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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

11,717 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Wheat Case. Before the Interstate Commission. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 12

The hearing of the plaint of the Commonwealth Government against the Government and the Inspector-General of Police of New South Wales, in regard to the administration…

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Wheat Problem. Powers of the State. Inter-state Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The hearing of the defence of New South Wales was concluded before the Inter-State Commission to-day in the case in which the Inter-State Commission is…

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Price of Meat. Commission Opens Inquiry. Question of Cattle Supply. Pastoralists Give Evidence

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 6

The Pastoralists Union and the Stock Owners Association this morning brought evidence before the Necessary Commodities Commission, which opened its inquiry into…

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Kiama Show. Great Display of Cattle. Record Attendance. (From Our Special Reporter.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 12

The Kiama Show was opened to-day in fi[?] weather. This, the second exhibition on the coast, is looked upon as being the leading cattle show out of Sydney, and that…

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Monetary and Commercial. Financial. Capital for Wool Combers. an Important Development

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 13

At the commencement of the war the members of the Yorkshire woollen trade, while taking full advantage of the demand for khaki and other warm clothing, were not inclined to…

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Successful Trangie Farmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 8

DUBBO.—For some men on the land the year 1914 was not an unpleasant memory. One of them is Mr. Charles A. Gibson, of Sommerica Park, Trangle, who had grass and…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Compulsory Grading

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 8

At the recent meeting of the Coasta[?] Farmers' Co-operative Society, an inconsiderate producer asked Mr. Meares why the society opposed Government grading when it…

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Resolutions Oe Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 10

LOCKHART, Tuesday.--At a public meeting convened by the Boree Creek branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at Boree Creek, the following resolutions were…

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Belgian Farm Workers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The cabled announcement that efforts were being made to induce Belgian farm laborers to emigrate to South Africa was referred to to-day by the…

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Crops and Pastures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 7

COURANGRA, Tuesday.--The severe heat is distroying the vegetable crops and pastures, while the danger of bush fires is becoming serious owing to such a great growth of grass…

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Farmers' Views

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 10

The action of the Government in seizing the wheat crop is not viewed with much favor among the farming community at Narromine, Growers are of the opinion that had the…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Cattle Cheaper, Sheep Firm

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

For the first time during the past few weeks the cattle market has shown a tendency to ease of a little. At the Homebush stock sales this afternoon…

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Butter Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 4

H.M. Customs has issued the appended return showing the quantity of butter exported from this State during the week ended the 23rd January,…

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Wool

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 31

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London office: Wool Sales: "For merinos the vance obtained at the opening of the sales…

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Cattle Spells Cash

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 12

The cracking of whips on the ridges is heard, And stirrup irons jingle and rattle; The stockman is sitting his mount "like a bird,"…

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Patriotic Wool

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

A bale of wool which a few weeks ago was sold on the Sydney Wool Exchange for £500 on behalf of the Patriotic Fund, was sent to London by the purchaser, it having passed…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co., the undermentioned…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 11

Wool sales wera held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7113 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wheat Standard. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 11

The Perth and Fremantle Chambers of Commerce have fixed the season's wheat standard at 61½ and oats at 33lb per bushel…

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Wool Market. Normal Conditions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 8

When auctions of wool w[?]re resumed in the Royal Exchange yesterday afternoon, after the holiday on Tuesday, it was apparent that the market would proceed on ordinary…

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