Tribute from Palestine praising mounted troops of New Zealand and Australia
A 1919 letter from Richon Lezion, Palestine, praises the New Zealand and Australian mounted troops for valor during the campaign. It thanks them for kindnesses, asks for wider circulation in New Zealand and Australia, and offers prayers for those who died in the line of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Palestine
Weekly News
Auckland
Richon Lezion
Arzac
Australia
Wien
Brethen
Leo Amichislawsky
Richon-Lezion
News
NSW farmers protest pool wheat pricing policy
In Riverina farmers discuss the government paying 58 per bushel to pool growers while millers charge 100 for milling. Graded wheat, despite higher quality, gets only 7s 6d per bushel. The Farmers and Settlers Association plans a strong protest against the 5 per bushel advance as inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NSW Farvers
Riverina
Farmers and Settlers Association
South African Wheat Prospects in Union Report
A departmental committee report on Union wheat notes climate and rust limit summer growth, with output near regional limits. Production costs are higher than in other countries, so wheat will not become a primary crop, though the Union can meet population needs despite rising demand. Seed wheat scarcity exists and Australia-sourced imports are ordered but may arrive too late for sowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
South Africa
Prescot
Australia
The Humor of Hughes and War Time Whimsy
A humorous snippet from a House of Representatives report quotes Prime Minister Hughes noting the war with Germany ended January 19, 1919 while Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey remained at war. The War Precautions Act would stay in force three months after Austria Hungary’s war end.
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Hughes
House of Representatives
Higgs
Germany
Austria-Hunga
Bulgaria
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Hungary
Praary
Public Notices and Agricultural Stock Estimates Across Regions
A reader notice requests submissions for social and land news items. A New Zealand report notes 36 acres of Mrs D M'Gregor dairying land at Westwere sold for £167 per acre. NSW Department of Agriculture stock data show NSW livestock counts at year end with large sheep declines since 1918, while horses and cattle also fall. final returns may adjust these preliminary figures.
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New Zealand
D. M'Gregor
Westwere
Wanganui
New South Wales
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Mounteds
Northam Motor Garage
E. Kirkman
Fitzgerald Street
Peel Terrace
Northam
A. Broom
Next Shamrock Hotel
Mk J T Smith
Robertson & Morris
J.T. Smith
Itagerald Street
Mortham
H. Withnell
Fitzgerald S. Northam
Bland H. Withnell
Mead Office
Bank
Wren
Weipal
Rabaul
Savings Bank Department
Keane En
James Kell
R. Harveson
Nuatiaid
Beenie’s
Boise Fugs
Leslie Salt Lick
Stirling Street
Perth
Beaufort St., Bridge
Raphael Proprietress
Merredin and
Goldfields
Wellington Street
Barnett
Russell
J. M. Russell
Garter
Nerel Garriers
Travis Fitzgerald
Mortham Telephone
Devlin
Vy Edowe
Ery Gon Nieneu Staburg
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