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

Farming & the land, 1925

2,046 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 103

Sydney Wool Sales Brisk Bidding Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 3

The wool sales were continued to-day when a catalogue of 5,428 bales, drawn from the western and Riverina areas was submitted…

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Wool Market Cheaper London Prices London, Tuesday night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

The wool sales opened to-day. Prices showed a decline of 5 to 10 per cent. Mr. W. H. Malsing and his son…

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Horse Tells of Death Farmer Found After Animal Returned

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 1

How a riderless horse told of a tragedy was related at an inquest an inquest at [?] (Wales). Mr. John Evans, a farmer, left Rhayder at 10 p.m. to ride through the mountains to [?]…

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Record Wheat Harvest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 21

Up to the end of February, 7,811.000 bags of wheat had been loaded on trucks at country sidings, an increase of 4,500,000 bags…

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Wool Sales Market Maintained Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 2

At the Sydney Wool Sales today 5428 bales were offered at auction and 4790 sold. Private sales disposed of 787 bales…

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Sydney Wool Sales Two Catalogues Offered Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales to-day two catalogues of 7565 and 2863 bales were on offer. The former comprised wool from the north,…

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Wheat Hold Up Trucking Facilites Fail Blow to Export Trade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 18

Nunerous complaints have been heard lately from wheat shippers that the trucking facilities provided by the railway authorities are…

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Railways Big Job OVER 23,500,000 Bushels of Wheat Lifted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 12

Up to February 28, the Railway Department had lifted 23,539,230 bushels of wheat from country centres in N.S.W. On that date…

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Homebush Sales Dull Sheep Market Cattle Unchanged Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 1

A dull tone pervaded the sheep market at Homebush to-day and agents had to accept lower values in order to clear consignments. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday values ruled firm at the recently established level for almost all descriptions. There was keen competition for super wools…

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Wool Sales Super Wools Firm Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales today 7,365 bales were offered at auction and 4868 sold. Private sales totalled 685 bales…

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Cable News. Declining Wool Prices. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 6

At the London wool sales, which opened on Tuesday, prices for merino were lower than at the previous sales. A prominent Yorkshire buyer says that reaction is…

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Gambling in Wheat Decision of Stock Exchange Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

The Sydney Stock Exchange today decided to permit dealings in New South Wales bulk wheat warrants. These warrants are for received…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Foe the Man on the Land. Agricultural, The Production of Lucerne

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 8

The rate at which lucerne should be sown varies widely with the method and the district. In the Richmond River district heavy seeding, 15lb. to 20lb. per acre, is…

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Poultry Farmer’s Crime. London

Leader · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 6

The Court at the Sussex A[?] was crowded to day at the opening of the trial of Norman Thome, a poultry turner, who is charged with…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd, Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report under date 7th March:— Watchman, what of the night?…

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Wool Market Results Not Unsatisfactory

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 8

Messrs, S[?], Ball and Co., Ltd. report for the week ended March 12 Having regard to pe[?]mistic predictions current amongst buyers since last…

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Bunt in Wheat. Departmental Recommendations For Control

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 22

To control bunt in wheat the departmental recommendation has until latterly been pickling of the seed with a solution of bluestone (copper sulphate),…

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The Fall in Wool Market Signs Healthier

National Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— No cause for special elation certainly exists regarding the results so far achieved in reducing wool offerings…

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Mice Plague Victorian Wheat Areas Invaded Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 7

Advices from northern Victoria wheat areas state that mice are invading the wheat stacks and settlers' homes in large numbers,…

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