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

Farming & the land, 1928

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Cattle Scarce at Broken Hill

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

Butchers at Broken Hill are [?] the country for fat cattle, and the position at the Silver City was never [?] this respect…

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Sydney Wool Sales Very Firm Market SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, a good selection totalling 11,077 bales was offered at auction and of that number 10,535 were sold…

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Rise of 5 Per Cent

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

At Monday's Sydney wool sales under very strong competition from all sections the market ruled generally about 5 per cent. over…

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Fat Stock Sales Year's Operations Increase in Cattle and Sheep

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council the inspector of sale yards (Mr. McIntyre). reported that during the year 1927. there was a…

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Wheat Crops Average Yield Small

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

The wheat crops throughout the district have now been stripped and generally speaking the yields were very small. Owing to the lack of…

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Bylong Sheep. Prices at Homebush

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 14

The following sales were effected at Homebush yards on Thursday on account of Bylong owners: J. C. Thompson 287 lambs at 16/5,…

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Shifting Stock Special Sheep Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

Special sheep trains still continue to arrive at the local yards, there being no respite during the holiday vacation. Another train arrived on Friday last…

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Wheat Carting. Busy Men

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 19

Messrs C. Phillip and S. Davis have been busy wheat carting with their motor lorries from various farms…

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Special Sheep Sale Mob of Ten Thousand

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

Messrs. scully and Co., in conjunction with Messrs. Crossing and Cox (Mudgee) will hold a large special sheep sale at the Coolah stock yards…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Record Comeback Price

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

Under keen competition from all sections of the trade, the market at Sydney wool sales yesterday ruled exceedingly firm and buoyant at the best…

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Sydney Wool Sales Record Prices at Homebush SIDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales today, a good selection, totalling 11211 bales were offered at auction. The number of bales sold totalled 10,759…

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Woodlands Herd Dairy Stock Sold. Good Average Prices

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 35

On Tuesday, the 3rd inst., acting under instructions from the owner, Messrs Tim Treacy, of Merriwa, and Rowland, of Scone,…

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Tractor at Work. Power Farming

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 19

Mr "Fred" Milson, "Arrowfield," has a tractor doing the work on his farm instead of horses, and he is greatly taken up with the work…

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Mortgages Sale Homestead Farm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

Messrs. Scully and Co. announced in this issue that they will submit to public auction at their rooms on Saturday January 21 under…

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The Crops Yields Satisfactory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 19

Harvesting has been finished and farmers, for the most part, report satisfactory yields…

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Lucerne Farm Sold Gundare Changes Hands

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

Messrs. Scully aud Co. report naving sold on behalf of Mr. E. E. Smith his Gundare lucerne farm of 327 acres to Mr. James Cook at a…

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The Dairy Industry. Its Great National Importance

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

Speaking at Byron Bay last night, the Federal Treasurer emphasised the importance of the dairy industry to Australia. He said that in Australia…

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Homebush Sales Sheep and Cattle Cheaper SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

With more than [?] sheep and Combs offered at Homebush to-day. competition was rather full with the result that prices fell from [?]…

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Pastoral. Past and Future. Seasonal Survey

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 7

Now is a good time of the year to discuss retrospect and prospect. To be sere it is much easier to do the one than the other. We have a fairly good…

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Wool Report. Higher Wool Market. Demand Decidedly Strong

Leader · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— With a [?] in wool values and prices for sheep and lambs on more satisfactory levels than were experienced…

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