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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

The Wool Trade. Active Private Buying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 11

Buyers on American account have been actively securing passed-in merion fleece wools of good length at prices generally in advance of the auction bids. Their attention during the…

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Wheat Payment. £1,000,000 to Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- A sum of [?]1,000.000. the Victorian Wheat Commission estimates, was distributed among Victorian farmers by the banks to-day in payment of the first…

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Hauling Wheat Use of Motor Trucks PARKES

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 4

A new departure here is the Introduction of motor trucks, owned by Sydney contractors, into the district to assist In hauling the record wheat…

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No Certificates Fine Sample of Wheat PARKES

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 8

One of the best samples of wheat grown in the district this year has been harvested by Mr. John Hynes, of "Limestone." The variety is…

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London Wool Sales Buyers Disgusted LONDON', Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 4

At the wool sales a very good selection of merinos was offered but a poor lot of crossbreds. The reserves were allowed to remain…

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New Zealand Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 15

Better prices for good halfbreds were the features of the wool sales at Christchurch. The offering was one of the largest yet recorded. The selling all round was heavier…

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Dairy Farmers and Insurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 15

The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Limited, and the Berrima District Co-operative Farm and Dairy Company, Limited, have secured substantial shareholding interests in…

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Wheat Figures Huge Statistics Millions of Bushels MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 6

In the week ended January 10 the Australian Wheat Board shipped 1,964,000 bushels of wheat. Of this quantity,194.000 bushels were…

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Australia's Wool Scheme Senator Millen Pleased Benefit Mercantile Credits LONDON

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

Senator M[?]en says he is g[?] at the British approval of the Australian wool realisation scheme. He does not [?]…

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Sales of Wheat. to Italy. Reply to Mr. McDONALD. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 13

The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Senator Russell, replied to the complaints by Mr. G. R. W. M'Donald, M.L.C., of Sydney, that the board had declined to make…

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Not Elated Bradford and Wool Scheme Suspicious of Australia Will Prices Be Forced Up ? LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

"Mr. Hughes's elation at the Cabinet's acceptance of the Australian wool scheme is not shared here," says a telegram from Bradford…

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Farmers Want Money To Pay Back Debts. YOUNG

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

A great number of farmers yesterday availed themselves of the carn[?] opportunity to result the b[?] on the season's wheat…

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Farmer Courtneidge

The World's News · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

MR. ROBERT COURTNEIDGE, who was in Sydney recently with "The Man from Toronto" Co., has been busy in the English cattle markets during the past few weeks, as he has…

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Dairy Produce Steady

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 3

Quotations for all lines of dairy produce were again steady yesterday. Suburban new-laid eggs realised 2/2 to 2/3, case eggs 1/9 to 1/10. with a…

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Harvest of Tangled Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 14

THE ROCK.-- A field trial was held at Mr. Thomas. O'Keeffe's farm, Avondale, The Rock, on Wednesday, in the presence of about 200 farmers, to demonstrate the value of the…

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Victoria's Big Wheat Returns

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-During the week ended Thursday, the Railway De-partment transported 730,425 bags of wheat to the seaboard. This total, which…

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Huge Figures Exported Wheat MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 7

In the week ended January 10 the Australian Wheat Board shipped 1,084,000 bushels of wheat. Of this quantity, 104.000 bushels were…

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Trucking of Wheat Railway Record MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 10

What is probably a record in the transport of wheat was accomplished by the Railway Department last week when 730,425 bags were brought to the…

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Surplus Wool Disposal Scheme British Opposition Breaking Down. Quick Sales Essential

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. - The general opinion in London wool circles is that if the realisation scheme be administered on business lines, with a reasonable…

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Much Irritation Bradford and Wool Scheme "Their Pound of Flesh" London, January 14

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 1

Bradford is showing strong Irritation at the Australian wool scheme. The "Yorkshire Observer" angrily demns it, and declares that the sales…

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