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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

1,993 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 100

Wheat Stacks at Yeoval

Leader · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

Taoval district has produced aiming a raced harvest, [?]…

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Heavy Wheat Yields. Cowra

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

The anticipations of a good harvest in the Cowra district have been well realised. Yields from seven to nine bags are general, but some have reached fifteen bags an…

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Money in Wool Contrasts in Results

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 8

Winchcombe Catson, [?] report:—super fleece wools have on rate come into their own in [?] Tasmon. For a time [?]…

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Wool Supplies Shortage in 1924. "Correctives" Needed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 5

The outlook as regards supplies of raw wool for 1924 is disquieting according to a statistical examination by Sir Arthur H. Goldfinch a…

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Four Thousand Sheep for Sale One Result of the Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

Buyers will have an excellent opportunity on Thursday next, January 24, to secure some high-class sheep at A. F. Dunn and Co.'s store…

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Commercial News Wool and Momby Contrasts in Results

Leader · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

Wlnchcombs Carson Ltd. report:— Super fleece wools have of late come Into their own In decided fashion. For a time this [?] they…

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The Importance of Wool. 43 Per Cent. of Australian Exports

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 1

The great importance of wool in Australian production, and the part it plays in maintaining the financial stability of the Commonwealth, may be gathered from the…

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Trade Review Through London Eyes. The Value of Wool and Tin LONDON

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

The dominating influences on the Stock Exchange have been fluctuations in foreign exchanges and, to a lesser extent, the home political situation…

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Not Enough Trucks for Produce How Farmers Suffer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 12

"Where's the sense in shouting, 'Go on theland,' when the man already on the land can't get his produce carried to…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Dear Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

At Homebush sales today, about 12,700 head of sheep of all descriptions were penned. Merinos and crossbreds were well represented. The…

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One Day s Bag 213 Bags of Wheat

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

Mr. Horace Beddison, a farmer, who resides at Walmer, Victoria, has put up a record day in the field. He left the stable yard at 6 a.m…

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High Prices for Wool Another Season's Record Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

From the prices being obtained at the Sydney wool sales, overseas countries are prepared to pay higher prices. Today another season's record…

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"Madman" Trick N.Z. Farmer: a Victim Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day, James Roberts (50) was committed for trial on a charge of stealing, in company with two men whose names…

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One-Man Harvesting Farmer's Ingenious Invention

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. Richardson, of Dockers Plains, near Wangaratta, Victoria, has invented a device by which a Fordson tractor can bo driven direct from a…

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Sugar Crop Queensland's Estimate. and Queensland's Wealth

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

If the estimate of 260,000 tons of raw sugar for Queensland is realised, the crop should be of the value of £7,020,000 to that State. This is the…

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The Man on the Land Agricultural. Waste on the Farm. Some Avenues of Loss

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

The waste which takes place on many farms (writes the Chief Inspector of Agriculture) is very great. If some farmers paused to consider for a…

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Wool Report

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 1

Goldsbrough Mort and Co report for 17th January:—For sale to-day we submitted a catalogue of 5,868 bales: which included clips from the…

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Another Wool Record

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

The season is record for greasy merino wool was raised in Sydney on Monday, when Germany paid 42d for five bales from Yass. This broke by 1d the record…

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Wheat Pool Payments To-day

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

The [?]untary wheat pool committee announces that the final payment in the 1922-23 voluntary wheat pool will be available to growers to-day…

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The Markets Butter for Canada Decline in Potatoes Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 3

Canada has placed an order for 1,000 tons equal to 40,000 bales of Australian butter for early shipment at 196/ per cwt c.i.f. Of this 20,000…

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