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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Federal Wheat Guarantee. First Payment on

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 14

The first payment of 2/6 per bushel in connection with the Commonwealth Government guarantee regarding the wheat harvest will be made to farmers on Friday…

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A New Wheat. Storm Resistant. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 9

On Monday afternoon a remarkably severe storm occurred in the Howlong and Bungowannah districts, doing serious damage to some of the standing crops. A fortnight ago other…

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Why Cattle Perished The Homebush Incident Views of Stockowners

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 6

At Homebush sale yards on Monday about 40 Queensland cattle died and about 800 more Queenslanders were so feverish as to arouse the suspicions of buyers and…

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Hard Milling Wheat. the Extra 6d a Bushel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 7

Commenting on the complaint from Wagga published in yesterday's "Herald," Mr. F. S. Digby, manager of the State Wheat Board, said that the facts as stated appeared to be…

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Wool Sales. the Realisation Scheme. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 9

The Australian Press Association learns that though an unexpected delay has occurred in ratifying the wool realisation scheme, there is little doubt the Imperial Government will…

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Selling Wheat. Unauthorised Offers. Official Sidelights. Business with Italy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Board has replied to the recent statements of Mr. G.R.W. M'Donald, M.L.C., director of Inter-continental Traders, Ltd., regarding offers made by that…

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Wool Scheme. Imperial Government Will Accept. London, January 12

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

Tho Australian Press Association learns that though there has been an unexpected delay in ratifying the Wool Realisation Scheme there is little doubt that the Imperial Government…

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Wheat Guarantee. Mr. Hughes Replies to Mr. Dunn. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 10

The attention of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has been directed to comments made by the Minister for Agriculture in New South Wales, (Mr. Dunn) on the statements…

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Cattle From Queensland. Double Dipping Now Enforced. Entry Into Quarantine Area Prohibited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 7

The regulations governing the introduction of cattle from the northern State into New South Wales provide that ordinarily those from certain areas must be subjected to two…

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Shipping the Wheat Loading the First Steamers. From Truck to Hold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

The shipping of the wheat has yet to get fairly under way. Every link in the chain from the farm to the wharf has been running bitchless for the quick despatch overseas of the…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales a Failure. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 11

At the wool sales 10,131 bales were offered, of which 1356 bales came from New Zealand. There was a large attendance of home, Continental, and United States buyers, but the…

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Wheat Sales. Was the Offer for Italy Authorised? Strong Report by the Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.) yesterday received the report of the Australian Wheat Board on the complaint made in the columns of the "Herald"…

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Wool Sales Fail. Reserves Too High. Buyers Standing Off. London, January 11

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

At the wool sales which opened to-day, 10,131 hales were offered, of which 1356 were from New Zealand. There was a large attendance of Home, Continental, and United States buyers…

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Golden Wheat Australia's Yield NEARLY 150,000,000 N.S.W. 55,000,000

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 7

Mr. H. A. Smith, State Government Statistician, this afternoon gave his forecast of the wheat harvest for the current season…

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Warwick Farm Races. Olympic and Youendah. Aeon Beats the Juveniles

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 9

There was a good attendance at Warwick Farm on Saturday, On arrival at the course misty rain set in and continued until the third race was disposed of…

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Dairy Produce

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

In the dairy produce section suburban new-laid hen eggs were quoted steady at 2/2 to 2/3, Railway and River eggs at 1/9 to 1/10, although…

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Farm Produce

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

Among farm produce lines business was steady. Choice Tasmanian potatoes commanded £11 per ton. Clarence Rivers…

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Sussex-street Trade Dairy Produce Active Potatoes From Tasmania Points of the Markets

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

An improved tone governed trade in the distributing centres. Dairy produce was the chief attraction, and a heavy turnover was recorded…

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Wise Farmer Three-card Trick Gaol for Tempters

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

The hearing was continued at the Central Police Court to-day of the case in which James Roberts, aged 43, Frederick Charles Newsome, aged 29…

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Blue Mould's Toll. Tobacco Crops Devastated

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 7

An authoritative estimate of this season's tobacco crop in the Tamworth and adjacent districts is 50 tons. This is said to be an optimistic forecast. Last year the yield of leaf…

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