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Farming & the land, 1919

8,991 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Wheat-lumpers' Strike. a Flimsy Pretext

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

The men employed at Cook's Cutting wheat stacks near Goulburn (N.S.W.) have been in an unsettled state for some time. On Tuesday, a…

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Price of Wheat. Increase to 5-

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. Grahame, who returned from Melbourne yesterday, after having attended a sitting of the Federal Wheat Board, said that the board had decided to raise the price of wheat for…

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Butter Wanted Inquiries in Melbourne Sussex-street Trade

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

[?] advice from Melbourne stairs that some of the wh[?] butter agents there have received buying inqu[?] for [?] of best Victorian butter…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Prices for Prime Good

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 8

The state of the sheep market at Homebush saleyards yesterday might be summed up in a couple of sentences: Firm for prime qualities, but irregulair and inclined to be weaker…

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Our Wheat Crops a Guarantee of 5/- for New Season's Grain Wanted. and Another 6d. on Old

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

At the quarterly meeting of the Tainworth (N.S.W.) district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association last week, it was decided to ask the…

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Payment To-day for 1918-19 Wheat

The Land · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 12

Arrangements have been made by the Commonwealth Government to pay the guarantee on the 1918-19 wheat crop on Friday (to-day). The Acting Prime Minister announced…

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Less Butter Shortage at Coff's Harbor Coff's Harbor

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

The annual report of the Coff's Harbor Chamber of Commerce states that all exports from the port had increased except butter, which was 1000…

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Government Wool. Early Sale Urged. London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

The executive of the associations or export merchants of raw materials and yarns at Bradford is pressing for the sale at the earliest possible moment, through the ordinary trade…

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What is Hogget Wool? Definition Asked For

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 15

"G. H. O'C" writes from Culcairn: "I notice an explanation of what a hogget is in your 'Journal' of 14th inst., and would ask. could any of your…

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The Price of Wheat. Increased for Local Consumption

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) stated yesterday (Thursday), that the Commonwealth Wheat Board had decided to raise the…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops Silos and Silage Government Assistance for Necessitous Farmers. Storage on Private Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame), referring to the short: age of fodder states that as far as possible everything has been done, or is…

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The Soil. Pooling the Wheat. the Co-operative Proposals

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

A conference opened in Melbourne yesterday to formulate proposals to submit to the Federal Government for the continuation of the wheat pool principle on a co-operative basis…

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New Season's Wheat. Payment to be Made To-day

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

Arrangements have been made by the Commonwealth Government to pay the guarantee on the 1918-19 wheat crop today (Friday). The Acting…

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Oversea Market Cables. Wool Trade Anxious. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 8

The executive of the various associations of export merchants of raw materials and yarns, at Bradford, are pressing for the sale at the earliest possible moment, through the…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. The Appraisement Season. Continued Good Progress

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 18

Nothing has happened to upset the smooth running of the appraisement scheme, and despite the fact that offerings are heavy the programme laid…

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Wool Combing. Botany Works Closed Down. "Plant May Be Dismantled."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

A stoppage has occurred at the Colonial Combing Company's works at Dotany. The works have been closed down owing to a disagreement between the Central Wool…

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Snowy River Tests Sir Joseph Carruthers's Pedigree Wheat Experiments. the "Hiawatha" Harvest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

Men on the land that have been interested in the reports upon the Snowy River wheat crop experiments by Sir Joseph Carruthers that…

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Payment for Wheat. To-day Is the Day. Matter of £14,000,000

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

Arrangements have been made by the Commonwealth Government to pay the guarantee on the 1918-19 wheat crop to-day (Friday.) The Acting Prime…

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Paspalum As Fodder Suitable Feed for Sheep As Well As for Cows. a South Coast Experiment

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 6

Mr. Makin an inspector in the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, referring to the spread of paspalum on the south coast, says that this fodder is…

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