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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

8,991 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

The Wheat Pool

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 12

At the last meeting of the Cumnock branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association it was decided, on the motion of Mr. J. F. Young (president): "That…

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United States Wheat

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 12

Chicago correspondents of the United States press assert that grain experts estimate that the United States winter wheat area amounts to 22,500,000 acres…

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Sydney Wool-Selling Brokers' Association Wool Reports

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 19

The catalogues submitted during the past week have been particularly attractive, and have included some of the most noted clips of the State. In many…

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Butter Muslin Made Necessary Commodity

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 12

The maximum prices of phenol, vaseline, and butter muslin, or gauze, shall, according to a War Precautions order, be the prices generally prevailing on…

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India Buys' More Wheat

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 12

The Australian Wheat Board has sold 9000 tons of wheat to the Indian Government at 5s 6d per bushel f.o.b. This is in addition to the recent sale of 30,000…

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Wheat Sales to Sweden

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 12

A telegram from Melbourne states that twelve thousand tons of wheat have been sold to the Swedish Commission at 5s 9d f.o.b. The steamer Siljan and the sailer…

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Short Supply of Wheat

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 12

A large and representative meeting of pastoralists, dairymen, and farmers was held at Quirindi to protest against the action of the Federal authorities in…

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Farnworth for Wheat Loading

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

Another vessel under charter to load wheat at Sydney—the, Farnworth—arrived here yesterday. She is from St. Vincent, and took up an anchorage off…

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Price of Canadian Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 8

It is the intention of the Canadian Government to refer the price of next harvest's Canadian wheat to the Peace Conference before it takes any further action therewith…

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Rabbits and Wheat. Barellan Farmers Urge Action Big Losses Last Year

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 13

All men on the land are joining in to make it a war against the rabbit throughout the State, for all the men on the land are affected…

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Berry Show. High Quality of Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

BERRY.—The show was concluded yesterday. The South Coast Red Cross Convalescent Home at Bomaderry, to which the funds are to be devoted, should materially benefit. One of the cattle judges, Mr…

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The Soil. Sheep-fly Pest. Investigators' Conclusions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

The work carried out in the north-west during the past two years in the Investigation of the sheep-fly post is reviewed in a comprehensive report by Mr. W. W. Froggatt…

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HOMEBUSH. Thursday's Fat Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 16

The number listed for yesterday (Thursday) was close on 45,000 grown sheep and lambs, from 215 consignors, which is 9 above last week's record. Of this number…

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Poisoned the Sheep. the P.p. Board's Cart

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

GLEN INNES.--The monthly meeting of the P. F. Board received a complaint from Mr. T, Conroy, of Yarraville, that the board's rabbit poison cart had distributed poisoned pollard…

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The Market Mirror. Wool. Brisbane Appraisements Deferred

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 15

The dreaded pneumonic-influenza outbreak in Victoria and this State him demoralised the steady work of the appraisers. Queensland has quarantined this State, thus the next…

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More Wheat Sold 59 a Bushel Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

Senator Russell announced this afternoon that a further sale of 20,000 tons of wheat had been made to the Royal Swedish Commission at 5s 9d a…

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Wheat Sold to India. An Order for 9000-Tons

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 7

Since the completion of the sale of 30,000-tons of wheat to the Indian Government at 5/6 per bushel f.o.b. arrangements have been made for the…

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Wheat Lumpers to Resume. Work to Proceed at Goulburn

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

A mass meeting of lumpers and day-men on strike at the wheat stacks at Cook's cutting near Goulburn (N.S.W.) was held on Tuesday morning. The…

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Rabbits or Sheep? Victims of the Poison Cart Glen Innes

The Sun · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

At this week's meeting of the P.P. Board a letter was read from Mr. T. Conroy, who pointed out that as a result of the operations of the board's…

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Enoggera Sales Country Buyers Provoke Keen Bidding Fob Cattle. an All-round Advance

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

There were 3200 sheep on offer at Enoggera markets, Brisbane, on Wed-nesday—the smallest penning that has been forwarded to the yards, as…

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