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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Fruit Crops

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 9

Some bountiful yields of fruit are being marketed by the orchardists around Smith-field, Wetherill Park, and Cecil Park. The great trouble, however, is the poor prices…

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Dairy Produce Unchanged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 3

Values for all lines of dairy produce did not undergo a single alteration In the wholesale markets of Sussex Street yesterday. The demand was fair…

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Crop Competitions. Illawarra Results

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 16

KIAMA.--The potato crop and green maize competitions, under the auspices of the Kiama Agricultural Society, have been judged, the results being as follow:--…

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Butter Will Come Down

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1921 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A reduction in the price of butter is foreshadowed by Mr. E. O'Connell, manager of the Geelong and Barabool butter factories…

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Wool and War Debt

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1921 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.—It is reported that the British Government has purchased from the South African Government 100,000 bales of wool for £2,000,000,…

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London Wool Sales Government Series Closed LONDON, January 21

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1921 · page 1

The London Government wool sales closed to-day. Sixty-three thousand bales were catalogued, and there was a large attendance. Buying was again…

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Handling Wheat Coolamon Record 427 Bags in 27 Minutes COOLAMON

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1921 · page 2

Five thousand bags of wheat are now arriving daily at the railway station. A new departure in lifting has been instituted in the form of three…

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Opening a Mill Farmers and Wheat Board HILLSTON

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

Representatives of the Farmers' Milling Company met district farmers on Saturday, when the latter agreed to [?] wheat to the company to open a local mill up to…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 3

The Sydney wool sales are to be [?] next Monday. The [?] from January [?] to Feb[?] bales being [?]ted For the…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 6

The Co-operative Wool and [?] Company received to-day the [?]wing acble from the firm's London [?] dated [?] instant:—Government sales [?] to-day…

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Dipped Cattle Deaths at H0mebush Further Losses

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 5

Several lots of Queensland cattle that had passed through the dip at Wallangarra prior to coming to Sydney, were badly affected in the Homebush…

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Stock Go Blind Disease Among Cattle CASINO

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 5

A form of blight has occurred among cattle on the Upper Richmond River, especially about Kyogie. The disease commences with a white spot in the lower…

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Wool Clip. Position Reviewed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 9

Following upon the publication in August of last year of the report of the Central Wool Committee of its operations for the wool season, 1919-20, which terminated on June 30 last—…

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Chaff and Wheat Destroyed. Fire in Railway Trucks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 9

Several truckloads of chaff and wheat were destroyed by a fire which occurred in railway trucks at the C[?]yde goods yards late yesterday afternoon…

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Oversea Market Cables. Wool Sales. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 11

At to-day's wool sales there was much better competition. The reserves for finer quality merinos were lowered, and 70 per cent, of the offerings were sold…

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South Africa's Debt. Wool in Payment. Deal with Britain. London, January 21

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

It is reported that the British. Government has purchased from the South African Government 100,000 bales of wool for £2,000,000, which is to be applied. to a reduction of South Africa's…

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Killed by Lightning. Fatality on a Farm. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 9

An inquiry was conducted by the District Coroner to-day regarding the death of John Lock[?], aged 20, who was killed while harvesting on his uncle's farm at Br[?]wongle…

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Dairy Factory Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 9

MUDGEE.--At the annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy Company, retiring directors Messrs. V. D. Cox, R. R. Caughey, 11. Jones. J. Smith, and G. F. Oram, were re-elected. During…

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Great Crops Make Losses. Delungra's Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 9

INVERELL.--The test of varieties of wheat grown on the heavy-working, dark chocolate, and black volcanic soils at Delungra are especially interesting in an abnormal season like…

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Farmers and Wheat Agents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 8

A Dubbo correspondent ("Disgusted") writes: "It appears to me that the Government is fooling the farmers all the time. I will give a few reasons. The Minister for Agriculture said…

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