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Farming & the land, 1919

8,991 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

The Sheep-fly How the Pastoralist May Save His Sheep. Use Simple Traps

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

It looks as though blow-fly trapping will become in the future a part of the ordinary routine of pastoral life, like tailing and shearing. The N.S.W…

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Dairy Products an Improvement in the Quality of Tasmanian Butter. Effect of Commerce Act

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 6

Records in the possession of the Customs department show that the quality of Tasmanian butter has undergone a substantial improvement…

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Homebush Fat Stock Markets. Sheep.—weaker Tone

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

There Were 44,339 sheep listed for sale from 135 owners, and about 41,000 were forward. There included all descriptions of merinos and crossbreds. The general quality was fairly good, although really prime sheep…

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Wool Trade. a Record Season

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 10

As the Australasian statistical wool year extends from July 1 to June 30 any review of, the wool industry for the twelve months ending December…

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Wheat-stackers' Strike. Non-Unionists Threatened

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

A strike of wheat-stackers continues at various centres throughout Victoria. At Broadmeadous work is being carried on by non-unionists. It is stated that…

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"John Bridge" Reports. French Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

The past history of the French section of the wool trade, in so far as it concerns New South Wales, has been one of consistent and very substantial…

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J. W. Wells to Load Wool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 11

Messrs. Horwood and Co. of this city have been advised that the American schooner J. W. Wells, which left Puget Sound on November 18 with a cargo…

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South African Wool. Capetown, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

A Port Elizabeth message states that the registration of wool, under the Imperial Government's offer, closed on Tuesday. It is learned on good autbority that it is not…

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A Soldier's Lost Cattle. The Hard to be Replaced

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

A Committee has been formed to raise funds to assist Mr. C. A. Holswich, the returned soldier whose herd of dairy cattle was poisoned at…

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How Much Does It Cost? to Grow Wheat?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Robert Gibson, hon. sec. F. and S. Branch at Harden, has called a meeting there of the members for Saturday, 11th instant. The principal…

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Weevils in Wheat. Cheapening the Cost of Cassing

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

Dr. Rargi Eves, who is in charge of the South Australian experiments for destroying weevil in wheat-stacks by means of carbonic acid gas,…

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South African Wool. Imperial Scheme Fails. Capetown

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

A Port Elizabeth message states that the registration of wool under the Imperial Government's offer closed on Tuesday. It is learned on good authority that it is not anticipated…

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Lucerne Culture a Neglected Industry on the Northern Rivers of N.s.w. Dairy Farmers Suffer

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

The dryness of the weather has had a serious effect upon the pastures fight along the north coast of New South Wales from the Hunter to the Bellinger…

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Wool Appraisements. The 1919 Series for New South Wales

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 6

Appraisements of wool were resumed in Sydney yesterday (Monday). Three series of 50,000 bales each will be put through before the next adjournment…

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Sale of Wheat. 50,000 Tons to Norway. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 6

Fifty thousand tons of Australian wheat have been sold to Norway at a price equivalent to 5/8 per bushel. In making this announcement to-day the Assistant Minister,…

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The Wheat Pool. Official Review When Chicago Was 4/4

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

In a review of the operations of the Australian Wheat Board, Senator Russell (Assistant Minister) tells us that the business of the beard at first, was…

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The Imperial Raw - Wool Advisory Committee. Effect of War Demands

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 11

The 13th meeting of the Raw Wool Advisory Committee was held on October 3, at Caxton House, under the chairmanship of Sir Arthur Goldfinch…

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Big Wheat Sale to Norway. Fifty Thousand Tons at 5/8

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

Senator Russell, Minister in charge of the Wheat Pool, announced last evening (Tuesday) that 60,000-tons of wheat had been sold to Norway at 6/8…

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Wheat Sales. 50,000 Tons for Norway. an Overdraft of £10,982,000

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Confirmation has now been received by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board from London of the sale of 50,000 tons of wheat to Norway at a…

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