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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Rural Interests Settlement and Production Wheat Silos And Bulk Trucks Farmers' Grave Complaints

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

The general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. T. I. Campbell) yesterday received a wire from Mr. Mailer, president of the…

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Meat Prices. Cattle-growers' Request. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 10

The Queensland Cattle Growers' Association has written to the Premier (Mr.Theodore) urging him to approach the Imperial Government, through the Prime Minister, with the…

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Wool Tops Quiet London

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

The wool tops market at Bradford is quiet, the trade awaiting to-morrow's wool sales in London. Quotations are unchanged…

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Wheat Loading at Pyrmont Shipping Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 3

Owing to congestion at the Pyrmont wheat-loading depots, oversea vessels are being delayed. The Australian Commonwealth…

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M.i.a. Products Fruit, Meat, and Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

LEETON.--The Leeton Cannery is conspicuous this year, by an entire absence of wastage of fruit in processing. Weather conditions have been…

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Wool Sales Seventh Series Brisk Buying

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 9

As a final to the seventh series of wool sales held in Sydney, the New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., and the Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., submitted 9969…

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Wheat Markets Values Firmer Export Flour Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 11

The wheat market displayed decided firmness yesterday. Quotations for growers' lots advanced 1d to 67 a bushel, Sydney basis, or 6 at country stations…

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Wellington Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 11

The Wellington wool sale which concluded to-day, was notable for the keen demand for low grades of crossbred bellies and pieces, and of lambs' wool. The bulk of the offering was good average crossbred…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Stronger Japanese Buy Keenly

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 11

For the continuation yesterday of the Sydney wool sales at the Wool Exchange 8780 bates were catalogued by the selling brokers, Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. The disposals, including…

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New Zealand Wool Sales Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 11

There was a satisfactory finish to the Wellington wool sales, where the values remained unchanged. There was a keen demand for tow grades of crossbred wools, bellies, pieces,…

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Mouse Plague Feared by Farmers GULARGAMBONE

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

A fear is express locally that a recurrence of the mouse plague of 1916-17 will take place as an aftermath of the wet season…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 11

Prices showed no variation amongst city dairy produce houses yesterday. New-laid eggs continued in falling supply. Pullets were again over plentiful. Cheese arrivals…

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Wednesday Whispers Farmers Fool Firemen

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

When two of the Waverley Dairy Farmers were down for seven runs, the game against the Firemen looked a cake-walk for the premiers…

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On the Farm "Jackeroo" Charlton

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

"Boy" Charlton has now commenced his farming career. At present he is jackcrool[?] at Mackellar's station at Gunnedah…

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Flood Damage Reported Losses in Livestock and Crops Narrandera Swept by Violent Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 7

Storm and flood damage continues to be reported from various parts of the State. In some places farmers are having trouble with…

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Produce Markets Butter May Fall Again This Wekk Adrisory Committee Meets To-day--London Market Weaker--Cheaper Bacon--Collapke of Produce Market--Pegetables in Demand--improced Demand for Fruit Committee to Meet

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 6

The Butter Advistory Committon will meet to-day to [?] Cables received from London quote Australlar butter on this market at [?] to a…

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Denman Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

WYBONG.--The Denman Co-operative Dairy Company manufactured during December 216,125lb. of butter, 190,051lb, being choicest, and 26,674lb…

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Our Bread and Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 8

Average retail prices for the following commodities yesterday were:-- Butter: Choicest, 15 12 a lb…

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The Wheat Harvest

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 42

ACCORDING to the N.S.W. Government Statistician the present harvest is estimated at 20,277,400 bags, equivalent (on the basis of there bushels per bag) to 60,832,000 bushels of grain…

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Late Commercial Melbourne Sheep Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Only a moderate proportion of 29,500 fat sheep yarded at today's sale was of good and prime quality. Best descriptions in some instances ruled fully 1 a…

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