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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

The Wool Trade. Effect of Narrow Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 11

The sixth series of catalogues in the Sydney market closed on Thursday, and the seventh series under the revised conditions commenced yesterday. Some little dissatisfaction has been…

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New Zealand's Wheat. the Probable Yield. Wellington

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

It the New Zealand when [?] comes up to the average of the past [?] there will probably be sufficient for [?] requirements [?] that it may be [?] important…

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The Soil. Wheat and Meat. the Countryman's View

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 9

Mr. Robert. Gibson, of Harden, as convenor and chairman or the sectional meeting of country representatives at the Stock and Wheat Conference, yesterday made reply to…

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Wheat or Meat. Mr. Ashford's Final Word. "Misrepresentation or Misunderstanding."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 11

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, again referred yesterday to the controversy which centres on the position of the wheat farmers of the State, and complained that some…

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Country Fires. Crops Destroyed

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

The [?] of Mr. Harley Antill, of Warren, was [?] destroyed by fire yesterday. Mr. A[?] are spending the summer at the [?] The only person in the house at…

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Produce. Dairy. a Brisk Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 15

The fact that to-day is a public holiday was, probably, responsible for th[?] increased volume of business tr[?]sacted in dairy produce lines yesterda[?] With the…

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"Farmers the Best "Judges" Coolamon

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 8

The idea that less wheat and more stock should be raised is by no means a new one, as men with farms of decent size who can afford to do so have been putting that idea…

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Treating Damaged Wheat

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

Confronting the authorities is the problem of treating damaged wheat so that it can be conserved for food purposes. In July, 1917, the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth…

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New Butter Factory Taree

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

The tender of the Standard Waygood, Hercules, Ltd., of Hay-street, Sydney, has been accepted for the erection of a new butter factory for the Upper Manning Co-operative Dairy…

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Paved with Wool Why Melbourne Is Superior Wearing Clothes of Rock Paper Famine Solution

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 5

A new industry has been established in Australia. It may lead to the solution of many important problems with which we are faced in these times of a scarcity of ships…

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Crops Affected Wollongong

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

The last rainstorm here was extremely heavy, over seven inches being recorded. This will enable farmers to sow crops of sorghum and broadcast corn for fodder, the planting of…

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Assistance for Farmers the American System Explained Some Practical Hints for Australian Governments a Comprehensive Loan Policy

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 3

Australian supplies of food and raw material for the Allies have lately been held up owing to the shortage of ships, and they are accumulating in Australia. But Australia must…

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MR. T. I. Campbell's Views Finance the Farmer's Anxiety

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 3

According to the views expressed by Mr. T. I. Campbell, the general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, the problems confronting the…

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The Soil. Sheep and Wheat, More Security, More Profit

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 7

Mr. Henshaw Jackson, South Australian Government Sheep and Wool Expert, formerly of New South Wales, writes:-- "The question now under discussion of stock…

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The Wheat Muddle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Mr. D. J. M'GuIre, Singleton, writes:--"It would he amusing. If it were not so serious, the chaos into which the wheat business has fallen. From the day the pool was formed nothing but…

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Meat or Wheat

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

Mr S. E. Gelling writes:—Of late there's been a lot in reference to the above. Surely it must appear to every sane person the whole business is a wash of valuable time to argue on either of the above. In…

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Alleged Theft of Sheep. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 7

At the police court Michael Joseph Hanley, of Glencoe, was committed for trial to the Glen Innes Court of Quarter Sessions on February 5 on two charges of stealing 12…

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On the Land. Wheat of Stock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

The controversy that has surrounded the future of the wheat industry and its value in comparison with the production of otherfoodstuffs, has aroused unprecedented…

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Wheat or Meat? Questions for Discussion

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

The sub-committee appointed by the recent "Wheat or Meat?" conference will meet at the Education Buildings at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when Mr. Ashford (Minister for Lands)…

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