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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Wheat Guarantees. Commonwealth Ready to Pay

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

Commenting on the failure of the New South Wales Government to find the money to pay the wheat farmers an additional 2/6 a bushel,…

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The Wool Sales. Allocations for February

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

At a meeting of the National Council of Wool-selling Brokers of Australia, held in Melbourne last week-end it was decided to fix the offerings of…

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Co-operative Wool & Produce Co., Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 16

There is very little to report with reference to the market this week. A fair amount of business is being done at private sales, in many instances…

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Wheat and Civilisation From Babylon to Chicago

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

It is well known that Neolithic man grew wheat, and some have put the date of the first harvest at between fifteen thousand and ten thousand years…

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Wheat for Italy. Large Contracts with Argentina

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

A telegram from Rome states that an agreement has been reached under which Argentine and North American syndicates are to supply Italy with…

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Secret Commissions. a Wheat Sub-Agent Dismissed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 10

Information was received by the N.S.W. Wheat Board recently that a sub-agent in a country centre was offering bribes to farmers to deliver…

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The Soil. Wool Trade. Outlook Still Uncertain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 7

Whilst the outlook for wool generally is still far from satisfactory, and has not been improved by the disappointing opening of the London sales, showing a further 10 per cent…

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Surplus Wool Crossbred Pool Scheme Britain's Approval

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

A cable from London states that the Australian Press Association learns that though there has been an unexpected delay in ratifying the Wool…

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Stripping Wheat a Busy Scene Inspection by Minister

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

The farmer is interested in the shipment of this year's wheat harvest from Sydney to overseas ports because upon the speedy disposal of the grain to the…

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A Record Wheat Yield. North Western Variety Trials

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

The highest of wheat per acre ever obtained by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture has been harvested from a variety experiment plot on Mr…

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Crossbred Wool. Forming a Pool. Appeal to Manufacturers

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 12

A conference of Commonwealth growers of crossbred wool was held in Melbourne at the week-end. It was representative of all the great woolgrowing centres of…

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Dairying at Leeton. a Practical Farmer's Impressions

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 7

Mr. H. J. Bate, of Tilba Tilba (N.S.W.), visited Leeton recently for the purpose of ascending for himself the suitability of the irrigation areas…

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No Money To Lend. Banks and the Wheat Guarantee

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

The Premier and the Minister for Agriculture have had a further conference with the representatives of the banking institutions in regard…

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Inferior Wheat Sales Through the Pool The Board's Attitude

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

Much dissatisfaction crisis among farmers who have large quantities of inferior wheat on hand on account of the official statement by the Wheat…

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Wheat Position. Federal Guarantee First Payment To-Day (Friday)

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

The first payment of half a crown in connection with the Commonwealth guarantee regarding the wheat harvest is to be made to…

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Food Ministry Wanted Free Wool Sale English Markets Government Bias Alleged LONDON, Thursday Evening. Good Competition London, Thursday Evening. Wheat Very Quiet LONDON, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

The Consumers' Council demands be creation of a Food Ministry. It alleges that the whole attitude of the Government is prumsrily in the At to-day's free wool sale there was good House and Continental Competition, and pra[?]kally all woold offering was sold at shout [?] per cent Wheat is very quiet and flour is in poor demand though the price has been further reduced by a shilling. Oats are dull, and beans and peas…

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The Wool Pool Control of the Market Success Doubtful

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

The proposals for the formation of a crossbred-wool pool have been freely discussed by the wool trade. The feeling in Victorian appears to be that even…

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Wheat Confusion Millees in Quandary Trouble Over Chickwheat BATHURST

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

Despite that the Wheat Board has said, great confusion exists at Bathurst Growers are puzzled, millers are annoyed, and the public can only secure poultry wheat…

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Wheat Sales. Inter-continental Traders' Offer. Reply to the Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 10

In a reply to the Wheat Board regarding the offer of a large purcnase of wheat by the inter-Continental Traders', Limited, Mr. G. R. W. M'Donald, M.L.C., a director of that…

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Wool. Australian Scheme Accepted. Federal Suggestions Adopted. Scheme for Disposal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE. Thursday.--Sir John Higgins as received advice by cable that the British, Ministry of Munitions proposes to issue the following statement" this evening in London…

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