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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Governor's Visit to Farmer's

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 12

At noon Sir Walter Davidson and Lady Davidson visited Farmers' "Bush Week" display. The Vice-Regal party was welcomed at the George-street entrance by the directors of…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 12

There was an improved demand for case eggs yesterday, and sales were made at from 1/6 to 1/8 a dozen. The strike has interrupted shipments of pulp from Adelaide…

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Farm, Field, and Station Topics

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 26

NEW ZEALAND is still trying to put up records for shearing. The latest is that a Maori with the pleasant name of Happy or the happy name of Pleasant shore 373 sheep in a day. These were admitted to be ewes and…

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Warwick Farm. Run Saturday, Feb. 7. Two Favorites Score. Raj Jabs Backers. Little Lass Lapses. Winning Jockey Carried to Scales. Scramble at Palse Rail. Starting Times

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 3

Maiden Handicap 2.10 Liverpool Mile 2.41 Juvenile Handicap 3.11 Pace Welter 3.41…

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Not Unionists Farmers Turn Labor Down VANCOUVER, February 9

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 1

A message from Washington states that farming organisations will not Join the Federation of Labor…

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Price of Milk Dairymen Against Reduction Protest From South Coast KIAMA

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

A meeting of dairymen supplying to the Sydney milk trade was held yesterday in protest against the proposed redaction in the price of milk…

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Dairy Produce. Marketing in Future

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 7

An Important conference of leading representatives of the butter and cheese industry, in Australia is to be held in Melbourne on March 9, to discuss, the question of future…

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Flax Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Commonwealth Flax Committee has intimated to the Minister for Cauatoms that a dividend of about £1 10s per ton will be payable to growers over the…

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Help for Farmers. Work of the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 10

WAGGA, Tuesday.--Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A., chairman of the Rural Industries Board, who is visiting Wagga, referred to-day to the assistance offered to men on the land by the…

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Sheep Values Raised Cattle Easier Bales at Homebush

Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 5

The sheep supply at Flemington to-day was fully equal to requirements, and the penning of 30,916 sold readily to a strong attendance of buyers…

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Wheat Pool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

The secretary of the South Australian Farmers' Committee makes, by direction, the following statement in reference to the report of the…

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Wheat Losses. Minister in Defence. Government and Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture yesterday replied to the remarks of the leader, of the Opposition on the wheat losses, and challenged Mr. Storey to produce evidence that Mr…

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Shoalhaven Show. Keen Cattle Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 5

The annual show of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Association, which has been in existence for close on half a century, was officially opened by Mr. Mark Morton, M.L.A., yesterday. The cattle exhibits, it…

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Wheat Shortage Railage Difficulties

The Sun · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

Victoria is having some difficulty in fulfilling its agreement to supply 5000 tons of wheat per week to this State. During the first fortnight of the…

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Breadstuffs. Price of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 8

The State "Wheat Office quote:- Milling wheat 8/10 a busbel. Owing to the depletion of the stocks of inferior wheat in New South Wales, the Wheat…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool. Farmers Want Complete Control. Prime Minister in Opposition

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 19

A conference of wheat growers, convened by the Victorian Farmers' Union, and attended by representatives from all States Of Australia,, excepting Queensland,…

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Butter Export. Conference to Be Held

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

Referring to the inquiries lately made by the Imperial authorities about the price at which Australian producers were willing to sell butter during the…

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Price of Butter. London, February 9

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 5

The town crier at St. Just, Cornwall, called out the minors, who marched in a procession to neighboring villages, inducing the people to Join in a demonstration against the price of…

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Butter. Reserve for Winter. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 6

The question of making provision for supplies of buttor for winter requirements was discussed at the conference of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee which…

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The Wool-top Mystery

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 11

IT is time that the Wooll Pool business got a public airing. Last week a deputation waited on W. M. Hughes, and M.H.R. Riley 'asserted…

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