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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

827 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 42

German Wool Buying Trade Generally Healthier

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe Canon Ltd. report:— No change has developed in the wool trade for the simple reason that no business is about. The first…

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Cattle Sale

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Bacon and Co., Gunnedah, will sell by auction on 15th January, 500 head of mixed cattle, all of which are well bred…

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Wool Wethers

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Values were without material alteration at the Homebush sheep and lamb auctions last Thursday. Competition, however, was rather…

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Wool Reports

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report:— The general trend of prices in Melbourne was upward while a year previously it was downward. The rise…

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Flapper Fashions Effect on Wool Market

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 1

Schute, Bell and Co., report that the Melbourne sales have reopened with encouraging animation, values showing an all round slight upward…

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Croppa Creek Amateur A.p.p. Club

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 2

The Secretary of the above Club (Mr. A. W. Shelton, announces that the next meeting of the Club will take place on Saturday, March 29. Full…

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Syoney Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

Winebcombe. Carson. Ltd.. report under date 11th January:— Competition was brisk [?] the opening Sydney wool sales on Monday…

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Sheep Sale

Manilla Express · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The next Manilla special sheep sale will be held in the Municipal yards by Mr. V. J. Byrnes on Saturday, 23rd inst. The agent…

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Soil Problems. Dry Farming

Manilla Express · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

Now is the time for farmes to fallow--i.e. farmers who cannot afford to allow their land to stand out and rest a season…

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Wool Market Wool Generally Firm. French Demand Easier

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe, carson. Ltd., report under date 14th January, 1926:—The wool marke, displayed tender[?] con[?]rary to usual custom at…

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Tragedy on Farm

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 6

A shocking tragedy has been discovered on a lonely farm near Southam, Warvaichshire. Mrs. Crabtree an attractive woman, aged 25 years…

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Manilla Sheep Sale Postponed

Manilla Express · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. V. J. Byrnes advises that it has now been decided to postpone the sheep sale which was advertised to be held in the…

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Necessitous Farmers

Manilla Express · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. Wheeler, of the Rural Industries Board has been having a busy, week in Manilla interviewing farmers regarding…

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Seed Wheat

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly Mr Wearne asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) whether he had made arrangements for farmers in…

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Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 8

Schute, Belt and Co., Ltd., report under date 14th January:— Price realised at our [?] on Wednesday were, for the most part…

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Wool Sales

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd, report:— Considerable intercut centred in the resumption of sales this week after…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 1

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday, 9082 bales were sold to good competition. At late rates greasy merino made to 29¾d…

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North Western Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

Only a few North-western wools appeared in the Sydney catalogues last Monday. Winchcombe Carson's clearances included Est. F. A. D…

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Not Travelling Sheep Required Distance

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

Harold Woden Copeland, Moree District Stock Inspector, proceeded, against David Henry Bedford, a drover, for felling to move his sheep…

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Freight on Wheat Cargoes

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

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

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