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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Assistance to Dairy Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 7

Gratifying evidence of the improvement in the dairy outlook in some parts of the North Coast as the result of the recent rains is forthcoming in the way the dairy farmers are…

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In the City To-day Cheaper Butter Drop of Id a Lb. Export Figures

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 6

Butter to-day is less/- a twt,. [?] a ib—a drep of [?] a [?] Id a Ib. A fall in price was looked upon as inevitable. following the reaction…

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Products and Prices Butter Cheaper--Maize Reduced 3d. a Bushel--Glut of Fruit--Vegetables Dearer

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 8

BUTTER DOWN 1d A LB.--The butter advisory committee met yesterday and decided to reduce quotations to 168 a cwt. today…

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The Upper Burnett and Callide Districts, Queensland. Large Areas of Agricultural, Dairying and Grazing Land Available for Selection. First Instalment of Land to be Thrown Open Shortly Gladstone

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 37

The town is prettily situated on the shores of Port Curtis, and the harbour, which is very extensive, lias sufficient depth of water at low tide to enable large…

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Wireless Luncheon Journalists at Farmer's

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 10

the directors of farmer and company limited. entertained at luncheen to-day the president and members of the council of the institute of…

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Disease in Parcel Infected Pigs' Food Farmers Lose Heavily London, February 6

The Sun · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 1

A diabolical plot to spread the foot-and-mouth disease has been revealed. At Stanstead in Essex, one of the…

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Show Cotton Crop Yield and Return

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

What was pronounced to be the show crop of cotton of this Stale last season was that grown by Mr. A. A. Byrnes, a dairy farmer at Old…

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OVER-CAPITALISED Soldiers' Farms On Irrigation Areas

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

GRIFFITH.--Organised by the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League. Griffith branch, a large number of soldier settlers from Yenda and Griffith…

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Revaluation of Farms. Irrigation Settlers' Request

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 7

GRIFFITH, Wednesday.—A deputation of 500 settlers marched into the commission's offices at Griffith at 11 o'clock this morning to put the case for the revaluation of farms on…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 18

The cattle yarded on Monday totalled 2143. About 400 head came from Queensland. There were one or two consignments of 100 head in…

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Pastoral Notes

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 18

Bundarra.—The recent rains have benefited this district considerably. Since the fall there has boon a bigmovement in sheep. One local…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

There were 3,232 head of cattle listed for yesterday's market, from 172 consignors. Only two mobs ran into three figures. There was a…

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Study the Sheep and Wool Industry and Be Wise

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 15

Of late the "Stock Journal" has been writing a good deal about the importance of the sheep and wool industry to the State and the…

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[?] Wool [?]

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 19

[?] [?] those of the last Timaru sale, excepting for merinos, which…

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Queensland Fat Cattle

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 21

A movement of interest, both to stockowners and the consuming public, is an effort to remove some of the restrictions upon the…

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Sheep-stealing Rampant

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 17

The Albury P.P. Board has decided to write to the Municipal Council, asking the latter to install electric lights at the saleyards, and appoint a…

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Pastoral Deal. a Million Acres

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 18

The biggest sale of pastoral property negotiated in this State was completed by Dalgety and Co., on Thursday last, when Towera and…

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The Wheat World Compulsory Wheat Pools' Accounts

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 16

The final summarised statement of income and expenditure of the five compulsory wheat pools of the State—viz., those of 1915-16, 1916-17,…

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