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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

Good Times. Farmers Paying Off Mortgages. Great Wheat Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 12

"I am convinced," said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Chaffey) yesterday, "that the estimated wheat yield of…

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Butter Production Record Season Assured

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 3

Favorably conditions throughout the dairying districts of the State practically assure a record season for butler and cheese producers. There is now little…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Very Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 15

With oversea markets favourable wheat was firm yesterday. Quotations for farmers' lots, however, covered a fairly wide field, ranging from 6/6 to 6/7½, equal to 5/11…

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Anthrax. Loss of Sheep. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 13

Anthrax is officially reported among sheep on a block of land three miles from Cootamundra. Out of a flock of 400 so far 60 have died. Inoculation…

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Wool Problems London, Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

[?] will leave for Australian [?]…

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Hobart Wool Sales Hobart

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 3

For the opening wool sales of the year in this centre 17,500 bales will be catalogued. That represents an increase of 2860 bales on last year's opening sale. The wool…

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Million for Wheat Dubbo and District

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

DUBBO.--The harvest throughout Dubbo district is now about half-way through. A reliable financial authority estimates that the total value of the…

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Spot Wheat Quiet. London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 15

Spot wheat trade is quiet, with prices occasionally higher. FLOUR. Flour is firm; Australian, ex store, sells at…

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Title "Co-operative" Wool Company's Position

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 9

Mr. Frank Young, general manager of the Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., writes:--"The directors of the Co-operative Wool…

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Co-operative Wool and Produce Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 15

The directors of the Co-operative Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., will shortly issue notices to shareholders convening an extraordinary general meeting with the object of submitting…

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On the Land. the Wool Trade. Market Prospects. America As a Buyer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 11

To-day wool sales are to be hold in Hobart, and their results will be watched with keen interest. Launceston auctions follow on Wednesday, January 7. Tasmanian catalogues are…

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Produce Market. Export Butter Held Up Merchants Angry Wish Government--A Short-Staffed Department--Bacon Down--Cheap Vegetables--Glut of Peaches

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 3

BUTTER merchants are angry at the apathy displayed by the Commonwealth Dairy Branch. Merchants cannot get their butter graded. It is held up in the cold rooms, awaiting Inspection. Some of the companies have not succeeded in getting one consignment Inspected…

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Drying Crops

The World's News · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Mrs. Owen, the wife of the Director of the Institute of Agricultural Research at Oxford University, has found out a way of making the farmer independent of one of the…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 15

Trade was naturally irregular, amongst city dairy produce houses yesterday. The frequent holidays of the past two weeks had disorganised both supply and demand, and…

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Dairying Industry. Retrospect and Prospect. Record Production Probable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 11

A brief review of the past year's work in the dairying industry of New South Wales was made yesterday by the State dairy export (Mr. L. T. Machines), who starts next…

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Rural Interests Settlement and Production in the Valley Deluded Settlers Farms Without Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

From the height of our eyrie at Blackheath we looked down on the valley beneath the blue, blue valley, that seemed so full of mystery and…

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Farmer Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 11

Jas. Bourke, aged 63, a farmer, living at Orchard Hill, was knocked down and killed by a motor car in High Street, Penrith, last night…

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Hobart Wool Sales' Hobart

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1925 · page 3

Wool sales were held at Hobart to-day, 17,950 bales, being offered. The clip, on the whole, was bright, strong, and well grown. There was a large…

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Wool Prices Seven Per Cent. Decline the Hobart Sale Hobart

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1925 · page 4

Wool sales were held at Hobart today; 17,950 bales were offered. The clip, on the whole, was bright, strong and well grown…

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Farmers Ltd. Welcome a Big "Customer From Wagga' Goods Obtained on a "House Card" Located in Rose Bay Dwelling Vera La Bruce Toes the Carpet

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1925 · page 12

For a novelist in search of inspiration or a theme to elaborate upon, allow us tb commend Vera La Bruce and her escapades. Viewed from various angles Vera, in appearance,…

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