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Farming & the land, 1924

9,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

The Wool Market London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 1

There were average offerings of all grader of greasy wool at to-day's wool sales. The market was firm at unchanged prices…

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Madagascar. Wool Production. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 9

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that M Olivier, the new Governor-General of Mada gascar, in the course of an interview, expressed the opinion that the idea of making…

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World'S Wheat Cautious Buyers a Firmer Tendency

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

The Lindley Walker Co-operative Wheat Co., Ltd., reports that their London cable this week states that the United Kingdom buyers are still…

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Scoured Wool. High Prices. Sales at Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 9

On Wednesday scourned wool sold to /62¼ per 1b in Brisbane. This is the highest figure reported since the boo[?] in fine wools was experienced in 1920. In that year scoured sold…

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The Dingo Pest Losses in New England 500 Sheep a week

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 10

For some weeks past dingoes have been causing considerable anxiety to stock owners in many parts of the Tenterfield district. They have become…

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The Royal Show ENTRIES fOR WHEAT Preparations in Hand

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

At the meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society in Sydney this week, arrangements were well advanced for the next Easter Show…

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Report of Wheat Pool Compensation Committee. Sydney, 27th January, 1921

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

The Honorable, The Minister for Agriculture, Department, of Agriculture, Sydney…

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Skin and Wool Appeal Judgment in Preparation LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 1

At the third day's hearing by the Privy Council of the appeal of John Cooke and Pty., Ltd., on behalf of war-time vendors of wool and skins,…

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What Readers Think Queensland Cattle. From the Tick Areas. for New South Wales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 16

Mr. R. M. Bell, Eskdale South, Esk. (Q.), writes: I have just been reading your edition of the 25th inst., and was somewhat…

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Chance for N.S.W. N.Z. Wheat Short Wellington

Evening News · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

New Zealand's average wheat yield for the 1992-23 season was 20.44 an acre, and the estimated yield for the 1923-24 season is 22.27 bushels an acre…

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Wheat Trials at Young. Yields Up to [?]9 Bushels Per Acre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

Excellent returns were obtained on the wheat variety trial plots conducted on Mr. R. H. Thackeray's property at Young by the Department of Agriculture this soason…

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Rural New South Vales Wool Wealth Sound Position the Waning Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

The final stages of the current woolselling season will be entered upon in Sydney next week. There are four rounds of sales running continuously…

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

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

The foregoing is a resume of the relative facts, and from them we wish to stress the following principal points: —…

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The Wool World Position of the industry To-Day Prices Still Soaring

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 19

It is doubtful if the majority of the buyers who operated during the October-December series of this season's sales had a conception of…

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French to Grow Their Own Wool Experiment in Madagascar Successful--Business Men Interested

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--M. O[?]vier, the new French Governor-General of Madagascar, interviewed said that the idea of making Madagascar a…

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Mews From the Foot Quarters Wool Sales Very Strong Demand. Brisbane and London

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

The centre of interest in the wool markets this week has been in Brisbane, as no sales have been held in sydney…

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Australian Farmers' Federal Organisation Financing the Pool. Associated Banks Attitude

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

A meeting of the Australian Farmers' Federal Organisation was held at the rooms of Arictorian Farmers' Union, Melbourne, on…

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Dairying the Dairying Industry. Its Value to the Country Speech by Dr. Earle Pace. Some Interesting Figures The Cow as a Factor in Prosperity

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 23

Speaking, at the Show luncheon at Kiama recently the Acting-Prime Minister said:—"I must express my great pleasure at being at Kiama,…

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Imported Grasses Their Value to Farmers and Graziers

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

That the continued prosperity of this State is to a large extent dependent upon our pastures and grazing land is only too evident…

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Rural Schools Settler's Generous Offer Educating Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

Mr. G. W. Mackay, of Hemsby, Adaminaby, is a settler who has great pride in his own district. Realising that the drift to the city could be…

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