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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Gaol for Cattle-stealing. a Collaransbri Case

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

A man named F. Foster was charged at the Collareuetri (N. S. W.). police court last week with having a quantity of wool in his possession, reasonably supposed…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. a Firm Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 9

There was a penning at Homebush yesterday of 16,235 sheep and lambs from 78 owners. All parts of the State were represented in the consignments, and the sheep were of a good…

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410,000 Bales Wool Appraised

The Land · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 15

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—On the completion of the eighth series of this season's wool appraisements, which conclude in Sydney this week, 410,000…

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Wheat Stacks Ablaze. Bathurst, Friday Afternoon

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 6

While thrashing was in operation at Mr. C. [?] form at Kelso yesterday, a spark from the engine ignited a stack of wheaten hay, with the result that one stack, a portion of…

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Produce. Wheat and Flour by Rail

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 7

There were 706 tons of wheat and 106 tons of flour manifested to arrive at Darling Harbor and Sydney sub-stations yesterday…

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The Wheat Pool Minister Gives Figures

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 20

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

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Huge Wheat Stacks. Preparations at Springhill

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 7

Nearly 200 man have begun work at Springhill, near Bathurst (N.S.W.), preparatory to the erection of what will be one of the biggest wheat stacks in New…

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Meat Export Season Cattle on the Licht Side

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 11

The Q.M.E. (Queensland Meat Export Co.) opened the season on Monday with a run of nice quality bullocks. When I went over the works at 10 o'clock…

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South African Cattle. Contribution to the world's Beef

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 6

The South African Agricultural Department has issued a statement to the effect that there are at least 8,000,0000 head of cattle in the Union, and their…

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HOMEBUSH. Thursday's Fat Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 16

There, were 16,288 grown sheep and lambs listed, from 78 consignors. The quality all round was excellent. Merinos preponderated in the older sheep, and…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops. the Wheat Crop Treating Weevily Grain the Pest Developed by Long Stackings

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 7

The N.S.W. Premier Mr. Holman). the Minister for Agriculture. (Mr. Grahane) and the officer-in-charge of had 'an interview with the British…

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Dr. Kelly's Lenten Pastoral to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

Sir,—Dr. Roseby has voiced the feelings of many thousands in his letter relative to Archbishop Kelly's Lenton pastoral. I shall not attempt to traverse the ground he has…

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Surplus Butter and Cheese Need for Exportation. Melbourne, [?] Afternoon

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

[?] need for found [?] to the [?] Commonwealth [?] surplus stoks of butter [?]…

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Sheep Stealing at Glencoe. a Man Sentenced to Eighteen Months

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

At the Glen Innes (N. S. W.) Quarter Sessions last week a man named Michael Joseph Hanley was charged on two counts with having stolen three sheep on…

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Wool Trade Review. South Africa Abandons Purchase Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

The acquisition of the Australian and New Zealand wool clips by the Imperial Government was the corollary of the Commonwealth and the Dominions' consent to abandon oversea…

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Children on Dairy Farms General Secretary's Evidence Before Food Prices Commission

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 6

Interstate Commission—A. B. Piddington, K.C., Chairman—resumed its fittings yesterday with the view to enquiring into the price of dairy…

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" Rising Early in the Morning " Does It Injure a Child? Labor on Dairy Farms

The Sun · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 6

During the enquiry to-day, before the Chief Inter-State Commissioner, concerning the prices of dairy produce, Mr. Fryer, manager of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co.,…

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Dairy Farmers Impugned. Allegations of Child Slavery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

When the Interstate Commission commenced the inquiry into the price of milk at its sittings at the Commonwealth Bank Chambers yesterday, Mr. J. F. Hackett, secretary of the…

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Wheat Pool Delays. The Grower at his wits End

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

[?] writes:—Almost a month ago i sent [?]00 bags of wheat to Ardlethan railway station, to the government agent I begged him to try to get them though as early…

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State Parliament. Wheat Elevator Contract. Gas Bill in Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, the Premier made a statement with regard to the Henty-Billabong railway line. These proceedings are reported elsewhere…

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