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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Stockyard Thrills Narrow Escapes While Handling Wild Cattle

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 9

Cattle often break away, and charge, when being driven from the big receiving squares into smaller yards to be drafted. Stockmen, who are then on…

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Another Bad Smash at Clyde. Sheep Killed and Maimed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 6

Clyde marshalling yards continue to keep up their reputation for destruction. of railway property. Another smash occurred on Tuesday night about 9 o'clock…

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The Wool Trade. Stylish Clips, Record Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 11

Appraisements have been continued in Sydney during the week with the usual promptitude anil smoothness. The first round for the second half of the current statistical year…

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Stocks and Shares Investment Market Wheat Certificates Firm

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 6

There was little alteration in the values of War Bonds on the Sydney Stock Exchange this morning. the 8 per cent. [?] Bonds fell 1s 2d [?]…

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Wheat Experiments Federation and Rymer Best GULCONG

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 3

Wheat experiments conducted by the Department of Agriculture on Mr. S. H. Robinson's Farm at Tallewang resulted:— Federation, [?] Rymer. 12 bus…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 13

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

At to-day's wool sales Western Australian merinos were the chief offerings. Prices were fully maintained. Fine medium crossbreds brought full opening rates. Some coarser…

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The Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament "The Cattle-boat" The Voyage of the Troopship Marathon Sergeant-majorism in Excelsis

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 23

The Diggers on board called the Marathon the cattle-boat, and they not inaptly called themselves "the cattle." Wherever trouble has arisen with the…

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Troubles of Poultry-farmers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

The poultry farmers in the district resent the recent rise of 3 10s per ton on bran and pollard, while the rise on flour is only 1 per ton. They are selling and…

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Price of Bran and Pollard. Stockowners and Poultry Farmers Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 11

The remarkable increase in the price of bran and pollard, to which attentions was drawn in yesterday's "Herald, is seriously a[?]ecting owners of starving stock, more [?]spociatly the…

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The Sugar Crops

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

The Queensland sugar fields have been passing through a severe drought. In the majority of districts the rainfall this year has been little, if anything, more than one-half the…

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Australan Farms, Ltd. London, Jan 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 13

[?] endorsement has been [?]ured from the imperial Government on behalf of the scheme of the Australian Farms, Limited, for for the settlement of imperial ex-officers of…

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Produce. Dairy

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

A big turnover was effected in dairy produce yesterday. Eggs commanded strong support at up to 2/2 a dozen, and 1/1½ per 15 was paid for loaf cheese. Good stocks of…

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The American Farmer and Foreign Exchange

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

The decline in the exchange value of foreign money has cost American fanners millions of dollars within a year. Here is an illustration of how…

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Outlook Better Far West Still Dry State's Stocks and Crops

The Sun · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 7

Reports from the eastern half of New South Wales during December were much more reassuring, and the outlook generally was improved…

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Tobacco Growing Chinese and Cauliflowers Bathurst Crops Damaged Bathurst

The Sun · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

The high prices that are at present dangled before Australian tobacco-growers make a tantalising bait for district leaf producers, whose yield has…

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Not Snared Holman and Farmers

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

This is from a man who is "right inside" the farmers' political movement, and tells the truth, however unpalatable to Sir…

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Wheat Shortage of 12,000,000 BUSHELS Cause of Present Situation-Carry-ing Supplies by Rail Will Bread Prices Increase?

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 4

There are marked differences in the estimated wheat shortage for the season. Relying on figures alleged to be official, one of the papers gives it at 2,000,000…

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Third Party Bluff Farmers Must Now Face Facts Lesson for N.S.W.—Labor Ex-tremists on Top in This State. Are We To Have a Ryanised Government?

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 4

Although the Sunday Times on December 14, the morning alter the poll closed, announced definitely that the results showed a conclusive win for the…

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Farm Brings £124 Per Acre GRAFTON

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 2

A twenty-five acre farm near Maclean, Lower Clarence River, was sold this week at £124 per acre…

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Behind the Farmers But Not of Them MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. Fowler, M.H.R. for Perth, has marked off his seat in the House of Representatives immediately behind the members of the Country Party…

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