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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 19

Business was unduly quiet among city dairy produce houses yesterday. Present weather conditions were expected to have the effect of further curtailing the egg…

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Human Hearted Farmer

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 25

NOT all cockies are the miserable skinflints they are reputed to be. A. Hansen, of "Coniston," Jandowae (Q.), is an…

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Farmers Complain No Bulk Trucks

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 2

BARELLAN.--Up to Saturday last the total deliveries made in this district numbered 272,857 bags, of which 176,567 bags went into the silos. There…

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Missing Girl's Body Dug Up On Farm Fiance to Be Charged with Murder London, January 15

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 1

Detectives have dug up in three sections, the body of Elsie Cameron, a young typist, who left her home at Kensal Rise last month,…

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Stock Prices Sheep, Cattle, and Pigs

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 4

The ruling stock prices in Sydney at the end of the week were: -- SHEEP A weaker tone characterised the sheep…

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Cattle Shortage BRISBANE

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 1

Agents in Central Queensland are finding it hard, to meet the demands for cattle. The reported shortage of supplies will be accentuated when the…

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Wheat Up Again Chicago, January 16

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 2

A brisk demand has advanced the price of wheat…

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Tell me, Gee Gee Air.—"Baa, Baa Black Sheep"

Truth · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 1

Tell me. Gee Gee, Have you any speed ? Bless you. Master,…

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England Thorn in Court Poultry Farm Tragedy Typiste's Remains Dug Up LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 4

Norman Thorn, the young Crow-borough poultry-farmer, on whose farm the remains of his fiancee, Elsie Cameron, a typiste, were found in…

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Produce. Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 13

The market was reduced on January 12 by /1 per lb, and choicest quality is now quoted at /135/4 per cwt, plus boxes 1/3 each. Splendid general rains over New South Wales will…

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Wheat Crop Burnt. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 13

Seventy acres of splendid wheat were destroyed by a fire which broke out in a crop on the property of Mr. Evans, who was away ill at the time. Prompt attendance and the…

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Wheat Block

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

Sir,--Political and religious parties are all out, airing their various reasons why shipment of wheat from Sydney is blocked…

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Wheat Quiet

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

The local wheat market was reported quiet, the nominal quotation being 6s 7d a bushel. Wheat was selling at country stations at from 5s 10d to 5s 10 1[?]d not to…

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Vic. Butter Down Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

Butter was reduced this morning by 4/- cwt., and is now 126/- cwt, wholesale…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat in Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 13

According to a return issued by the Silo Board, wheat in elevators on January 16 totalled 13,714,883 bushels, of which 2,698,045 were in the Sydney terminal and £556,270…

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Mass Production Australian Wool

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 8

Considerable prominence is now being given to the encouragement and development of Australian manufactures, and the appeal to…

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Wheat in Bulk. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 12

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Murray, has received a communication from the Railway Commissioners stating that they have done everything possible to meet the…

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Price of Butter Reduced in Melbourne MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 12

The wholesale price of butter dropped 4s to 126s a cwt. to-day…

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Country News. Grass Fire Endangers Sheep. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 12

Another grass fire broke out on the Bogan Gate-road this week, and owing to the fact that a strong wind was blowing at the time, the spreading fire occasioned considerable…

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Wellington Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 13

The third Wellington wool sale of the season opened on Saturday night. Irregularity was the comm[?] feature, buyers showing a marked hesitancy compared with the December sale. Better class wools…

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