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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Melbourne Cattle Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 9

In the Live Stock Market to-day 1500 fat cattle were yarded, comprised of 1090 bullocks and 410 cows, including 140 from New South Wales. The quality of the yarding of bullocks was about on a par with…

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Nowra Show. Fine Cattle Exhibits

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 9

NOWRA, Wednesday.--The Sh[?]alhaven Show committee has always, by increasing its prise money from year to year, Rambled on the weather. With unprecedented prospects, members yesterday looked forward to a record…

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Butter and Bacon. Prices Commission Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

Prices of farm products--butter, milk cheese, and bacon--were further inquired into yesterday by the Chief Inter-State Commissioner (Mr. A. B. Piddington)…

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Bush Fires. Cattle and Grass Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

ADELONG, Wednesday.--Sparks from a mail-train started a bush fire near Califat, but the outbreak was extinguished. Simultaneously a fire started further on, on Richardson's…

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Wheat-lumpers' Strike. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 7

A fresh development in connection with the wheat-lumpers' strike occurred yesterdny morning, when 50 men employed in constructing a siding and erecting wheat sheds, ceased…

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Lenten Pastoral: By His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 6

The Lenten Pastoral of his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney, which was read in the churches on Sunday last, is of special interest this year for its comments on the…

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Produce. Wheat and Flour by Rail

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 8

There were 366 tons of wheat and 250 tons of flour manifested to arrive at Barling Harbor and Sydney sub-stations yesterday…

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On the Land. Quality of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

A wheatgrower, in the course of the following letter, raises an interesting point, and makes a suggestion which appears to us to be practicable, and is certainly fair, as a means…

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Chats in the Home Circle a Lost Sheep in the City

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 8

Sad news went eddying througth the town— A sheep from the fold had fled— Had left green pastures and waters cool For the depths of the desert dread…

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The Wheat Pool. Operations to Date. the Final Payment Question

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

The operations of the wheat pool were dealt with by the Minister for Agriculture in some detail in answer to a question by Mr. Manning in the Legislative Assembly…

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The Season of Lent and the Dangers of Our Times: the Archbishop of Sydney's Pastoral Letter

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 14

The following Lenten Pastoral, which was read in the churches throughout the Archdiocese on Sunday last, has been issued by his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney:—…

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N.s.w. Wool and Basil Workers. 1000 Members Refused Re-registration. New Union of 15 Members Registered

The Australian Worker · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 20

In the Industrial Court at Sydney on February 5, Judge Rolin refused, re-registration to the Wool and Basil Workers' Association, deregistered on…

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The Irish Harvest. Record Crops. Dublin, December 7

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

The Irish potato crop is almost double that of last year. Its weight is 4,153,000 tons, compared with 2,433,000 tons last year. The acreage yield is large, almost six tons…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 9

Eggs were again plentiful in Sussex-street and prices remained firm. Some houses reported having no sides of bacon, and supplies of other descriptions were short…

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Child Labor in Dairying Responsibility of the Public

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 6

Mr. J. Hackett, secretary of the Australian Society for the Protection of Children, gave evidence to-day on child labor on farms before the Chief Inter-State…

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Dairying

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

ARMIDALE.--The half-yearly report of the Armidale Butter Factory shows that operations for that period were the most successful since the inception of the factory. There are…

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Bathurst Stock Increase in Cattle and Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 10

Mr. C. R. Brott, Bathurst stock inspector, has prepared a progress return of stock in the Bathurst P.P. district. According to his estimate, on December…

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Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 14

Heavy supply. Quality good. Market lower. The market came back a bit to-day. The supply was a surprise. Sixteen…

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The Wheat Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

Some good yields of wheat are being obtained in the Coolamon district. At Meru[?]bale, near Marrar, Mr. George Dix was taking off a crop which was going 11½ bags to the acre…

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Sheep Diseases

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 15

At a meeting of the Yas P.P. Boned motions wore passed urging upon the Minister that the provisions of the Sheep Diseases mid Tick Act relating…

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