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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

9,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Albury Wool Appraisement

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 13

Early on Wednesday morning several appraisers commenced the appraisement of 5488 bales of wool in the various brokers' stores in Albury. The bales held by the…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. W. G. Deuchar has received the following cablegram from his London agent, Mr. G. Sturgeon, viz.:—"Since fourteenth December merinos,…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep Cheaper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 9

The number of sheep and lambs listed at Homebush yesterday was just on 24,000 but only 21,771 were in the pens. Consequent on the heat in the country, there is a failing off in…

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To Beat the Sheep-fly

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 16

Mr. H. N. Howard, manager, Bomemera, Tambar Springs, writes:— In your issue of the 9th instant, re fighting the Sheep-fly. I am very pleased…

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Value of Damaged Wheat

The Land · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 11

The Hawkesbury Agricultural College, in a report on feeding pigs with damaged wheat, says that it may be accepted as a fair statement that the wheat under…

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Moro Wheat or Less?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 6

A Government guarantee of 3s on next season's wheat fails to meet the case. The purpose of the guarantee, we take it…

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Area Under Wheat The Alleged Strike Suggestion Resented by the Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 7

The suggestion that wheat-growers should strike because of unfair treatment at the hands of the Government is resented by the Tamworth farmers. At a…

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Wool Appraisements Brokers' Report

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 12

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—"The appraisers are in Brisbane going through catalogues in that centre this week, and with fairly large…

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2000 Hich-class Cattle for Auction

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 13

At Chinchilla on Friday, the 26th inst., at 2 o'clock, John Bridge and Co., Ltd. Brisbane, in conjunction with Mackie and and Co., Ltd., Chinchilla, will yard at least…

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What Readers Think Sheep-fly Pest

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 16

"BC over V" writes:—The invitation to sheep men in your issue of the 9th inst., to make public through your columns, whatever…

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Australian Wheat Harvest. an Estimate

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 16

Au Adelaide message slates:—The Secretary of the State Wheat Harvest Board said to-day that instructions had been issued to the Government agents…

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Wheat Lumpers. Trouble at Junee

The Land · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 12

The trouble arising out of the wheatlumpers' strike at Old Junee is alleged to have been accentuated by the agents engaging non-unionists to take the places…

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Wheat Truckings. Shippers Delaying Release

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

An official statement issued from the office of the Chief Commissioner for Railways, states that the quantity of wheat shipped during last week was 137,464 bags, as compared with…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 9

During the week ended January 13 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 478,398 bags, compared with 406,760 bags last week, and 424,043 bags for the same week…

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Minimum for Wheat. Mr. Campbell Wants 4/-. Encouraging Farmers. Production Cost Too High

The Land · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 12

Mr. Campbell, General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, claims that unless the minimum is raised wheatfarmers will be forced out of the business…

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Wool Trade Review. Influencing Factors

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 8

The main reason why the British Government, was moved to acquire the balance of the Australian and New Zealand clips is now definitely stated. The English wool clip has…

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Wheat Lumpers. Trouble in the Country

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 14

A message from Wagga says:—"The trouble arising out of the wheat lumpers' strike at Old Junee is alleged to have been accentuated by…

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The Sheep Dipping Period. P.P. Boards Differ

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 6

The Deniliquin P.P. Board wrote to the Bathurst Board asking co-operation in having the existing regulations altered to provide for the dipping of all sheep…

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Orange Special Sheep Sale. Wednesday, February 7, 1917

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 13

Leeds Brothers will submit to public I auction At Orange. on Wednesday, February 7. 1917. at 11 o'clock, 20.000 extra fine sheep, 400 head cattle—400…

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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 19 January 1917 · page 6

In to-day's issue we publish a further instalment of the business done under the first series of the appraisement scheme. Up to the present 60,000 bales have…

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