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Farming & the land, 1924

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Evicted From Farm Soldier Settler's Plight Few Days' Grace Refused West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 6

The eviction of a returned soldier from his home block in the Weston Soldiers' Settlement has caused discontent among the settlers and other returned soldiers…

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Empire Exhibition Farming Displays Electricity and Grain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

Special endeavors for a display dealing with agriculture and scientific farming are being made by the Empire Exhibition authorities, says Mr. F. A. Chaffey[?]…

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Grass Fires Outbreaks Near Bathurst Crops and Fencing Destroyed BATHURST

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 5

During the week-end grass fires have occurred in the district. On Saturday afternoon a fire broke out on the Osborne Estate, near Eglinton[?] About 200…

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Heavy Sheep Mortality

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

A mob of 2200 ewes in splendid condition was untrucked at Narrabri, on their way back to Mascotte Station. After being driven about six miles 130…

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Australian Markets. Wool

Italian Bulletin of Australia · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

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Wool Sales. Prices Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7744 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wool Clips MUDGEE,Tuesday

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 9

Excellent figures were returned for district wool clips at the latest sydney sales Mrs.A.Lund. Gulgong. received 31d for fleece. Mr.J.J…

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Bundemar Sheep Shipment to South Africa

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

South African wool-growers are still grading up their wool by the importation of high-class merinos from New Smith Wales. One of the most…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Values Higher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 11

There was an improvement in prices at the Homebush block bales yesterday, in both the sheep and cattle sections in the sheep pens were about 18,000 head. The supply included mostly shorn sheep and…

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Wheat Markets New Season's Flour

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 9

PRICE FIXED AT £11 TON. The Flour Mill Owners' Association has announced the price of new season's flour at £11 a ton--the same rate as has been…

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Marauding Cattle a Rural Problem Mudgee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Straying cattle, which break fences along the roads and menace traffic at night, constitute a serious problem for many shire councils. The matter was…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 11

The Melbourne wool sales were resumed to-day, when one firm of selling brokers submitted a catalogue of 5522 bales. Offirings were mostly representative of this State. with a few belated Riverina clips…

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Cattle Transaction Stock-dealer for Trial BATHURST

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 8

At Bathurst Police Court today Arthur Henry Casey (29), a well-known stock dealer, was charged with having stolen 73 bullocks, valued at £32810, the…

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The Wheat Harvest. Increased Yield. Statistician's Estimate

Italian Bulletin of Australia · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

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In the City Today Butter Demand Should Improve Fish Unsaleable

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

The local sale of butter to expected to pick up [?] by the end of the week, [?] on the big drop in [?]…

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Wool Outlook Strong Statistical Position Share Values Rising

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

Recent speaches by the chairmen of various banking and trading cencerns reveal an encouraging unanimity of opinion regarding the wool outlook for the current year…

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Butter for Export Will Queensland" Cut Prices? Good Sale for Bacon

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

An improved demand set in for butter and cheese as a result of yesterday's reduction. It is feared, however, that…

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German Who Came Back Alstonville Stirred. Local Tenant Farmer Pushed Out

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

News comes from Alstonville that a naturalised German returned suddenly, and it is stated, ordered his tenant, a farmer, out on a moment's notice…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 11

A steady increase in butter output, and the disparity between local prices and those ruling in other States, resulted in a reduction of /3 per lb in the Sussex-street wholesale…

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Evicted From Farm Departmental Explanation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 8

The eviction of a returned soldier from his home block in the Weston soldiers' settlement, to which reference was made in yesterday's "aily…

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