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Farming & the land, 1921

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A Bag of Wheat. Breaks Boy's Leg. Temora

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 3

The seven-year-old son of James Wallace, of Mimosa, was standing alongside a wheat stack where his father was working, when one bag…

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The Case for the Country. How Sydney has Expanded at the Country's Expense. Decline in Agriculture—Slump in Dairying. (No. 1.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 2

THE war excepted, the most arresting fact in the latter-day history of New South Wales, is the decline of rural industries, and hence of the…

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Persecuting a Farmer

The Daily Express · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 2

A man name Thomas Smith, agd 34, a man of unkempt appearance, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday with creating a disturbance…

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Agricultural. Good Seed Increasingly Favored. Crop Competitions Show What Wheat Growers are Thinking

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

"Pare seed is sure seed," urges the Department of Agriculture, and from the judge's report at Wagga's recent growing crop competition it would seen…

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Sheep at Play. "King of the Castle."

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 4

On the subject of sheep at play, a lady wrote to the "Scotsman":—While my husband and I were playing over Craigentinny golf course one…

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London Wool Sales. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

The Cooperative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., received the following cable from London to-day, dated January 25:—"Free wool sales were…

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London Wool Sales Good Results. London, Jan. 27

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 1

The free wool sales have closed [?] thousand sales were offered and practically all were sold. There was extraordinary good compettion…

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Wheat Freights London Jan 20

The Daily Express · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

[?] are still [?]and [?] for Australian Wheat which were at 72% Are now obtain [?] at 70%…

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Rejected Wheat May Be Bold Outside Pool

The Daily Express · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

A report some couple of weeks[?] went the rounds of newspapers in the wheat areas to the effect that all wheat [?] the pool, and…

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Payments for Wheat. Honoring a Promise. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

Speaking at Tingha to-day Mr. Cann, the Minister for Mines, said the washed to make it perfectly clear that the State Government would fully…

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Unprotected Wheat. Board Takes Action. Certificates and Payments. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

An urgent telegram stating that "Lack of roofing has reached a most serious position, fine-weather alone preventing disastrous losses" was…

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Conversions Into Homestead Farms

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

The holder of any c.p. (including a non-residential c.p.) or c.l., homestead selection, homelease or settlement purchase (not…

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Farmers and Gun Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

The Chief Secretary referred in Sydney on Saturday to complaints which had appeared in the press to the effect that farmers and others were being…

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The Farmer's Friend

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

The value of the State Government's professions of solicitation for the welfare of the fanner can be measured by its attitude on the question of the…

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Protest by Farmers. Inconsistent Dockages. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

A crowded meeting of wheat growers carried a resolution yesterday afternoon protesting against the secret manner in which the wheat dockages…

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Farmers and Wheat Silos

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

The "Berrigan Advocate" says that farmers at Walla Walla are fighting shy of the silos at that station. The silos there were built to accommodate…

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Leeton Butter Factory

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the utmost importance to all Butter Factory suppliers at Leeton, will be held at the Factory next Monday morning. The meeting has…

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Commercial Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under data, 28/l/21: Auction sales are to be resumed on Monday next, and woolgrowers will be…

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Record Wheat Loading

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 2

During the last few days records have been established by the Victorian Railway Department in connection with the loading of wheat on vessels…

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Wheat Freights Falling

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 2

It will be a source of satisfaction to Australian wheat growers to know that while quotations for wheat in London are on the decline freight…

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