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Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Surplus Wool Pool Scheme Approved the Directorate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) stated last week, that he had been informed that the British Government had approved of the scheme drawn up…

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Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 18

Fixtures having been made for selling wool during the month of February the question uppermost is the probable course of values…

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South African Wool. Suggested Sale to Germany

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

A cablegram from Capetown (South Africa) states that business interests in Capetown representing shareholders in the late diamond companies in German…

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Wheat Quality. Average F.a.q. and Hard

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. W. W. Killen, president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, yesterday interviewed the State "Wheat Board, and again pressed the question of averaging the quality of each…

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Wheat From Australia and Argentine. an Important Factor

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 3

British wheat authorities regard the promised surplus of wheat in Argentine and Australia as a most important factor in the world's supply for the…

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A Big Mob of Cattle. The Broolong Blocks as Drovers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 6

A mob of 1300 mixed cattle, the largest seen in the district for some time, was trucked at Parkes (N.S.W.) last week for Tambarumba. The cattle…

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Free Wool Sales in London London, January 19

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 1

At the sale of free wool to-day 9000 bales of Australian wool were offered and 8000 sold. There was a good demand, but the prices were slightly…

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Wool Aliens Much-travelled Weeds Flora of Tweedside

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 11

An article in a recent number of the "Nineteenth Century," by the Rev. Canon Vaughan on "Changes in the British Flora," tells how is an…

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N.Z. Wool Sales. Wellington (N.Z.)

The Land · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 11

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…

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Wool Prices Fixing Selling Limits LONDON, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 1

A Conference of the Wool Federation and direction of the Realisation Association held a long and cordial discussion to-day…

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Free Wool the Government Stocks Sales in London

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

The "Yorkshire Observer" states that in response to pressure from the Colonial Woolbuyers' Association, the present sales of Government wool in…

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Standard Test Cows Milk and Butter-fat. The Results for December

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 7

Particulars of the pure-bred cows whose tests of milk and butter-fat yields, under the United Breeders' Association's scheme, were completed,…

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Fires on Farms. Crops and Grain Lost. Urana

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 10

Fires occurred recently on the properties of two share farmers, Messrs. Grintel and Thornton, at South Wangamong, near Oaklands, destroying 500 acres of standing wheat…

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The Season's Wheat 600,000 Bags Shipped MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 7

Good progress is being made by the Victorian Wheat Commission in the shipment of this season's grain. Approximately 600,000 bags have been…

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Wheat Commission. Adjourned Sine Die. Mr. Grahame Not Implicated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 6

The Premier has been advised by the Secretary-general (Mr. Sproule) that he has had an interview with Mr. Justice Pring, the Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into the…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. Special Weekly Review. Acceptance of The Wool Scheme The Selling Programme The Half-Year's Shipments

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 16

With full stores of freshly-shorn wool to draw from it will be possible to present attractive catalogues when the Sydney sales are resumed on Monday…

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German Diamond Money. Diverted to Wool. Capetown. January 19

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 7

Business interests in Capetown that hold proxies for shareholders in the late diamond companies in German South-west Africa have secured the support of shareholders,…

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

The Land · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 11

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

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Where the Cattle Drink a Coveted Water Hole. The Give-and-Take Fence

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 10

Harford is the holder of a crown lease that is separated from an annual lease (held by a neighbor) by a creek. In dry weather the creek gives out with…

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Wool and Finance. Sales Slow, Cash Short. Call for Economy

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

One very big reason why the local money market is tight is supplied by the wool sales' figures, for the Sydney centre. As the wool is not going out…

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