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Farming & the land, 1920

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A Cultural Calendar Diary for Orchard, Farm and Garden

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

An advance copy of a calendar for 1D20, issued by Foster and Son, seed merchants, of Sussex-street, Sydney, lias been received by the "Farmer and…

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Dairy Industry Enforcing the Dairies Supervision Act. Health Dept's Activity

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 6

In the annual report of the N.S.W. Department of Health issued last week, reference is made to the work of dairy inspection. It is stated that…

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Stock Losses Forage for Queensland Delayed by Strikes. the Farmers Suffer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 6

A message from Brisbane states that every day brings fresh evidence of the heavy losses of valuable stock aiM other cattle in various parts of…

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Farm Education the Victorian System of Agricultural Training. Farm Clubs at Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

The Victorian Department of Education's "home projects" scheme for the agricultural education of boys is meeting with considerable success in…

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Sydney Motor Show Improvements in Farm Power. Tractors for Rural Use

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

The motor show in the big [?] on the Sydney Royal show ground has formed a great att[?] for city people during the past few days, and…

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Warwick Farm Races. Sir Samuel Hordern's Double

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

At Warwick Farm on Saturday W. Lillyman rode two firsts, three seconds, and one third in the six races. W. Booth trained two winners, C. H…

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Assisting Needy Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

The Rural Industries Board has now dealt with about 700 applications for assistance that have chiefly passed through the local Shire Boards. In the majority of these a…

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On the Land. Farm Tractors. Experience in Great Britain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

An interesting report on the working costs of farm tractors in Great Britain has been furnished to the New South Wales Department of Agriculture by Mr. A. J. Pinn, Inspector of…

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Dairy Employees. Opposed to Strikes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

The dairymen's section of the Milk and Ice Carters' Union at a meeting in the Trades Hall last night decoded that in the future it would not resort to a strike for the remedying…

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Produce. Dairy. Eggs Slightly Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

The demand for eggs was well maintained yesterday, and holders were able to secure from 1/11 to 2/ for the best known new-laid consignments. On the previous day a few lots…

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Cuban Sugar Crop. New York, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says a cable has been received from President Me[?]ocal, of Cuba, which states that half of Cuba's sugar, crop is still…

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Shoulders to Wheel Bathurst Farmers Active BATHURST

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

The district farmers are becoming increasingly active in preparing for the coming State elections. At a meeting to-day the success of…

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Cuba's Sugar Crop. Montreal, January 6

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

The New York. "Times' " Washington correspondent says that a cable has been received from President Monocal, of Cuba, stating that half of Cuba's sugar crop is still available…

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Dairying Industry. Employers Grant Increases. Judge Edmunds Varies Award

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

An application was made to Mr. Justice Edmunds, in No. 1 Industrial Court yesterday, by Mr. H. C. Ellison Rich, of Messrs. Ellison Rich and Son, on behalf of the…

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Crops and Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

YOUNG. --Grass is growing well throughout the district, and should there be supplementary rainfalls a good autumn and winter will result. The apple and grape crops are very…

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Control of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 14
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Mr. Arthur Knox, general manager of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company, Limited, writes:-- "I see that it is considered highly…

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Newcastle for Butter Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Replying to a request from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce the Acting-Controller-General of Customs has asked for information as to the…

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Wheat Production. Victoria's Contribution

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 1

Victoria's wheat transactions and the contributions of that State to the wheat pool were discussed by the Victorian Minister for Agriculture (Mr…

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Wheat Report. Mr. Grahame's Administration

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 10

The Royal Commission's report on that part of the wheat inquiry referring to the administration of Mr. Grahame (Minister for Agriculture.) was last night forwarded to the…

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