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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 250

"Production First" Make Life for the Farmer More Enticing. Government Help Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 3

One of Uncle Wiseman's country friends bitterly repreaches the government for its indifference to the needs of the man on the land, and contends…

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Season Reports. Dairy Conditions and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 6

Farmers and dairymen in the Tilba Tilba (N.S.W.) district regard the present season as the best for years. Food for stock is abundant, and the maize crops for [?]…

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Sweet-corn Recommended to Fruitgrowers As a Catch Crop. a Successful Venture

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 7

The sweet-corn for canning purposes grown by Mr. R.Yates, at Ourimbah, in the Gosford (N.S.W.) district, in co-operation with the Department of…

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Dairy Produce Pre-war Markeing Conditions Urged. Freedom From Price-fixing

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 5

Representatives of the Co-operative Butter and Cheese Factories Association of Victoria at a conference in Melbourne on Friday last unanimously…

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Brisbane Produce. Maize Crop Threatened by Continuance of Drought. a Serious Shortage

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 5

Messrs. Denham Bros., under date of Friday last, have supplied the following review of the Roma-street (Brisbaue) produce market:—…

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Body in Paddock Old Farmer's Death Charge Against Neighbor WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 1

The body of Joseph w[?] a [?] farmer about 55 years old was found in a paddock near his home on the Mangerton Estate Wollongong last night…

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Rice Crops Fail Prices Must Risk London" February 27

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 1

Owing to the entire failure of the Sam[?] rice crop and the partial failure of the crop i B[?] it is expected that rice will [?] cost double…

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Crime in Ireland Farmer's Wife Murdered Eleven Men Sent for Trial London", Februray 27

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 1

John Lacey with ten other has been committed for trial for the murder of Mrs. morris One of the d[?] men, named Bendy left the…

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A Lucky Farmer WELLINGTON

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Hubbard of [?] maryvale, is a lucky and [?] farmer during this extremely Art Spell from a 10 acres [?] he secured a…

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The Soil New Crops of Value. Experiments in Monaro

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 3

In this year of drought the Monaro district has by contrast had a splendid summer season, with fine falls of rain. The last three weeks, however, have somewhat altered the…

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Mr. Ball and Farmers. Reply to Criticism

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 5

The Minister for Works returned to the city at the week-end, to attend to departmental matters, prior to leaving for his constituency again to-day…

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Wool, Wheat, and Other Rural Topics

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 26

THE wheat yield in Canada for 1919 was 196 million bushels, an increase on last year of seven million bushels. On the other hand, the United States…

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Butter Markets

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 7

SYDNEY.—The advance in prices has not yet had any noticeable effect on the volume of sales in the local market. In view of the conference…

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Wheat Guarantee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 7

BERRIGAN.--The Corowa District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which met at Oaklands. entered a protest against the increase of freights on the railways on goods…

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Victoria's Wheat Yield

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 7

The Minister, of Agriculture Mr. Oman, stales that up to February 10, 11,800,000 bushels of wheat had been received into the pool on account of…

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Control of Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 12

A cable has been received in Sydney stating that at a meeting in London of all the principal land and finance companies it was decided to send the following message:—"Wool…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 7

The chairman of the Central Wool Committee has received the following cable from the director of Raw Materials, London:—Series two closed…

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Wheat Cases. Conspiracy Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 9

The hearing of the wheat conspiracy charges was continued at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Gale, S.M. The defendants are William Alexander Robinson,…

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Wheat Case Conspiracy Charge Protracted Examination

The Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 5

The hearing was continued today of the charges of conspiracy against William Alexander Robinson, Edward Patrick Michael Sheedy, Julian…

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Wheat Cleaning Plants Close GOULBURN

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 4

The last bag of wheat has been putt through the big cleaner at South Goulburn. Altogether 3½ million bags of when…

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