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Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 250

Wool Council. West Darling Pastoralists' Support. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 5

A special meeting of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling was held in Broken Hill yesterday and to-day. Mr. J. Dunno, chairman, presided. The primary…

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State Elections North Shore Progressives 1916 Wheat and Bad Fish

The Sun · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 7

The Progressive candidates for North Sydney, Alderman Walker (Mayor of Mosman), Mr. F. Farnell, Lieutenant Killeen, and Sergeant…

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Sheep in Open Trucks Falls of Rain Cause Severe Losses. Shortage of Trucks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

In consequence of the shortage of stock-trucks, sheep have frequently been conveyed in open trucks during the past few months. On occasions…

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True or False ? Wheat Case Again Question of Phrasing Conspiracy Charges

The Sun · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 5

The hearing of the wheat conspiracy charge against William, Alexander Robinson, Edward Patrick, Michael Sheedy, Julian Thomas Martin, and…

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Too Much Rust African Wheat Trouble Climatic Disadvantages Capetown, Thursday Afternoon

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 1

The Departmental Committee's report on wheat growing in the Union, which has just been issued, states that the annual deficit has been 40…

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Share Farming

The Land · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

"Inquirer" writes: I am a share farmer. Am I entitled to any payment from the landowner for ploughing up new ground? Aiwwer.—That depends upon the…

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Dairy Inspectors

The Land · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

The inspection of dairies was the subject of a warm debate at the quarterlymeeting of the executive council of the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney. A…

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Dairying. Who's Who in Your Herd?

The Land · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 13

"Who's who in your Herd" was a catching title of an article in a recent issue of "Hoard's Dairyman," a leading American agricultural paper. It is a…

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Financing the Farmer

The Land · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 9

Mr. Robert Thomson, Cowra, writes: Sir,—Under the above heading, Mr. John Storey tells us what the Labour Party will do for the farmer in the way…

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Farmers' Party. In Federal Parliament

The Land · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 8

Members of the Country Party in the Federal Parliament met at Parliament House on Tuesday last and sat for three hours, discussing matters that will be…

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Irish Farmer Robbed Raiders Take £300 LONDON

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 1

John Currah's farmhouse at Meenaling, Donegal, was raided by a gang. The farmer was tied to a tree and the house [?] £200 being…

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Farmers Favor Nationalists CULCAIRN

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 5

The action of the Holbrook Farmers and Settlers' Association in refraining from forming a committee to support the Progressives in the State elections has…

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Season Reports. Dairy Conditions and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

The milk supply on the South Coast at present largely exceeds the Sydney trade demand, consequently block days have become too frequent to be appreciated by…

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Milk Production a Romance of Modern Dairying. Record Yields

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

A romance of modern dairy-farming is the astonishing development of the 2,000-gal. cow—a cow giving 2000-gal. (20,000.lb.) or more of milk in the…

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The Farmer's Choice

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 1

PORTIA (How South Wales): One of them contains my picture, If you choice that then I am yours withal. With much more distnay…

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The Flax Crop a Bonus to Be Paid to Growers. the 1918-19 CROP

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 7

The Commonwealth Flax Committee has intimated to the Minister for Customs (Mr. Massy Greene) that a dividend of about £1/10/ per ton will be…

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State Farm More Calves Required at Albion Park Depot. Ample Supplies of Feed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

The Dapto correspondent of a Sydney newspaper states that the majority of the caives at the N.S.W. state, calfraising depot at Alblon Park are now…

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Dry Season Crops, Experiments at Nyugan

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 7

The N.S.W. Government Agrostologist (Mr.E. Brenkwell) stated last week that the results obtained at the Nyugan experiment farm in the…

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Dairy Employees. Big Increase in Wages

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 5

The recent increase in the wages of members of the Milk and Ice Carters' and Dairymen's Employees' Union is of very great importance to there…

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Australians In California Studying Farm Methods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 7

An American farm paper to hand tells of the hundred Australian soldiers picked in Britain to study agriculture, and more especially irrigation, in the United…

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