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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

8,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Wheat Diseases Seriously Prevalent

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 7

In his report on the Forbes and Parkes wheat crop competitions, Mr. H. Bartlett (senior agricultural Instructor), who acted as judge, refers to the prevalence of…

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N.S.W. Butter in England

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 28

INFORMATION has been received by the Department of Agriculture from the United States and Canada (says "The Dairy," London) showing the high repute in which New South Wales butler is held in these…

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Resumption of Wool Sales

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 28

The new year wool sales open with bright prospects. The past half-year's operations were signally successful. and there is…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Selling More Freely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 15

There were indications yesterday of more willingness on the part of farmers to trade in wheat with millers and shippers. Several parcel lots were disposed of at 5/8½ Per…

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Price of Butter. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 14

The wholesale price of butter has been raised in Wellington another penny per lb. Standard brands are now being retailed at 1/10 per lb…

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Wool Sales. a Very Strong Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 15

Wool sales were hold yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7528 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Central Branch. Wheat Rates. Settled by Arbitration

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 18

Subsequent to the issue or the policy of the Union for the current season, the employers approached the Union on the 20th of December asking for a conference to…

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Still Keen Wool Sales Continue Firmer Prices

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 7

Today wool sold briskly, the demand for all varieties being very good, and the competition keen. Prices were even firmer than they…

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15,000 BALES Hobart Wool Sales HOBART

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 7

The Hobart wool sales are in progress today. The total offering, 15,000 bales is a record. A hundred buyers are present, also a record…

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Mataram's Cargo Burned the Land Scheme Murrumbidgee Area Owners Asked to Subdivide and Are Given Six Months to Act Thousands of New Farms

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 9

The cargo which the Burna, philpisland steamer Mataram, landed on the [?] what was [?] by fire the day the vessel left. THE Premier to-day made available the Land Settlement scheme of the Government. Under this Crown lands will be thrown open for settlement in accordance with Mr. Wearne's plan…

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A Friend of the Farmer, Too

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 13

Although he lives in [?] road, [?] S. [?] has the interest of the farmer at heart. In the "Evening News" Sand Modelling Competition, at Bronts, yesterday, he was awarded third prize for the above design—a heavily-bearded former reading the "News," illustrating the slogan: "His only [?]."…

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Juvenile Farmers on the North Shore Line

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 15

"How can me stem the tide of people coming from the country to live in the cities, and at the same lime encourage city dwellers to settle on the land?" asked Dr. Earle Page in opening the young folks vegetable show at Charwood last week. "One way is to encourage the children to grow vegetables and thus to develop in them a love for the soil. Children so trained not only gain knowledge that will…

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Night Harvesting. N.s.w. Farmer Works by Electric Light

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 11

The report of a farmer in the Albury (N.S.W.) district has made the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture keenly interested in what is termed…

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Melbourne Day by Day Melbourne, Tuesday. Farming Up-to-date

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 8

Great ideas have been evolved by the Electricity Commission in connection with the Morvell brown coal electricity scheme. The latest proposal of…

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Dairying at Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 7

BATHURST. -- The prospects of supplies to the Bathurst Co-Operative Butter Factory are at present particularly good, and although the season has not…

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Dairy Evolution Butter to Ice Cream

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 3

KIAMA.--Significant of the dry conditions are huge loads of lucerne hay coming into the district and finding their way to the farms, where at this season…

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Up Again! Local Butter Market

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 5

The wholesale price of butter was advanced 1d a lb. to-day, and there is every prospect of a further rise in prices early next week. The price now…

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Wheat Market Dull Conditions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 7

Trade In wheat in Sydney yesterday was again extremely dull. The voluntary pool maintained the quotation at 59 12 bushel, Darling Island basis. but buyers…

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The Church and Mixed Marriages: Our Archbishops Pastoral

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 21

The following Pastoral Letter from his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney was read in all the churches last Sunday:— To our Beloved Brethren of the Clergy…

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Hobart Wool Sales. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 10

At the Hobart wool sales, Webster and sons, Ltd. offered 9100 bales, and Roberts and Co., Ltd., submitted 5900 bales. There were 100 buyers, representing all countries. As at the mainland sales,…

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