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Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Crop and Stock Reports

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 3

Barmedman,-Boring operations for water have proved successful on Mr. Thos. Rowston's Wilga Vale property, on the Bland, and a bountiful supply of…

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Government Aid to Share Farmers

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

"No. 101" writes:—In one of the back numbers of the "Land" I saw where the Government intended to help the farmers. Does that include share-fanners also? Take…

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Gentlemen Farmers Land in Australia the English Scheme London

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 6

It is understand that as a susoen to a long period of official neglected the strong endorsement of the Imperial Government has now been secured on…

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Motors and Motorists Farmers and Traction

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 10

The Australian farmer [?] to the obsoltes in some things notably traction because he [?] known any batter: that is he has not been…

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Help for Farmers the Rural Industries Board in N.s.w. Progress of the Work

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 3

Since its inception a few weeks ago the N.S.W. Rural Industries Board has dealt with about 700 applications for assistance that have chiefly passed…

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Season Reports. Crop Results and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

The various crops in the Bathurst (N.S.W.) district have benefited greatly from the rec[?] particularly the lucerne [?] and enjoins and the doubts regarding…

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To Help Farmers. Advances of £1 Per Acre. Limited to £500

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

Mr. Ashford retened yesterday to the complaints regarding relays in receiving advances under the Necessitous Farmers' Scheme. "This is due primarily to the Legislative…

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Assisting the Needy Farmer Relief Board's Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

ALBURY.—Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A., chairman of the Rural Industries Board, formed for the purpose of rendering assistance to necessitous farmers in this State, has been…

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Produce. Dairy

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

Dairy produce moved out freely yesterday at firm rates. Ample supplies of butter were available, but previous high prices were unchanged. New-laid eggs were in strong…

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Poultry Farmers Protest Against Offal Prices

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Poultry farmers express indignation and amazement at the recent increase of £3 7s 6d per ton on mill offal. They demand to be heard before the…

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For Necessitous Farmers. Payment of Advances. Minister Explains Position

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. Ashford said yesterday that the delay in the payment of advances under the necessitous farmers scheme was due primarily to the Legislative Council's action in amending the Drought…

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The Land. "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Address: 7 O'Connell Street, Sydney. Telephones: 1521 City; Works, 880 Redfern. Telegrams: "The Land," Sydney. Friday, January 16, 1920. The, Wheat Commission and the Duty of the Government

The Land · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 8

MR. Justice Pring's report on the State Wheat Office contains no surprises. If it had been sprung upon the public a year or so ago it would have proved startling and sensational to the last degree. But practically the whole of the evidence upon which the report is based has been placed gradually before the community by…

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Wool and Wheat. Proceeds of British Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--When in Sydney in November Mr. Hughes said that he took the same attitude with regard to wool as to wheat--that Australia was entitled under the first…

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Allotment of Sheep Trucks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 14

The Sydney fat stock salesmen, at a meeting yesterday, unanimously decided to ask the Railway Department to revert to the old system in sheep truck allotments. Owing to the…

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Australian Wheat Board

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

According to statistics issued yesterday morning by the Australian Wheat Board, the New South Wales pool is now in, credit to the extent…

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Wheat-growers' Future

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 10

The Government Statistician's estimate that New South Wales will this season harvest less than four and a half million bushels of wheat emphasises the decadent…

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What Is the Wheat Shortage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 14

The State Statistician estimates that during the present year 2,000,000 bushels of wheat will need to be imported into New South Wales to makE up 14,000,000 bushels required for…

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The Soil. Sheep Truckings. Returning to Normal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 9

The Homebush selling agents yesterday unanimously resolved to ask the Railway Department to revert to the old system of allotment of sheep trucks for Homebush market…

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Wool Export Council to Meet

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 3

The council which is to control the export of Australia's wool will meet at Melbourne on Tuesday next, when rules and regulations will be drawn…

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London Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 14

The following cable message, dated London, January 14, has been received by Sir J. M. Higgins from the Director of Raw Materials:- "January sales commenced January 12 before…

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