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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

9,122 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

FLOODS. 100,000 Sheep Lost. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 13

Longreach messages from outside districts reportod appalling losses of sheep and cattle owing to the floods. It is estimated that 100,000 sheep have…

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English Wool Sale. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 16

The following cable message, dated February 3, has been received by Sir John Higgins, chairman of the Bawra, from Sir Arthur Goldfinch:—"Sales closed on Thursday…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 15

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. at today's sales submitted a catalogue of 5442 bales of wool drawn from Queensland, northern and central New South Wales, Broken Hill, and all districts of…

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Wheat Market Confidence in the Future

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 9

Growers continued to display confidence in the future of the wheat market, and, conseuently, were witholding for a rise in overseas values. That which was coming into shipping…

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Butter Prices Factory Managers Perturbed Urgent Meeting Called

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

Flat denlais were given to statements that one or two butter agents. as well as some factories. had "broken away" from the "proper" charge of 140g a…

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Wheat Marketing. Committee Gratified at Pool's Success

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 11

WAGGA.—One of the members of the New South Wales Wheat Committee, Mr. E. Field, is in Wagga, having spent the week-end at his home, Wave Hill, Mr. Field stated that…

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Wool Sales. Crossbreds Advance 10 Per Cent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 15

Wool sales wore held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 5909 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Sydney Wool Sales Many Excellent Clips Offered

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

[?]bute, Bell, and Company, Limited. and Pitt. Son, and Badgery, Limited, were the brokers operating at the Sydney Wool Exchange to-day. Their…

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Commercial, Investment & Mining Markets Milling Wheat Prices Steady

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

N.S.W. wheatgrowers are offering wheat a little more freely, practically subject to a reserve price. This is such a rate on country railway siding as is squivatent to [?]…

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Help for Wool Firms Company Formed London, February 7

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

The Wool, Textile and Finance Company has been formed as part of the scheme to assist the Yorkshire woollen and worsted firms, who are embarrassed by the present financial…

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Brisk Selling Wool in Keen Demand High Prices Realised

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

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

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Huge Losses 100,000 Sheep Drowned Others Bogged in Silt Rockhampton

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 8

Reports from Longreach tell of appalling losses of sheep and cattle owing to floods. It is estimated that 100,000 sheep have perished between…

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COMMERCIAL Hand-to-Mouth Buying in General Merchandise--Fair Demand for Groceries--Wheat Growers Confident --Firmer Market Overseas--Improved . Demand for Wool. General Merchandise Hand-to-mouth Buying

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 9

An experienced, commercial broker declared yesterday that the Sydney general merchandise markets, were "flat, stale, and unprofitable." That was probably an exaggeration, but it was…

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The Wool Market Periscope A Critical Review of the Position

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 28

The wool market continues satisfactory. Auction sales wets resumed in Sydney on Monday last, and there will be a month's continuous selling before the next Brisbane sale interval comes along…

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Jack Gregory, Farmer Tired of Strennous Cricket Lightning Bowler to Settle Down

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

Perhaps in a month or two jack Gregory, the lightning bowler, will have given up cricket for good. and will be [?] down [?] on a…

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Italian Farmers. Succeed As Agriculturists. Brazil's Colonising Department

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 10

Commenting on the suggestion of Mr. F. Lubrano that farmers might be emigrated from Italy to Australia, Mr. J. E. Barron, ViceConsul for Brazll in Sydney, said yesterday…

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Million Farms. Wine-making Film

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 14

Mr. R. B. S. Hammond writes:— Sir Joseph Carruthers has placed before the public one of the few really big and worthwhile schemes over launched in Australia under…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 15

Large supplies of dairy produce were received in Sussex-street yesteday, when prices generally remained unaltered. Cheese supplies were well in excess of demand, and…

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Dairy Produce Steady

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

Dairy produce quotations did not show any fluctuation. Business was fair. Cheese, bacon, honey and lard were all weak, while most varieties of…

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Homebush Sales Heavy Yarding Sheep Prices Hold Good Cattle Decidedly Lower

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 5

Though upward of 44,000 sheep were penned at Homebush saleyards today the buying interests were able to absorb 'the lot without depreciating…

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