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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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

Wool Future No Combine Projected Council Advocated

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

What is Australia going to do with her wool? During the war the sale of our wool was in the hands of the Central Wool…

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Price of Beef. to Increase by 25 Per Cent. Graziers Withholding Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 11

The announcement that retail butchers propose forthwith to increase the price of beef by 25 per cent. will doubtless give householders a shock. It will be welcome news,…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 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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Unhappy Berlin No Coal for Winter Butter 12/4 a Lb. London

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 1

A message received from Berlin states that the new official prices for foodstuffs include the following:-Flour, 7 3/4d per lb: bread, 6 1/4d per lb…

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No Coalition Farmers' Reply to Premier Each Party on Its Merits

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. H. P. Williams, Farmers' campaign director, to-day replied to Mr. Holman's statement concerning the agreement between the Nationalists and the Farmers…

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Penalising Poultry Farmers

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. R. M. Pitt writes: The announcement that the prices of bran and poliard in New South Wales was to be raised £1 7s 6d per ton amazed…

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Produce. Dairy. View-laid Eggs 2/

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 12

During the past fortnight there has been a steady falling off in the supply of eggs, and yesterday agents were able to secure 2/ a dozen for the best samples from the suburbs…

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Heavy Tasmanian Apple Crop

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

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

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Commonwealth Dairy Pool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 8

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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The White Company Farmer's Eerie Experience Ghosts at Druids' Circle Shadow of Phantom Girl Sacrifice

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 6

Grisly tales of houses haunted by "spooks," who make their appearance to the accompaniment of weird and uncanny clanking of chains, now no…

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Unity Essential Nationalists and Farmers. Lesson of Senate Vote. Premier Urges Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 6

Mr. Holman, in analysing the New South Wales Senate vote yesterday, stressed the necessity of a unified Nationalist vote at the next elections, in order to prevent the return…

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Farmyard Wells. Scheme of Water Bores

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 7

A scheme for providing every home in the country with its own little bore or well was brought to Sydney yesterday by Mr. Hector G. Grant and Lieut. W. J. Grose…

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Mudgee Butter Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 3

MUDGEE. --At the annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy Company, the report showed that the butter selling price for the year averaged 1s 7d per lb. The retiring directors, Messrs…

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Wheat Versus Grazing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 3

"In a recent issue, Mr. Louis T. Veech argues against a guaranteeed price for wheat. It may be news to most people in Sydney that wheat-growing has never paid in…

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Wool Offerings Restart. Consumption of Raw Wool

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 32

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— Wool appraisements commenced in Sydney on Monday, January 5. Forty thousand bales will be offered at the…

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Control of Butter. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 7

Despite protests which have been made against the present regulations of butter exports, it is highly probable that the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool will be continued…

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Wheat Handling in America

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

The report of Mr. Edward Harris, who was commissioned by the State Government to visit America to obtain fuller information regarding the various grain…

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Easter Show The Wheat Classes

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 5

The earliest entries for the Royal Show are in the wheat section, which have to be closed early in February in order that the samples of wheats in…

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Royal Easter Show. the Wheat Classes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

The earliest entries for the Royal Show are in the wheat section, and these have to be closed early in February in order that the samples of wheats in competition may be…

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Wheat Classes at the Royal Show

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

The earliest entries for the Royal Show are in the wheat section, which have to be closed early in February, in order that the samples of wheats in competition may be…

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