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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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The Farmers' Creed Ideals of Countryside a Queensland Venture

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 6

The Queensland Department of Public Instruction is making a highly praiseworthy attempt to keep alive in the farmer a sense of the loftiness and…

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Rutherglen Bug Minister's Warning. to Farmers and Gardeners

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

Reports have reached the Minister for Agriculture of the appearance of Rutherglen bug in a few isolated places, and Mr. Chaffey warns farmers…

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Farm Factors

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

Correspondence is invited. All questions on agriculture will be answered in these columns. Address: Mr. Robert Kaleski, "Stock and Station Journal," 17 Castlereagh-st, Sydney A BUSH-WORKERS' SCHOOL…

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Farm Produce Markets Sussex Street & Alexandria the Week's Sales Day by Day

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 17

There was an all-round reduction of one penny per dozen in the price of eggs in Sussex-st., on Wednesday, choice new-laid being quoted at Is 6d…

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Farm Records

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. Richard Job, deputy-president of the Parkes P.A. and H. Association, has put up some records on his farm. St. Elino, Coobang, with a tractor…

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Electrification of the Farm. Sweden Leads the Way

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 20

Sweden is credited with having made more progress in farm electrification than any other country. According to official reports, one-third of…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 11

Agents generally found business rather unsettled in the dalry produce section of Sussex-street yesterday, trade, as yet, not having recovered its normal proportions…

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Southern District Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 7

The Agricultural Inspector's report on conditions in the southern district states that harvesting operations are nearing completion, particularly in the western, portion of the…

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Farm Tragedy. Young Man Murdered. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

The dead body of Gordon John Gemmell was found lying under a tree on [?]e farm of his employer. Anthony Moghan, at Taihape. The head and face were considerably battered…

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Gored by Bull Farm Worker Killed ADELAIDE

The Sun · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 11

Carl Frederick Neilsen was attending to farm duties on the property of Mr. S. Agnew, near Stansbury, when, with an angry roar, a bull charged…

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Flag Smut Toll on Crops Problem of Control

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

It is evident that flag smut disease of wheat is becoming more prevalent throughout the State. For the Past four or five years it has steadily,…

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N.Z. Tragedy Fatal Quarrel Farmer Surrenders Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 7

A farm occupied by Anthony Moghan, near Taihape, was the scene of a grim tragedy last night. The body of Gordon John Gemmell,…

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Butter Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 15

The Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export during the week ended December 2[?], 1923, the following butter:—1[?]6 boxes of salted, 1[?] boxes of unsalted. Total, 1115 boxes…

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Cancellation of Sheep Exhibit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 12

In consequence of the cancellation of the exhibit of the merino rams, which was to have been sent to the Empire Exhibition from Australia, the eleven rams, which had been…

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Heavy Wheat Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

COWRA. -- Many splendid yields of wheat are reported in this district. So far, the host return was on the farm of Mr. George Francis at Billimari, where…

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Oversea Wheat Position

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Company's special wheat report, issued on January 2, states:— "Demand reviving after holidays…

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Wheat Markets Activity Maintained

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 9

Business progressed on fairly active lines on the Sydney wheat market yesterday. Farmers, it was said, showed greater willingness to trade at the limits…

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Tasmanian Wool Sales. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 15

About 8000 bales of wool have been catalogued for the wool sales to be held at Launceston on Monday next. Loss in weight is generally recorded, but the quality is first-class, and the clip as a whole is…

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Oversea Market Cables. Butter Market. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 15

The butter market is quiet, showing a slightly easier tendency. Choicest New Zealand is quoted at 212/ to 214/ per cwt; Australian at 202/ to 204/ per cwt., with…

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RINDERPEST Uruguay Nervous Australian Cattle Banned MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 7

The Federal Quarantine Department has received a cable from the Uruguayan authorities announcing the prohibition of the importation of…

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