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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Dairymen's Threat. No Milk After Next Friday Night. Ballot to Be Taken on

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 8

The threatened strike of dairy employees in the metropolitan area, of which notice has been given to the Department of Labor and Industry, is…

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Jersey Cloth and Wool

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 14

Two shades--beige and judo green--and a clever touch or two, such as a cowl collar an dcuffs, and a wool-worked design in toning shades, supply an…

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Wool Appraisements Resumed To-morrow

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 2

In spite of the bad season in almost every district of New South Wales, wool which will be offered next week is reported, to be in good condition. There…

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Warwick Farm Races King Arthur's Handicap Maltgilla's Good Showing Nod Best Juvenile

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 6

Although the Warwick Farm meeting was largely attended, and there were good fields in four races, only £4568 10s went through the totes…

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Butter Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Craig, of Prescott, Limited, writes:—One of the matters of serious is importance to the primary producers of the Commonwealth the new Federal Parliament will he called on to consider in the immediate…

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Wheat Crops Burned. New York, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

A message from Buenos Ayres states that [?]re, ranging over thirty miles of territory, from Buenos Ayres province to Pampa territory, destroyed 600 acres of wheat before it…

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Wool Appraisements Resumed To-day

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

After a break, consequent upon the holidays and the Brisbane appraisements, the resumption of the Sydney appraisements will commence to-day…

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Sale of "War" Steamers. Vessels of the Australian Wheat Fleet

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

News has been received that several of the "War" steamers, which recently loaded wheat at the different Commonwealth ports for the United…

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The Farmers and the Labor Party

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. G. Higgs, deputy leader of the Opposition in the last Federal Parliament, makes the rather quaint suggestion that the Labor Party should approach the Farmers Party and "endeavor to arrange a coalition to last for the Parliamentary term for the purpose of passing laws of benefit…

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On the Land. Soldiers on Irrigation Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, who is also acting as Minister for Agriculture and chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, expresses the view that…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 8

The Warwick Farm Racing Club's January meetting on Saturday took place in cool cloudy weather, some light rain falling towards the end of the afternoon, but it did not interfere with the sport in any way. Fields…

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Commonwealth Dairy Pool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

The Commonwealth dairy produce pool has decided to relinquish the idea of taking charge of the forwarding arrangements of butter for the northern…

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Dairy Industry Control Producers or Government?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

A question to which the Federal Government and producers in the dairy Industry of Australia cannot give too early and definite attention a touched upon by Mr. James B. Craig…

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Irrigation Farms. Provision for Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands and Aoting Minister for Agriculture, stated last night that the work of settling discharged soldiers on the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas was proceeding…

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Damaged Wheat. Compensation to Farmers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

A slight misunderstanding has arisen concerning the recent announcement of Mr. Ashford (Acting Minister for Agriculture) that the Government would…

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Cattle Brands. Safety First

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 8

Mr. Harry Bracker, Brisbane, writes: "In a recent issue of the 'Stock Journal' I read an article under the above heading, contributed by that…

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Sheep for the Ranges

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 5

An American sheepmaster has produced a crossbred sheep adapted for the ranges in Alberta. He started with Rambouillet owe stock, on which…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 8

With 45,900 sheep and lambs shown on the board at the Homebush yards yesterday, there were only 38,087 in the pens out of that total. A general feeling of…

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Marquis Wheat Leads

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

The farmers' experiment wheat plots, conducted by the Department of Agriculture, on the farm of Mr. J. Montgomery, Coonabarabran, gave very fair results for a dry season. The…

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Seed Wheat Price

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The Rural Industries Board has agreed to advance the price for first-grade seed wheat from 66 to 7/6, and second-grade seed from 6/- to 7/- per…

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