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Farming & the land, 1919

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Government Control of Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 10

The existing agreement with the British Government in connection with the purchase of Australian wool, expires on June 80. 1920, and private advices from…

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Cattle Raising. Prospects of the Territory

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Information as to the suitability of portions of the coastal district of the Northern Territory for cuttle raising is given in an official report of the results…

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Wheat At The Jubilee Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 24

ADDITIONS have been made to the wheat section of the next Sydney Royal Show, and prizes have also been increased. One of the important changes in the conditions is that instead of a…

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Wheat in South Africa. Capetown

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 7

At an important conference of agricultural officials at Protoria the Under-Sceretary for Agriculture (dated that it would be necessary to classify the different kinds of wheat. The…

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The Wheat Board Perpetuating the Horror Drastic Criticism Open Letter to Senator Russell, Vice-chairman Australian Wheat Board

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

Dear Sir,—Judging by the newspaper reports of your review of the Operations of the Australian Wheel Board, it looks as if there was a desire to perpetuate the horror, and I see…

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Sheep Flies. Value of Different Dressings. The 1917-18 Season

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 10

A feature of the work at the sheep fly station at Koorbogama, near Moree, N.S.W. has been the testing of ft number of different dressings, poisons, etc.,…

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At Warwick Farm Another Heavy Storm Lady Charis improves Morus Comes Back Two Blues Dawdles Duke Malt's Good Form

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 8

The clerk of the weather for some reason or other evidently has a "derry" on sports in general, as last Saturday afternoon was the second in…

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Warwick Farm Doings Morus and Lambourne Land the Double

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 1

Warwick Farm received a fair share of patronage on Saturday, notwithstanding it is the club that suffers most when there is a clash with an unregistered…

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The Campaign for Improved Farming Methods

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 28

We have devoted much space recently to discussing the question of following wheat land. The subject is of such vital importance to the we make no apology for returning to it here. Wheat farmers who refuse to practise the system are not putting their land to the best use. Some of them are prejudiced, some indolent, some cannot obtain the necessary labour, and some hold too extensive areas to permit of their being property worked. Thai fallowing is essential under Australian conditions cannot be disputed. The time may come when its practice will be made compulsory…

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Necessitous Farmers. Government Aid

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 6

The State Cabinet sub-committee has not yet determined upon the extent of the proposed additional assistance to necessitous farmers. Assistance in the form of seed wheat and…

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Farms for Soldiers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 3

There are at the present time a fair number of men who went to the war and have returned home again engaged in rural pursuits in different parts…

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Bank Helps Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 9

The Federal Government has decided to immediately advance farmers 4s a bushel for this season's wheat. A number of farmers hold wheat scrip for…

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The World of Sport Warwick Farm. Another Thunderstorm. Poorly Patronised Totalisator

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 32

It was quite summer weather at Warwick Farm on January 11, and the trip up told that rain was badly wanted. Despite the opposition, of a meeting at…

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The Lizard As a Dairy Pest

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 18

Coolabah: Some years ago I saw some cows driven in for milking on Burnside Estate, which adjoins Mount Horeb, neat Adelong. I was surprised to see a large…

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This Season's Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 5

TEMORA, Wednesday.--The local farmers are jubilant over the receipt of a telegram, stating that the Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Grain Company will pay a 4s…

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The Markets. WOOL

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 27

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report under date January 11:—Appraisements were resumed in Sydney this week. The first catalogue was offerl…

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Sydney's Meat Cattle Values Advance

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 4

The [?] of rain to the pastoral dsitricts [?] the sales at Home bush to-day The sheep arrivals totlled 45,455. The…

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North Coast Butter Byron Bay

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 4

[?] manufactured during the past month 682 tons of butter, and paid their [?] suppliers is 1[?]d a gallon. They…

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Butter Pool. Unfavourable Outlook for Winter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 6

Mr. Hugh Sinclair, M.P., deputy chairman of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee, was in Sydney yesterday, and met the local members of the committee…

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Payment for Wheat Temora

The Sun · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 2

Temora farmers have received a communication that 4s advance will be paid to the farmers on January 23 on the present season's wheat…

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