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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Conservatism's Only Hope. the Labor Bogey and the Farmers' Party

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 24

The "S.M. Herald" ds greatly disturbed that so fair Mr. Holman has angled unsuccessfully for another alliance between the Nationalists and…

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Country Party Farmers' Official Title Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

The Country Party is to be the official designation of tho farmers' representatives in the Federal Parliament, as it has a broader meaning than…

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Federal Vacancies Unfilled. Importance of Economy. Farmers' Party Wants a Name

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Immediate interest in the Federal arena centres in the reconstruction of the Federal Cabinet. No decision in regard to the filling of the…

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The Farmers' Earnings. Australia and America

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. W. P. Beahan, who contends that wheat growing alone has never paid in this State, writes: "If farmers paid their sons who help them 6s a day and 'tucker,' and allowed the…

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Blue Mountain Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 3

KATOOMHA.--The recent rains have been of great benefit to the local fruit and vegetable crops, and appears to have entirely removed the Rutherglen fly. Good crops of fruit are the…

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State Elections. Farmers for Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

OAKLANDS, Wednesday.--At a special meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. It Was unanimously agreed to submit the name of Mr. M. Kilpatrick…

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Need for Unity. Appeal to Nationalists and Farmers. State Election Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

The executive of the Parkes Electoral Conference last night entertained a number at workers who had assisted in securing the return of Major C. W. C. Marr. M.H.R., and…

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On the Land. Science and Fruit-growing. Woburn Fruit Farm Results

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

A valuable summary of the quarter of a century of work at the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm in England has just been compiled by the Duke of Bedford, [?].G., F.R.S., and…

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Wheat for Sheep Feed. Local Stocks Exhausted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

The Graziers' Association has been notified by the State Wheat Office that "owing to the exhaustion of stocks of all grades of wheat in this State," further orders for wheat for…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 11

The cattle market showed a further decline in values for medium weight to heavy cattle, but although light sorts were cheaper, the weaker tendency was not nearly so…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 12

The listing for yesterday (Thursday) was 2,658 head, from 144 consignors. With the exception of one mob of 160 head, the yardings were all from medium size to the usual…

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Dairying. Australian Butter at Vancouver

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

The Victorian Minister for Agriculture states that his attention had been drawn to a communication from a leading produce firm in Vancouver, dated…

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Tasmanian Wheat Crop Short

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

HOBART, Thursday.--The Premier is negotiating with the Australian Wheat Board for a supply of wheat to meet Tasmania's requirements this year. The estimate of the…

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Mudgee Butter Factory

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy Co., the report Showed that the butfter selling price for the year averaged 1s 7d per lb. The retiring directors,…

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Wool Appraisement

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 11

The wool appraisement, which has lately been completed, comprises the biggest lot offered in Tasmania for a considerable period. Its total monetary value amounted to…

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The Pastoral France Association, Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 15

Our second catalogue of the New Year is being finalised to-day, and owners will be notified of results early next week. The catalogue comprises…

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Butter and Cheese Control

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

It is reported that the British Government proposes to continue the control of butter and cheese for the next two years, and that it will be the sole…

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Record Fat Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 11

At Maitland Yards on Monthly last a record average was made for Mr. W. H. Abbott's consignment of fat cattle by J. Enright, selling in conjunction with A. W…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 8

The sheep market opened firm at Homebush saleyards yesterday, and improved as the morning advanced, in all there ware 45,448 sheep and lambs enumerated on the…

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British Wheat Purchase

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

As the outcome of the decisions at the last meeting of the Australian Wheat Board, it is reported that the officers of the Advisory Board have had a very…

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