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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

9,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Oversea Market Cables. Wheat. London, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 13

There is an active demand for parcels of Australian wheat, and 2000 tons of grain which have been shipped have been sold at 81/6 a quarter of 480lb, c.l.f…

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Work and Wages Junee Wheat Dispute Men Resume Work Wagga

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

The dispute between the agents and the wheat lumpers at O[?] Junee has been settled. Mr. J. White, A.W.U. organiser, when spoken it last night, said that after Mr. E. Owens,…

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The Pitt Town Farm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

Mrs. Holman writes:—"As a member of the advisory board of the Woman's Agricultural Farm at Pitt Town, may I be permitted to state that the writer of a paragraph in the…

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Produce. Dairy. Market Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 13

Quotations in the dairy section of Sussex-street weee steady and unchanged yesterday. Quotations were:- Butter.—2/ per ewt to be added for boxes and…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 9

MORUYA.—The Moruya Co-operative Company, Ltd., reports that during the month of November, 1916, 41,002 gallons of milk, equalling 38,179 Btandard gallons, were delivered…

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Dairy Herd Sale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

COBARGO.--Messrs. O'Reilly Bros. conducted a record clearing sale for the district, selling Mr. T. O'Mear's dairy herd of 83 cows at an average of £13 5s per head, prices ranging…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

DUBBO.--There are many reports of satisfactory wheat yields, in spite of the destruction caused by wind, hail, and rust. For instance, Mr. J. Wright, of Rawsonville, has obtained an…

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Harvesting Tangled Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

THE ROCK.--The season has been a particularly severe one on growing crops in this district. Hall and wind damaged very many otherwise good crops. This was the case at…

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Dairying for Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday,--Mr. G. Suthe[?] Thomson has proposed to the High Commissioner and Agents-General that a certain number of partially disabled Australian soldiers should…

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Blowflies and Sheep

The Australian Worker · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 23

Dear Worker,—I think that if pastoralists and others interested were to try the following plan it might lead almost to the annihilation…

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Wheat, Oats, and Potatoes. Dissatisfied Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Associated Chambers of Commerce discussed the fixing of prices, and passed a resolution calling the attention of Mr. Prothero (Director of Agriculture) to the…

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Wool Report

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 42

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report, under date of the 18th inst.: The work of appraising the value of the first portion of the New South Wales clip is practically…

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Station Hands in Pastoral Industry

The Australian Worker · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 23

Dear WORKER,—Or your noted kindness to the underdog i claim some share. I appeal for a little space on behalf of the station hands in the pastoral…

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Sheep for South Africa

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

In their monthly report on the wool trade, Messrs. John Bridge and Co.Ltd., state:— We learn that very strong efforts are…

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The Wheat Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 7

Mr. Robert Gibson, Harden, writing in regard to the critical position of the wheat industry, says:—Share-farming on the halves has not the last four years paid either the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 30

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that the Prime Minister has officially announced that payment for wool will be made 14 days after the completion of the appraisement of the…

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The Wheat Elevator Contract

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 11

"Cornstalk" writes:- I have read with great interest the president of the Master Builders' Association's letter, and also your l[?]der in yesterday's issue in regard to the time…

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Missing Bags of Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

Thirty-six bags of wheat, valued at £30, the property of the N.S.W. Chief Commissioner for Railways, were stolen or delivered in mistake between the 10th…

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Wheat Market. [?] Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 1

The [?] was firm with [?] Australian [?] sold [?] at February [?] January February…

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Butter Shipped From New South Wales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

H.M. Customs has issued the following return showing the quantity of butter exported from this State during the week ended the 30th ult.:—…

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