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Farming & the land, 1922

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Pleuro Outbreak Cattle in Maitland District West Maitland

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 4

Outbreaks of pleu[?]o have occurred among working bullocks' at Dungog, where several deaths occurred, at Mindarabba, near Maitland, and also at…

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Wheat Loss "N.s.w. Responsible" ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 4

Referring to a telegram from Sydney regarding the anticipated loss of between £500,000 and £1,000,000 in connection with the overpayment for wheat,…

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The Cattle Thief How An Automatic Won Youngest Stockman's Bravery

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 27

PERCY COLTON, otherwise "Colt," Was a city-bred lad, and the greater part of his education had been…

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Storms and Floods Severe Blow to Farmers Railways Washed Away

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 2

Reports of farfiung floods were received in Sydney last night. These come from widely separated districts, and all state that considerable damage has been…

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Not Cigarettes Starting Bush Fires Farmers Settle Point Dubbo

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 5

Farmers at Dubbo have proved to their satisfaction that a bush, fire cannot be started by cigarettes. For long the cigarette smoker has…

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Progressives Censored Farmers Indignant Warm Words at Bathurst BATHURST

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 7

The Bathurst branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at a special meeting discussed the defections in the Progressive Party, and…

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A Happy at Sunshine Farm New Year From a Chair in the Sun a Happy New Year

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 26

Dear Young People -- A very happy New Year to all of us. I suppose you will all he making good resolutions to-day--how you are really going to help Mum during the holidays and keep the weeds out of tile garden, and really work hard when…

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Federal Control "Simply Interference" Effect on Dairymen Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 4

The dairy expert (Mr. F. H. Suter) in his annual report complains outspokenly of Federal Interference. He says the Commonwealth, which has…

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Butter Surplus

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A conference is to be held in Melbourne on Wednesday to consider what steps should be taken with reference to the butter surplus held in London by the British Government…

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Produce. Australian Butter Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 9

The Sydney price of butter is unaltered at 140/ per cwt. Good general rains have fallen over the whole of the dairying districts in New South Wales and an improvement in…

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Breadstuffs. the World's Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 9

According to figures compiled by Sir James Wilson, K.C.S.I., in an exhaustive survey of the world's wheat for the cereal year ended July 31, 1922, the yield of wheat throughout…

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Butter Shipment San Francisco, December 30

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

A shipment of 403,086lb of Australian and New Zealand butter, making thirteen carloads, has left here for New York and other eastern cities. It is the largest, rail shipment of butter…

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Surplus Butter. Question of Disposal. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 8

With a view to overcoming the difficulties that have arisen in respect to the intended disposal of surplus butter stocks by the British Government, a conference of…

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New Season's Wheat Effect of Argentine Pressure

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The demand for new season's Australian wheat in the United Kingdom, according to cable advice received by the Melbourne grain trade. is quieter, owing to the…

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Wool Trade. Outlook Improving. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 7

Charles Bairne and Company, in their annual review of the wool trade, state:—"It is probable that during 1922 the consumption, of wool in this country will expand. Already there…

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More Farm Workers Coming to Australia Great Possibilities LONDON

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 1

IS anticipation of to-day expiry of the free passage from exstruce until the commonwealth Migradon Department has been busily engaged in…

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Pinned Under Cart Poultry Farmer Drowned BRISBANE

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 3

A g[?]some discovery was made by a resident of Blunder-road, Oxley,. on Saturday, when in a wash-out on that road he found the body of a neighbor under…

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The Million Farms. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

Sir,—I was interested in reading "Ex-swagman's" letter to Sir Joseph Carruthers published in the "Herald" of this date. I am thoroughly acquainted with all the country…

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Progress at Coolah. Lucerne and Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

COOLAH.—Remarkable progress and development are noticable along the Coolah Valley since the railway came to Coolah about two yeavs ago. Several estates…

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Shooting Affrays. Farmers Quarrel. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 8

An encounter with firearms occurred at Ranfurly, Central Otago. Two farmers, George Dovenney and William Dowling, occupying adjacent farms, quarreled. It is alleged that…

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