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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

8,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Breadstuffs. Wheat Offering More Freely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 15

Although there was no change in wheat prices yesterday, lots outside of pool sources changing hands at about 5/8 or 5/8½ per bushel on rall Sydney. Holders of parcels displayed…

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Wheat Trials Results at Berrigan

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 7

BERRIGAN.--The grain from the wheat experiment plots conducted by the Department of Agriculture on Mr. W. Thornton's' farm at Berrigan has…

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Stripping Wheat at Night Time

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 31

Harresting by night has much to recommend it. In America, where the tractor is in such general the for at! farm operations, a good deal of work, particularly playpiny is done between sunset and' situset and surprise the tractar genecating its and light…

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Old Wheat Pools Rearing Finality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 10

Since taking office, the Minister for Agriculture. Mr. Chaffey, has been trying to finalise matters in relation to the accounts of the old Wheat Pools,…

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Wool Sales. a Sellers' Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 15

Wool sales were held at the Sidney Wool Exchange, Bridge-streot, yesterday, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9411 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 14

The wool sales were continued to-day, when 5000 bales were listed for disposal. The advance in price on December rates noticeable yesterday was fully sustained. A feature of the sales was the general…

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Pay of Wheat Lumpers. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 15

A deadlock is reported by union officials to have occurred in the negotiations for a settlement of the dispute over the pay of lumpers at the wheat stacks at Geelong, Spottiswoode,…

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest. Higher Than Anticipated

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

Though many estimates of the current wheat harvest have been tempted, few, if any, have been as high as that of the Government…

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Excited Bidding Yorkshire, Japan and France Wool Sales Conclude

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 7

The eighth series of wool sales was concluded this afternoon, when Schut[?] and Bell and the Co-operative Wool and Produce Company submitted…

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Tick Menace. Use of Cattle Dip. Alleged Red-tape Methods. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 13

Speaking at a meeting of the Murwillumbah branch of the Primary Producers' Union, Dr. Goldsmid said that Mr. Mark Tugett, of Billinudgel, had his farm infested with cattle tick…

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The Pastoralist A Wool Boom—Wonderful Demand in Sydney — Extreme Prices

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 27

Wool sales are continuing upon extremely satisfactory lines, and everything points to the second half of the selling season proving even more successful than the first. The New Year sales have exceeded anticipations and a distinct advance on the high rotes of December has been established for average to good wools and skiriings—"By Warp." THE present buoyaney of the wool market is the…

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Apologise! Angry Farmers Gen. Ryrie's Speech MURWILLUMBAH

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 10

At the instance of Mr. W. [?]. King, the Murwillumbah branch of the P.P.U. has decided to demand an apology from General…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 15

Recent advances in butter values have had a distinctly strengthening effect on the cheese market, and yesterday values were firm, although unchanged. In some quarters of…

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On the Land. Dairying in N.s.w. Industry Reviewed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. F. A. Chaffey, M.L.A.) yesterday made available a comprehensive report dealing with the present position of the dairy industry in New South…

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Body in Dam Farm Hand's Death PARKES

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 8

A man named George Cox. who had been hoilday-making in town for some little time, returned on Monday to Hennessey's farm, Coobang, where he…

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FORTUNE -- Then Fire Dairyman's Home Burned BOWRAL

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 7

"Lilyveil," the residence of Mrs. C. Rowland, Wilde's Meadow, has been totally destroyed by fire, which broke out in the early hours of the morning…

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Clarence Valley Crop and Stock Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 7

GRAFTON.--Although splendid rains fell over the valley of the Clarence with the opening of the year, the moisture has come too late to be of any…

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Manus Settlement Vacant Farms Menace

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 7

TUMBARUMBA.--A deputation from the Manus Soldiers' Settlement interviewed the Shire Council and asked for help in bringing pressure upon the…

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Kelly's Pastoral. Some Candid Critics

Watchman · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 5

The pastoral letter of Archbishop Kelly on mixed marriages has led to a flood of letters to the Press, many of which are from members of his own…

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Popularising Butter. Propaganda Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 7

MURWILLUMBAH.—At a meeting of the Murwillumbah branch of the Primary Producers' Union Dr. Goldsmid moved, and it was carried, that the union's publicity officer…

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