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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Wheat Dockages. Objections to the System

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

Strong condemnation of the system of "docking" wheat was expressed at the monthly meeting of the metropolitan branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Friday…

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Foolish Catchword "Self-determination" Cardinal Bourne's Pastoral LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 9

In a Lenten pastoral letter Cardinal Bourne declares that the foolish catchword "self-determination," illdefined and wrongly interpreted, had…

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Wool Sales 4388 Bales Offered Keen Competition

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 7

The sixth series of the Sydney wool sales were continued at the Royal Exchange this afternoon in the presence of a large attendance of buyers. The…

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Wheat Carters Warned Record or Roadbreakers TEMORA

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

At the Narraburra Shire Council meeting the President, Councillor Hawkins, after referring to reports of record loads of wheat, issued a warning to…

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Duty on Wheat. American Action. Washington, February 4

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

The Senate has passed an amendment to the Emergency Tariff Bill, raising the proposed duty on wheat from 30 to 40 cents a bushel…

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Price of Wheat Week's Big Fall LONDON, February 5

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 9

Wheat was quoted at 75s a quarter at Northampton to-day, compared with 90s a week ago…

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Butter Factories

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 8

GRAFTON.--The output of butter by the Palmer's Island Dairy Company in January was considerably in advance of that in December. It amounted to 40,1281b. of first-grade and 3641b…

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A Pastoral Link-up

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

It is of first rate importance to the pastoral industry of Australia that the fullest report of the proposed railway form the Territory through Queensland to New Wales br secured. Because such a railway would mean a national linking up of stock markets, of breeding grounds with…

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Wheat Export

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 8

The State Wheat Board, between January 20 and February 4, completed the loading of 13 steamers at Darling Island, with a total of 59,451 tons of wheat. One vessel, the…

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Financial. Wheat Receipts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 11

The wheat receipts are helping the financial situation. In the four weeks ended January 31, according to the statistics of the Australian Wheat Board, realisations of wheat…

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Wool-toppers' Harvest

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

Remarkable figures of profits made by manufactures of wool tops are contained in the intern report of the chief accountant to the Wool Tops…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--At the wool sale to-day the selection was one of the best offered in the Melbourne market this season, including a large proportion of superior merino from the western and north-western…

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Wheat Stacking at Goulburn

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 3

GOULBURN, Monday.--It is stated hero that there is a possibility of wheat stacking operations being commenced shortly at South Goulburn, owing to the bountiful harvest and the…

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Wheat Loading. Steamer's Record Cargo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 7

Though insufficient ships are forthcoming to lift the present harvest as rapidly as desired by the State Wheat Board, excellent work has been done in connection with the space…

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Oversea Wool Shipments From Brisbane

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

A big influx of deep-sea steamers is expected at Brisbane shortly to transport the Queensland wool which will be disposed of at the forthcoming sales…

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The Soil. Export Embargo- Butter Affected with Moulds

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 8

Mr. St. A. O'Callaghan, the Commonwealth Dairy Expert, states that mould growth has been prevalent in a good deal of the butter submitted for export during the current…

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On the Land. Moulds in Butter. Prevalence This Season

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 7

Owing to the prevalence of mould growths in connection with butter submitted tor export during the current season Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, the Commonwealth dairy expert,…

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Australian Wheat. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 11

Sir,—Following previous correspondence on the subject re purchase of wheat on behalf of Continental principals from the Australian Wheat Board, we think it might be of interest,…

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Wool Sales. Active Market in Melbourne Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 9

The selection to-day was one of the best offered in the Melbourne market this season, including a large proportion of superior merinos from the western and north-western…

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44,000 Boxes of Butter Oversea Market Falling Sussex-street Trade

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 6

Weather conditions continue favorable In N.S.W. for butter production and total make last week was 44,000 boxes, going 6616 to the box. This is an…

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