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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

9,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Wheat Markets Weaker Tendency

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

The price of new crop wheat showed a further tendency to weaken on the Sydney market yesterday. Sellers' limits were in the vicinity of 47½ a bushel, ex…

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Sheep Truck's Slow Journey Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 14

A complaint was made here that on wennesday a truck of fat sheep was attached to a train at Bathurst for Bowenfels. It was scheduled to leave at 3 o'clock, but did not…

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Releasing Cattle From a Pound. Council Offers Reward

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 3

At Tuesday afternoon's meeting of Blacktown Chire Council the overseer (Mr T. W. Jago) reported, as follows:- The overseer reported: I beg to…

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Cattle King to Milk-o and Back Again

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 9

TWO men met on the Commonwealth Bank steps in Sydney the other day. Their last meeting was on a homing troopship. One, just through his law exam, and about to start brief-chasing, knew the other, for a big Western N.S.W. cattleman. The young…

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London Markets Australian Wheat LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

Australian wheat cargoes for January loading are quoted at 47s a quarter c.i.f. and e. For March and April 46s 9d is being asked…

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American Butter Order New South Wales Claims Refrigerating Shortage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 17

The Sydney butter trade is sceptical regarding the outcome of the order for 1000 tons of Victorian butter, emanating through the Commonwealth…

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Kerosene Dearer That Fall in Butter Will Cheese Prices Hold?

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 6

The wholesale distributing price of kerosene was advanced by 1s a case to-day. Wholesale merchants were officially…

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Cattle at Kiama a Great Show Illawarras Triumph KIAMA

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 5

The Kiama Agricultural Society's Show opened auspiciously today, with good weather, following several days rain…

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Overseas Messages London Wool' Sales London, January 24

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

There was a good selection of Australian merinos and greasy crossbreds at the London wool sales. Strong competition prevailed. Merinos sold from par to…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Jon. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 15

At the wool sales this afternoon 12,628 bales were offered, the selection being of a superior quality. All sections of the trade bought freely at full opening advance rates…

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Wheat Pools. Opposed by Associated Banks. Federal Aid Sought. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 14

At the conference of the Australian Farmers' organisation, which was resumed to-day, the chairman, Mr. A. E. Hunt, M.L.C., said that the financing of future pools would have a…

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Rich Kiama District First Show in 1848 History of the Society Famous Illawarra Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 5

The Kiama Show was opened yesterday by Sir George Fuller, an old district boy, and the son of a staunch supporter of the show in the late Mr…

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On the Land. the Wool Trade. Demand Strongly Maintained. Top Prices In BRADFORD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 11

Demand for wool showed no sign of slackening at the past week's Sydney auctions. Catalogues were of very tempting character, chiefly embracing clips of high-grade type…

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Poor Fruit Crops

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 6

Fruitgrowers are having a tough season again this year. The recent hot and dry weather has thinned the citrus crops to a great extent. After a scorching…

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The Orchard. Strawberries. A Profitable Crop when Marketed Attractively

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

Strawberries as a crop demand a good deal of attention, but their production is profitable. Picking and marketing of the berries is now in full…

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"A Goana Farm" the Scheme of Some Get-rich-quick's a Lesson in Land Values

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

Does anybody know of any giltedged investments that are waiting anxiously for some one to take them up dirt cheap[?]…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 15

Unsettled conditions prevailed in the dairy produce section of Sussex-street yesterday Arrivals of butter were considerably ahead of requirements, and Victorian and Queensland…

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Needle in Heart Forbes Farmers Puzzled Horse Drops Dead Forbes

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. H. Brees, of Forbes, who owned one of the finest harness hacks in the district, received a shock a couple of days ago. Going out with a pair…

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Labor Members' Views of Cabinet Discord Fuller's Statements Abroad and at Home-- Clash Over Land Resumptions--scottish M[?].p. Hostile to Immigration-- Ramsay Macdonald's Proviso Farmers or City Workers

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 5

"IN my opinion, the report of Mr. Wignall Labor Members for the Forest of Dean in the House of Commons, about a fortnight ago, has possibly upset the calculations of the Government."…

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Meat Prices Rise After Rain Sheep Up 2/ at Homebush Because N.S.W. is Understocked Wool Boom Causes Sheep to Be Held

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1924 · page 4

The rain has come and meat prices are higher! In the pastoral industry the best news of the week is to be found in the rain reports. Many districts in…

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