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

Farming & the land, 1926

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Shocking Farm Tragedy London

Leader · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

A shocking tragedy has been discovered on a lonely farm in Warsickshire, when Mrs. Crabtree, an attractive woman of 25, was found dead in…

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Orange Farm Labor Conditions

Leader · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

Farm labor is becoming to prohibitive that it is quite on the cards that Orange farmers, in the future, will cut out, [?]hay growing altogether, and…

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Wool Report

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 8

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Company, Limited, report:—After on interval, extending over some four weeks, sales…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 9/1/'26:— The Melbourne sales have reopened with encouraging…

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Corriedale Sheep. Their History, Development and Purpose

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 14

A purely New Zealand breed, the Corriedale has achieved great popularity during recent years as a dual purpose sheep. There are…

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Federal Pastoral Award. Pastoralists' Counter Claims Against A.W.U.

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

The graziers, through their Associations, are making counter-claims to the A.W.U. claims covering wages and working conditions in the pastoral…

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Wool Generally Firm French Demand Easier

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 1

Winchcombe Carsun Ltd. report.—The wool market displayed tendencies contrary to usual custom at opening sales of the New year…

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Derailed Wheat Train on Mountaing Serious Damage

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

Yesterday, a wheat train proceeding from the west to Sydney was derailed Boar Springwood, and serious damage was wrought…

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Hitting the Farmer. Tax on Traction Engines

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 11

Indignation is felt by chaff-entting plant proprietors and farmers at the taxes recently, levied on traction engines. The tax is based on the…

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Synthetic Wool. London

Leader · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 2

The Yorkshire “Post” Bradford export says that the opinion of those beat qualified to Judge is that the artificial wool. when sufficient is…

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Wool Generally Firm. French Demand Easier

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The wool market displayed tendencies contrary to usual custom at opening sales of the New Year…

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The Control of Wool. London

Leader · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 2

The proposals for wool central have been definitely rejected at Bradford at a meeting of the British Wool Federation, which carried the following…

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Commercial News Wool Report. French Demand Easier

Leader · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The wool market displayed tendencies contrary to usual [?] at opening of the New Year. Super wools,…

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Record Cherry Crop. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 1

The cherry harvest is drawing to a close.The crop was a record--over 250,000 cases, which is 50,000 over the estimated yield. On Mr. George Crook's orchard, on…

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Sydney Wool Sales Series Concluded Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

The fourteenth series of wool sales were concluded to-day. Competition was keen and an improved French demand was noted. Japanese buyers…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

At Monday's Sydney wool sales competition was keen. The improved French demand was continued and accentuated, but Japanese buying was slightly less…

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Sydney Wool Sales British Competition Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

The 15th series of Sydney wool sales commenced today. Competition was brisk and covered a fairly wide range. France and America…

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Wheat Deliveries Slackening Off

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 24

The deliveries of wheat to the local depots are waning fast and give the impression that the 80,000 bag limit will hardly be…

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Wheat Freights Substantial Decline Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 8

A substantial decline has occurred in freight rates for full wheat cargoes from Australian ports to United Kingdom. Shipping fixtures…

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Wheat Prices Down the Ashes of Repentance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 17

During the last week there has been a slump in the price of where and Messrs. Loneragan and Co's local representative has stopped…

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