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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

Tasmanian Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

A report, received from the Secretary of Agriculture, Hobart, by the department in Sydney, indicates that by far the greater proportion of the area under Algerian oats…

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On the Land. New Zealand Farming. a Visitor's Impressions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

After a month's tour of inspection through most of the North Island, Mr. B. Breakwell, B.A., B.Sc., principal of the Yance Agricultural High School, returned from New…

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Hunger in Ireland. Position Serious. Failure of Crops. LONDON, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 9

The Dublin correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says: Reports from Donogal, Kerry, Galway, and Connemara disclose that thousands of people are suffering distress…

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Farm Land at £100 an Acre. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 10

Messrs. Walsh and Monaghan, in cont[?] tion with Messrs. Stewart and Norton, [?] tioneers report having sold two blocks of farm landi at Green Hills, Nowra Katata, [?]…

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Gone-no Trace Balranald Farmer Missing Foul Play Suspected Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 9

Sensational developments are expected to follow the disappearance of Thomas Grainer Thomson, a well-to-do farmer of Bairanald. The…

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Sydney Market Price Remains Steady Farmers Sell Freely

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 10

The Sydney wheat market was steady to-day, a few parcels changing hands at 611 to 7- a bushel ex trucks, according to delivery…

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Farmer Poisoned Found by Search Party TENTERFIELD

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 8

Mr. Andrew Mansfield, aged 40 was found dead on his property some six miles from town yesterday the cause of death evidently being cyanide of…

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Safe Opened at Waverley £140 Stolen From Coastal Farmers' Depot

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 1

Early yesterday morning an employee of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., at Cowper Street. Waverley, found that the…

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Millet Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

CORAKI.--Millet crops in this district are much below tho average yield. The season has been very unfavorable for harvesting owing to the wet…

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Distress in Ireland Food Famine Potato Crops Fail London, January 28

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 1

The "Dally Chronicle's" Dublin correspondent reports that Donegal, Kerry, Galway, and Connemara disclose thousands suffering distress, owing to a food…

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North Coast Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 2

BANGALOW.--The recent fine rains which have fallen at Bangalow and the surrounding districts, have caused a wonderful growth in the pastures,…

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Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 8

Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable from their head office, under date of 30th January:—"The…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 4

A cable received per John Sanderson & Co., states that the competition is more general, and there is a tendency of the market becoming firmer…

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The Week in Wheat

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 3

THE European demand for Australian wheat continues very active. Heavy selling has taken place during the past week…

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The Great Wheat Scramble

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 6

Not since the sensational cornering of the world's wheat market some years ago by James Patten, the Chicago manipulator, have such remarkable scenes been witnessed in the American "wheat pit" as are taking place at the present time. The explanation is…

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Wheat Loadings and Stacking

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 19

For the week ended January 24 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 659,948 bags, making a total of 4,812,501 bags despatched for the new season…

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The Wool Textile Market

Nepean Times · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 6

The prese[?] interesting position of the wool market is w[?] summarised in an article appearing in the latest issue of the "Journal" of the Bradford…

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These Beasts Alleged Theft of Cattle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 5

Robert Drysdale. 45 was further remanded by Mr. Bilx. S. M. the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen has head of…

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Oversea Market Cables. Butter. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 19

After very active business in butter early in the week, owing to lower retail prices stimulating the demand, the market quietened, buyers having filled their immediate…

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Wheat Loading. Two Commonwealth Steamers Fixed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 4

It was officially announced last night that the Australian Commonwealth steamers Booral and Parattah have been chartered to load wheat at…

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