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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

9,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Dominion Wheat Harvest. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 10

The average yield of wheat for the 19234 season in the dominion is estimated at 23.27 bushels per acre. It is anticipated the total yield will be approximately 4,250,000 bushels…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 11

At the wool sales this afternoon, 10,914 bales were offered, comprising a good selection, and there was good general buying. Withdrawals of merinos were frequent, owing…

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Wool Sales in N.Z. WELLINGTON. N.Z.

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 8

A wool sale was opened at Wang[?] yesterday. Competition was fairly Keen, had a feature of the sale was the exceptional French demand for good style…

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Wheat Claims "Trying to Sidetrack" Mr. Thorby Replies to Premier

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 8

Mr. Thorby, M.L.A., of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, last night made the following comments in reply to Sir George Fuller's statement on…

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France Keen For N.Z. Wool Wellington (N.z.)

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 5

At the Wanganui wool sale competition was general and fairly keen. A feature of the sales was the exceptional demand by French houses for good style of lambs' [?]…

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Products and Prices Weak Butter Market-- Heavy Potato Shipments-- Cheaper Vegetables--Glut of Fruit

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

The butter market is weak. A fall in price should bo proclaimed this week. London cables announce that the…

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Cattle We Eat Are a Disgrace What Mr. Cramsie Saw at Homebush--beasts with Neither Breeding Nor Quality. The Empore Exhibition

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Australian Meat Council Executive--Mr. J.B. Cramsie presiding--the terms of the central entered into by the…

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Victorian Farmers Move Towards Labor

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--"We are contesting every election at which we believe we have a chance of success." said a prominent member of the…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 7

Messrs. W. H. WHEATLEY will hold a special cattle sale at Goulburn on Thursday next, February 14th, when they will yard 2500 well-bred store cattle, including…

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General News Sheep Flock Suffers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 3

MOREE.--Heavy losses of sheep were sustained by Mr. Matchett, of Booml, and Mr. Ogilvie, of Keytah Station, on Thursday and Sunday through a sickness…

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Kembla's Shark Swallows a Sheep

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 11

Although some big sharks have been caught at Port Kembla lately a bigger one is cruising around. Many attempts to catch him have failed…

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Wheat Trade. Freight Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

Further freight engagements were announced yesterday. The. market for cargo tonnage for wheat continues firm. It was stated last week that…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Costs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 11

What are the charges which come between the grower of wheat and the buyer in the city, either for milling or for shipment abroad? For long the farmer has believed…

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Late Wheat Interesting Experiment

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 3

Instructor Mark H. Reynolds, of the Department of Agriculture, reports an interesting experiment in wheat-growing on tho farm of Mr. R. Kingston,…

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Wool Sales. Prices Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7659 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Dearer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 11

The sheep and lambs at the Homebush stock sales yesterday totalled 11,600. The quality was good, and all classes of sheep were in the pens. Most owners forwarded 100 to 200 head, but there were one or…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 8

Wool sales were continued to-day, when a good selection of 5748 bales was submitted, including a [?] display of western district wools. There was keon competition at prices…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 10

The wool sales were continued to-day, when there was a good selection of 5748 bales, including a fine display of western district wools. Th v was keen competition for these wools at prices fully on a…

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Eat Too Much Starving Sheep Die MOREE

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 11

Sheep which were returned to station from [?]ment areas, [?]shed from the long train journey, ravenously [?] the green ha[?] and died from…

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N.Z. Wool Sales Wellington

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 3

At the Wanganul wool sales competition wan general, And fairly keen. A feature of the sales was the exceptional demand by French houses for a good style of lambs'…

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