Cables. Wheat. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 9

Wheat is firm, but inactive. A price of 83/ a quarter of 480lb, c.i.f., has been paid for a parcel of Australian grain, January shipment, to Liverpool…

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Selling Seed Wheat and Flour to Neighbour

The Land · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

"A Small Cocky" writes:—(1) I would be very much obliged if you could supply me with a little information as regards wheat question. I have about 800 bushels of wheat…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops. the Wheat Pool Good News for the Growers the Money Waiting for First Payments

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 7

The matter uppermost in the minds of farmers throughout New South Wales at the present time concerns the payment of the first advance on wheat being…

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'Homebush Sales. Monday's Fat Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 15

For Monday's sales only 10,205 sheep and lambs were advised from 32 owners, and 10,126 were penned. It was a very small supply, showing that the country is…

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Wool Trade Review. the Work of Appraisement

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 3

Probably never since the inception of the policy of local realisation in Australia has such intense interest been displayed in the doings of the Sydney wool market as has been…

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Field Wheat Competitions, An Achievement by Sulphide Super

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 7

In the last, issue of the "Farmer and Settler" there appeared a summary of the report submitted to the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales by…

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Crops Destroyed by Fire. Farmers Heavy Losses

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

An area of timber and grass country in the Greufell district about 300-acres in extent was destroyed by a fire that occurred on Sunday last. On properly owned by Sir. Conn, at Grenfell, a…

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Premiers' Conference Soldier Settlers and Wheat Mr. Ashford Returns

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 7

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Ashford, returned by the Melbourne express to- day after having attended the Premiers' Conference. In an interview he gave some additional…

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Wool-scourers Fined. For Taking Part In a Strike

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

A number of wool-scourers at Moree (N.S.W.) were fined amounts totalling £87, at the Moree police court on Wednesday. The men were engaged in…

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SWINE-BREEDING Damaged Wheat as Feed Costly Experiments at Hawkesbury

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 6

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) has made available a report by the Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, giving details of…

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Wheat Production. Mr. Hughes's Action Resented. Reduced Acreage Hinted At

The Land · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

The feeling of unrest among many primary producers in Australia, particularly wheat growers, in regard to the failure of the Federal Government to…

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Premiers' Conference. Guaranteeing Next Season's Wheat. Control of Patriotic Funds

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

Mr [?] referred to [?] Conference [?] afternoon [?] would…

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The Wool Scheme. How It Is Working. What Brokers Say

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 14

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—"As selling brokers are debarred, under the existing appraisement regulations, from making comments upon…

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