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Farming & the land, 1924

9,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Monday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Sheep and [?] at the Homebush sl— antra on Monday [?] about 14,000. The — was a [?] ay[?] the supply [?]…

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Abolition of Draft on Wool

The Land · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 18

The question of the abolition of the draft on wool is again agitating growers, who point out that in the 1920-21 season about 1,500,000lb. of…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

Considerable activity was manifested by buyers at tho fifth wool sales of the season, which opened to-night. There was a good attendance. American, Bradford, and Japanese…

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Northern Territory Wool. Grant Possibilities

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

The Commonwealth Minister for Home and Torritories (Senator Pearce) stated last week that the Barkley Tablolands, in the Northern…

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Wool Market Reports a Further Rise in Values Views of Wool Selling Brokers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 26

The tenth series of Sydney wool sales which closed on Wednesday was remarkably successful from every point of view. Catalogues embraced a large proportion of attractive wools, which appealed to buyers, and competition was excited and…

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Fuller's Dilemma Wheat Report Expected Electoral Tangle

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

The Auditor-General's report on the wheat compensation payments is expected in 14 days. It may place the Government in…

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Wheat Payments Compensation Claims to Auditor-general

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 18

After a lapse of five months, the Farmers and Settlers' Association has completed its case in the claim on behalf of wheat-growers for payment of…

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Losses in the 1916-17 Wheat Pool—The Case for Compensation Questions for the Auditor-General "Govt. Responsible for all Wheat under its Control" Statutory Declaration by Ex-minister "Losses must be made up to the Farmers" Late Premier Story

The Land · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 14

During the week the representatives of the F.S.A. completed their case for submittal to the Auditor-General. This statement of case has…

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Fattening of Beef Cattle. Hand Feeding. Reply to Criticism

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 18

Mr. Frank Sergeant, of Thorpe's Ltd., Sydney, writes: In your last issue Mr. Robert Kaleski deals with the artificial…

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Ravenous Dingoes Eat 500 Sheep a Week BRISBANE

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

At Cunnamulla, Mr. A. W. Elliott, of Humeburn, has lost 2000 sheep in four weeks through the dingo curse. The sheep were put oil agistment on…

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Wool Growing Geological Aspect Restoring Mineral Elements

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 13

On the subject of maintaining the the health and good wool-growing condition of sheep by a system of feeding that will replonish the mineral…

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Very Strong Demand

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 21

Wool sales have been held in Sydney during the week. A very strong demand prevailed throughout for all good wools and in some instances prices advanced…

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Sell It As Australian Our Butter Abroad. What About Meat?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

Dr. Early Page, Federal Treasurer, speaking at Kiama, said some pertinent things about the dairy industry—more particularly the…

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Half a Million Wheat Claims Mr. Coghlan's Report

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

Members of the Progressive Party expect that the Auditor General. (Mr. Coghlan) will have his report upon the claims of their…

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Wheat Losses. Growers' Claims. Submitted to AuditorGeneral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 11

The claim submitted to the Auditor-General with regard to compensation for losses which occurred in the Government's handling of the 1916-17 wheat pool is…

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Sheepmen's Maxims Profitable Wool Best is the Cheapest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 6

Substitute pure-bred and high-grade sheep for all mongrel stock on the farm and you will never regret the stop Breed to pure-bred rams and castrate…

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Farmers' Claims in Wheat Case F.S.A. Depends on Labor Ministers to Prove its Case-Lang and Dunn are Quoted For Growers, Not Speculators

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5

A full statement of the evidence submitted to the Auditor-General by the Farmers and Settlers Association was made available yesterday…

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The Land of Opportunity the Dairying Industry a Lucrative and Important Branch of Farming Activity in Australia Still in an Interesting Stage of Development

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

The dairying industry in New South Wales might be said to have assumed economic importance only within the last thirty years; the influencing…

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Big Pastoral Sale Over 1,000,000 Acres Baronet the Buyer PERTH

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

A sale of pastoral property, making a record for West Australia, has just been concluded by A. Nicol, pastoral representative of Dalgety and Co…

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The Sydney Wool Trade Special Weekly Review Extreme Wool Prices a Further Advance Increased Offering's Season's End In Sight

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 26

Wool selling conditions are still excellent. Under a strong general demand the trend of values is still in sellers' favor and the position appears…

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