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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Send Wheat to Britain. Commandeer the Ships. Senator Gardiner's Plan

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

[?] this morning on [?] message of Lord [?] British [?] Controller, to Mr. [?]Controller, in which…

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Meat and Wheat. Most Acute Shortage. Food Strike Occurs. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

The meat shortage is the most acute yet recorded. Queues assembled at Smithfield at 5 o'clock, and the stalls were cleared out before noon. Latecomers secured only liver, sheep's…

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Profit and Loss Investments: Wise and Otherwise Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Ltd., (Wool Brokers, &c.)

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

The shareholders in this company have good cause to be satisfied with the results of the past year's trading. Despite tho suspension of the wool sales for three months, and…

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Theft From Farmer's. Woman Fined [?]

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 1

[?] pleaded [?] morning [?] material and [?] Farmer and Company [?]…

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Condition of Crops. the South Coast Season. Much Rain and Big Cheques

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

After the recent downpour, the South Coast farmers are busy sowing the winter fodder crops. The season is still at its height, ans the milk supply shows no sign of abatement. Supplies are his year receiving…

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Sugar Cane Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 6

LISMORE, Sunday.--A message from Wardell states that the harvesting of this season's sugarcane crop has been concluded. The tonnage was 82.000-- a record. West's cane-cutting…

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Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 6

Light supply. Quality fair. Market dull, and last day's general rulings not quite sustained. The closing of the retail shops…

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Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 6

Light supply. Quality fairly good, Market very dull and generally lower. Business was very dun at Homebush to-day. There was a good attendance…

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The Wheat Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

ALBURY.—The average yield in Southern Riverina, as in Riverina generally, will be considerably lighter this season than in previous years, and will also be much less than…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Prices Further Reduced Only Medium Cattle on the Market

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

At the live-stock sales at Homebush (Sydney) yesterday (Monday) 13,991 sheep were yarded. There was a fair proportion of prime crossbreds, and the…

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Harden Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

Maiden Brothers, Sydney, in conjunction with R. Gibson and Son. Harden, report a successful cattle sale Harden on Tuesday, the 13th ulto. when they yarded just…

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Wellington Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

The quality of the wheat in the Wellington district this season is very good. Western millers state that it is about the best that has been grown for a number of years…

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Glen Innes Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

Dalgety aud Co., Ltd., Sydney, and E. A. Small, Glen innes, report holding a special cattle sale at the Glen Innes Municipal Yards on Wednesday last, 23rd January…

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Wheat or Meat

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

THE committal appointed "to consider the substitution to some extent of stock raising for whea[?]growing" has passed a motion deprecating Government interference…

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Weevil in Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

ALBURY.—At Hopefield there are already huge stacks of wheat, and from the miceproof fences erected in these yards it looks as though a very large quantity of wheat has…

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Berrigan Wheat Plots

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

BERRIGAN.--The Government experimental wheat plots on Mr. W. Thornton's farm, Berrlgan, have been harvested under the supervision of Mr. H. C. Stening, inspector of…

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The Wool Trade

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

The wool appraisements have proceeded in Sydney during the past week, and a number cata[?]ues have been dealt with, Messrs, Hill, Clark and Co.'s…

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To Save the Wheat

The Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

Getting close to nature is generally believed to soften the asperities of life which surround the city dweller, but the warmth which some of the debaters have imported into the discussion on wheat and meat hardly supports the theory. There is no need to join strenuously in the advocacy of wheat-growing or meat-growing, for the two…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Shows Dates for Forthcoming Events

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

(The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other shows will forward dates, which we pub[?]h free of charge. We are particularly anxious to…

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"John Bridge" Reports WOOL

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

Alterations of a far-reaehing character have been introduced into the conduct or the proceedings under which the appraisement of wool has hitherto…

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