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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

8,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. a Strong Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 11

There was another penning of nearly 50,000 sheep and lambs at the Homebush stock sales yesterday. The quality was good. It was an improvement on Monday's supply. There was a large percentage of prime…

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Wool of Eight Years' Growth

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 9

A sample of crossbred wool 2ft. 7in. long has been sent to the Chief Inspector of Stock by Mr. H. Bloomfield, the Cooma district inspector…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 17

At Melbourne wool sales to-day a catalogue of 3750 bales, from the late shearing districts of Riverina, western, and other districts of Victoria,…

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Wool Sales. Competition Well Sustained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8479 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wheat Pools. Request for Finality. Minister's Reply

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 14

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Buttenshaw, M.L.A. (president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association), Sir Arthur Bickard, Mr…

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Wheat-carrying Feat. a Country Carter's Endurance

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

A carter at Messers. F. Harris and Co's flour will at Forbes named Jack Johnson backed himself for £10 to carry a three-bushel bag of wheat a…

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Stud Sheep for Export. Valuable Stock for Now Zealand

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 10

Messrs. Henry Co[?]s and Co., of L[?]ndale, Mt. Bryan (South Australia), by permission of the New Zealand Government and the [?]tance of…

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The Wool World Competition and Prices Unchanged

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 17

Last week's auctions in Sydney saw little difference in competition and prices from what they were the previous week. But when we look…

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Sydney Wool Sales Keen Competition Foreign Buyers Active

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 7

The teath series of wool sales was held in Sydney the week Nearly 2960 bales were submitted by the Co-operative wool and produce co.,…

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N.Z Wool Sales Washington (N Z.)

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

At the [?] wool sales 20,000 [?] were [?] at which 10,000 were sold. The large number of lost passed in was [?] to the high [?]…

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Burnt Wool P.f.a. Settlement. Compromise Rejected

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 16

A meeting of the wool-owners who had wool in the stores of the. Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd. (in liquidation), when tho fire occurred in the…

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London Markets Steady Rates for Butter N.Z. Cheese Firmer London, February 11

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 9

The butter market was steady. Australian unsalted was quoted at 192s to 194s, salted at 190s to 192s: N.Z., unsalted at 198s to 200s, and salted at 196s to 198s a cwt…

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The Wool Trade (Continued from Page 18.) The Closing Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 19

At the closing wool sales of the week yesterday, market conditions were without any appreciable change. All good wools sold well up to the…

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Another Wheat Mystery Withholding of Growers Money Will State Government Explain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

There are indications of a highly unsatisfactory position in regard to the old wheat pools. The attitude of the New South Wales Government appears in the interests of the wheat growers, to call for an…

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Wool Shortage Survey of Position—Sir Arthur Goldfinch's Views London, February 13

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 10

Sir Arthur Goldfinch, writing to the Federation of British Industries publication, entitled "British Industry of 1923," says:—"It may be…

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Rural New South Wales Settlement and Production Wool Values at Top Point Keen Buying Where the Clip Is Going

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 8

An exceptionally keen market still rules for all good wools, and values generally are quite equal to the best point of the season. The Japanese…

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A Page of Agricultural Information from Overseas. The Bid for Political Power Organising the Farmers' Vote in America

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

The fight for political power by the farmers of the United States is just about as keen as it is in this country. For many years the man on the land there was in almost exactly the same position as his brother tillers of the soil in Australia. As each election came round political…

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The February "Farmers' Excursion Trains."

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 11

The result of the series of special trains from the country, which ran mainly during last week, and which were known as "Farmers' Excursion…

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The Market Mirror Dairy Produce

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 18

Yesterday's market was glutted with pullet eggs. Almost every consignment of new-laid which arrived included a large percentage of small…

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Paint on the Farm

The Land · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

There are seasons of the year on every farm when the labor available is not employed to capacity. One of the best jobs to fill these slack…

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