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Farming & the land, 1923

8,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

Freight on Farm Waggons. Reduced Railway Rates

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 12

For some time past requests have been mads to the N.S.W Railway commissioners for a reduction in the freight on farm waggons, and that…

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Latest Gables "Farmer and Settler" Office. Thursday Night

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

While walking with his wife in Mayo on Wednesday, Mr. Bagwell, a member of the Irish Free State Senate, was kidnapped by armed men, and…

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Dairying and Pig-rearing Industries Calf Rearing the Future Dairy Hero Careful Feeding

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 11

Among the best-known names in the South Australian dairying industry is that of Mr. Leslie Cowan, of Mount Barker. By skilful breeding and the…

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Season Reports. Dairy Conditions and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 11

The secretary of the corski branch of the primary producers' Union has reported to the head offices in sydney that the present season has been diss[?]. The swamp country is…

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Dairy Factory Reports. South Wolumla

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 11

The output of butter from south Welumia co-operative Creamery for Decembers was 74,000lb suppilers were said £4923. The factory is to be brought up to date by the…

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Stock Farm and Station The Home of Goliath

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

During my last trip through to Young, via Blayney, I was, unfortunately, unable to visit Mr. R. J. Fagan's well-known merino stud at Sunny…

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Federated Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 7

A meeting of the Australian Farmers' Federal organisation is being convened, to be held in Melbourne, opening on February 26. At this meeting the constitution of the…

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Fire on a Farm. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 10

A disastrous fire occurred at Goldsworthy's farm, near Coolamon, resulting in the total destruction of large machinery sheds and outbuildings. The whole of valuable harvesting…

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Produce. Dairy. a Steady Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 11

A steady market ruled for almost all lines in the dairy produce section of Sussex-street yesterday. There were no further developments in connection with the egg position…

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COTTON v. FARMING Profits Compared GRAFTON

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

Mr. J. H. MeLachlan, secretary of the Grafton Primary Producers' Union, has prepared a table of comparative figures showing the estimated returns…

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Dairying on Monaro

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 8

BOMBALA.--The Cathcart Butter Factory during December manufactured 20,557Ib. butter. Suppliers were paid 11 per lb. net for choicest and…

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Wheat for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 15

It was announced yesterday afternoon by the Voluntary Wheat Pool authorities that the pool is prepared to treat with individual millers in respect of wheat for gristing into flour…

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London Wool Sales

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 3

Messrs. John Sanderson and Co. have received the following cablegram from Sanderson, Murray, and Elder, Ltd., London, dated February 2:--"Merino, market irregular…

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Wool-broker Honored

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. Andrew Howard Moore, who is looked upon as the doyen of the Sydney wool selling brokers, was yesterday presented with his portrait in…

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Cattle Embargo Capetown, February 2

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 7

Replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Agriculture said that the Government had made immediate representation to the…

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Wheat Pools. British Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 13

The following statement has been supplied:—"The Australian Wheat Board met in conference on Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday morning (January 31, February 1),…

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Oversea Market Cables. Butter. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 15

Butter is quiet and steady Colonial prices are unchauged, but Danish is characterised by a weaker tendency, owing to the absence of American and Continental demand…

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Wool-loading on Government Ships

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 2

The Commonwealth Line of steamers has been able to overcome the threatened hold-up of wool shipments on their vessels…

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London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 13

Owing to the collapse of exchanges, prices for merinos at the wool sales this evening [?]oll five per cent., and there were many with[?]wals. Crossbred wool was not affected…

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Wool Setback to Merinos London, February 1

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 7

There has been an unexpected setback in wool prices. At the sales today a splendid selection of Continental merinos was offered, but owing to…

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