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Farming & the land, 1920

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Europe and Foreign Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

Private advices received in Adelaide from London that a leading grain merchant there estimates that Europe will be unable to buy more than 60,000,000…

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Victorian Wheat for Japan

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

Several shipments of wheat have recently been lifted at Melbourne by Japanese freighters for Japan, and further cargoes are being loaded. The…

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Dearer Wheat and Flour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 14

The price of milling wheat was yesterday advanced to 6/6 a bushel. Flour moved up 17/6 to £12/15/ cash at mill door, while bran and pollard were £3/7/6 dearer, at £10/12/6,…

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Wool Prices Unchanged London

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

At the Bradford holiday market, wool prices were nominally unchanged…

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The Wool Trade. Appraisements Next Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 11

Appraisements will be resumed in Sydney next week. On Monday the initial catalogues of the first series of the second half of the current statistical year will be taken in hand,…

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Removing Control Butter May Reach 5 LONDON, December 31

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

The removal of the control of milk and British cheese and butter is foreshadowed. It is anticipated that the lastnamed…

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That Wool Ring Things It May Do

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

That enoromus Wool Ring to "virtually determine the selling price" looks worse as it is examined. It threatens to be a Combine controlled by the…

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Wheat for Japan Thousands of Tons Shipments From Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

Japanese freighters are lifting cargoes of wheat at Melbourne for the East. The Mandasan Maru, which left…

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Damaging Storms. Heavy Rains in Queensland. 40 Head of Cattle Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 8

BRISBANE, Friday.--A message from Toogooloowah states that thunderstorms occurred on Thursday afternoon and evening, yielding 151 points. Other falls were, Blarra 155 points,…

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Sale of Wheat. New South Wales' Advantage. Board's Firm Action

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Firm action has been taken by the Australian board to reserve cause of complaint that New South Wales obtains advantage at the expense of other wheat-growing…

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Wheat and Flour. an All-round Advance. Bread Goes Up a Faething

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 13

An all-round advance in the price of breadstuffs was announced yesterday, Wheat went up 1/ a busbel. flour 17/6 a ton, and bran and pollard £3/7/6 a ton. The quotations now…

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Extensive Fire at Buenos Aires 600 Acres of Wheat Destroyed New York, January 1

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

A massage from Buenos Aires states that a fire is raging over thirty miles of [?]errirtory, from Buenos Aires province to the Pampa territory. The flames…

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Labor's Failure Mr. Higgs Gives Reason Suggests Union with Farmers BRISBANE

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

At the declaration of the Federal poll for Capricoria. Mr. W. G. Higgs, deputy-leader of the Federal Labor party, referred to the dismal failure of…

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Cow Suckles a Pig Remarkable Farm Incident

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 6

A remarkable case of a cow suckling a pig has been witnessed by Mr. G. Tarrant, a farmer in the Waaracknabeal (Victoria) district. When the cow's…

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Milk Strike Threat Some Dairymen Pay

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 6

The Milk and Ice Carters have decided to hold a special meeting on Wednesday next, in connection with their threat to strike on Friday…

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Darwin Inquiry Officials and Halfcastes Experimental Farms Criticised DARWIN

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

The Ewing Commission resumed its sittings to-day. Mr. Carey, Director of the Northern Territory, took the witness' stand, and…

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Dairy Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 13

Recently the dairymen's section of the Milk and Ice Carters' and Dairymen's Employees' Union decided to' give tho employers 14 days" notice of their intention to strike. It is…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 14

Dairy produce sold freely yesterday, and prices were very firm. Arrivals of butter totalled 6520 boxes—4320 boxes from New South Wales factories, and 2000 boxes from Victoria…

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Heavy Tasmanian Apple Crop

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

Present indications are that the Tasmanian apple crop this season will be the heaviest in the history of the industry, and grovers are are very anxious…

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Farmyard Heroines Girls of the Land Army

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 7

Prior to the demolition of the Women's Land Army in England six additional distinguished service bars were awarded to members for…

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