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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Motors and Motoring Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Tractors For the Work on the Farm, Haulage on the Road, "Running into Town" or on Pleasure Jaunts. Farm Tractors Defect in Working When Things Go Wrong

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 13

You must not expect that your tractor will run for ever without something or other going wrong with it. Even in the hands of an expert there…

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Bulk Handling Trouble at the Silos Farmers' Handicaps

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 10

Complaints regarding the operation of the wheat [?] throughout New South and the shortage of bulk track [?] to reach [?]lle…

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Motors and Motoring Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Tractors For the Work on the Farm, Haulage on the Road, "Running into Town" or on Pleasure Jaunts. Road Transport Early History Adopted by the Army

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 12

Some interesting and little known particulars of the early history of mechanical transport on ordinary highways were related by Colonel R. E…

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Heroic His A.J.C. ENTRY "Bad," Says Mr. Cropper

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 7

MR. CROPPER, secretary of the A.J.C., stated to-day that a transfer of Heroic's entry in the St. Loger from Mr. Corteen to Mr…

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Murder Charge Farmer for Trial Affair at Culcairn CULCAIRN

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

At an inquiry into the death of David Garbar, at Albury Diatrict Hospital on January 19. Edwin Yenech was committed for trial on…

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Farm Wongi Flour Milling Trouble Its National Importance Factor In Country Progress

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 16

Bread is a staple article of food. Without flour, the baker's and housewife's loaf would not be possible, nor would the more plebeian "damper" prove any more successful, minus that valuable wheaten product…

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Dairy Cows and Sudan Grass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.S.W.).—Rocently Messrs. S. Matthews and J. Zala, two local dairymen, lost two mid three milch cows respectovely about the same time through the animals…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 11

City dairy produce houses could report only quiet business yesterday. Butter prices were roduced, as pre-announced, to 130/8 per cwt for cholcest. Othor lines were quite…

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Life Up Country. Immigrants’ Dreams Shattered. Playthings for Farmers

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 4

In this area I find a number of immigrants, who are engaged from the State Labor Bureau in Sydney and sent out to these wheat farms, I was rather struck with the…

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'Bidge Wine Grapes the Year's Crop Sold Merchants' Guaranter Leeton

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 8

The large city wine firms have relieved the apprehensions of the Murrumbidgee wine growers by an undertaking to handle the whole…

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London Butter Market Down the Produce Market Fall Mast Reflect an Local Prices--Cheese in Demand--Concessions on Bacon-- Trouble in Egg Trade--Maize Reduced--Plenty of Onions Cause Cutting of Price--Vegetables in Demand

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 3

Following the reduction of 12d a lb. local quotations for butter comes the news that the London market has again father. To the farmer the information will make unpleasant reading but to the consumer it spells lower prices for the of necessary commodities…

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Fire in Wheat Crop. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 18

As a result of an outbreak of fire, 20 acres of wheat were destroyed on Mr. A. J. Vicary's farm at Mandamah. Neighbours rendered valuable assistance, and succeeded ia saving…

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Wool Lower

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 3

Elder, Smith, and Co. report that at the wool sales in Adelaide yesterday prices were fully 10 per cent, lower than those recorded at the December…

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Our Bread and Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 10

Average retail prices for the following commodities yesterday were:--Butter: Choicest, 15½ a lb…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Advances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 19

With oversea markets very firm, shippers raised their limits for farmers' lots to 6/8, equal to 6/1 per bushel to growers, who are selling very freely. No parcels were on offer,…

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Wheat in Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 19

According to a return issued by the Silo Board, wheat in elevators on January 23 totalled 13,988,244 bushels, of which 3,373,082 bushels were in the Sydney terminal, and…

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The Week in Wheat

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 13

DURING the past few days oversea markets have been very active, a large number of cargoes of Australian wheat…

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Cotton Made Into "Wool."

The World's News · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

Experiments have been made in Germany with a new process, which is said to give to cotton fabrics the appearance, feel, and texture of wool…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 18

The fifth wool sales of the season were continued to-day, when the best fleeces met with good competition from American and Japanese buyers. Other wool dropped in price from 7½ to 10 per cent…

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Atlantic Liner. on Australian Wool Berth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 19

The Cunarder Albania is due in Sydney to-day to load wool for United Kingdom and Continental ports. The Albania was taken off the Atlantic run to bring general cargo from New York to Australia, and load…

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