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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

9,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

The Pastoral Problem. Practical Observations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 9

At the gathering at pastoralists in coonamble in connection with the sheeplly question some Interesting statements were made. Mr. Patterson, the manager of Warrina station, said that…

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Train Runs Into Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

MUDGEE, Tuesday.--Mr. J. Rheinnberger, butcher, of Mudgee, Is a loser as the result of an accident on the railway line near Mudgee. A flock of fat sheep ready for killing, and…

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Blowfly Pest Helping Sheep-owners

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

The Premier, in view of the interest taken lately in the blowfly, pest, has obtained a report from the Director of Agriculture respecting departmental activities in the…

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The Soil. Farmers' Wheat Plots. Trail of Storm and Rust

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 9

In the additional results of the harvesting of farmers' experiment wheat plots, under the auspices at the Department of Agriculture, In the north-west and west, where rust largely…

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Produce. Wheat and Flour

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 9

Tho fixed legal maximum price for wheat. flour, mill offal, and bread remained unchanged yesterday. LONDON WHEAT MARKET…

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Supplies for Wool Scourers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 6

The scouring companies at Botany have not received much of the wool that was appraised in the first Sydney series. Only about 1000 bales have been allocated for treatment, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral State of the Country. Berry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

At the last meeting of the district Pastures Protection Board the inspector reported that feed was plentiful throughout the whole of the district. the condition of the stock good, and…

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Hints to Producers. Milling Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

The N.S.W. flour millers are not so much concerned this summer as usual about the standard to be struck for wheat by the sectional grain committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce…

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Wheat Shortage. Position in Tasmania

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 6

HOBART, Tuesday.--The Premier and Treasurer met the millers of the north and south to- day to discuss the question of the shortage of wheat in the State. The Premier…

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In the New South Wales Sheep Country

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 19

Every day now huge consignments of wool are arriving at Sydney by train and boat, and they are being valued by the official appraisers as speedily as possible, so that there may be no delay in their shipment to Great Britain and her Allies. Already nearly 60,000 bales have been appraised in Sydney. including wools from a wide area of the State and from Queensland. The quality of the fleece, generally, is said to be excellent and prices are high. Greasy merino has been selling up to 27 1/2d and scoured skin wool to 39d, with scoured fleeces at 37 1/2d, whilst medium and faulty wools are coming out better in the appraisements—that is, more satisfactorily to the owners—than was expected; yet where a catalogue is comprised wholly of greasy wool, with a considerable proportion of…

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Newcastle as Wool Appraisement Centre

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 6

The council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce is endeavoring to have Newcastle made a centre for the appraisement of wool. In a letter to Mr. J. M. Higgins, chairman, of the…

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Wool in London. London, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

The wool arrivals total [?] :forwarded, [?] bales: available, [?]000 bales…

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Wheat Shipments Still More at Country Stations

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

A return, prepared by the Railway Department shows that the quantity of wheat shipped during last week was 171,713 bags, as compared with 126,243 bags shipped…

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Oversea Market Cables. Wool. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 13

The Bradford market is quiet, and is anxiously awaiting the result of the meeting on Wednesday of representative traders and the Army Contracts Department…

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Another Fire in Lockhart Wheat Stacks. Four Thousand Bags Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 6

LOCKHART, Tuesday.--Another fire occurred in two of James Boll and Go.'s largo wheat stacks in the Lockhart railway yards about 9 o'clock last night, 4000 or 5000 bags of old…

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Wheat Stacks Ablaze. Fire in Lockhart Railway Yard. 4,000 Bags Damaged. Lockhart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 10

A third outbreak of fire amongst the wheat stacked in the Lockhart railway yards occurred last night. About 50 men were working in the yards during the day receiving,…

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Farmer and Co.'s Employees and War Loan

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

The employees of Farmer and Company, Pitt and Market streets. City, were addressed by Mr. Donald Mackinson, M.L.A., Director of Recruiting, this morning. About 1400 were…

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Warwick Farm Races Fair Fields Probable

Referee · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

The Amusement Tax will be enforced at Warwick Farm on Saturday next, and, to meet the extra charges, the railway fares have been reduced to 3/3 first-class, and 2/ second-class,…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 13

There was a strong demand yesterday for new-laid eggs, and up to 1/3 was secured for the best-known suburban consignments. Case eggs were again duly owing to the…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. February Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 12

Appended are the weights for the February meeting next Saturday:— Maiden Handicap, of.—Luxor, 9st 5lb; Enshire, 8st 10lb; Indian King, 8st 10lb; The White Waif, 8st 7lb;…

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