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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 250

On the Land. Farmers' Problems. F. and S. Executive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 7

At a well-attended meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, several important matters affecting primary producers were dealt with. Mr. H…

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Warwick Farm Meeting. Entries for Principal Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 12

[?] entries were received by the Australian Jockey Club for the principal events on the opening day—April 4—at Warwick Farm:- Liverpool Handicap, 6f.—Encre, Tereben, Bard of…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 11

Brisk business' was reported by city dairy produce houses yesterday. Egg supplies continued "heavy, but sales' were in most cases satisfactory. Case stocks showed…

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Trucks Without Wheels Hoodwinking the Farmers Bruxner and Fuller Get Together Evidence That Raven Refused

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 5

WHEN EVIDENCE of maladministration in the loco. branch of the Railway Department was offered to Sir Vincent Raven during the sitting of the recent Railway Royal Commission, he refused to hear it…

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Cure or Farm

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 4

Sir. I am glad that other patient feel as do regarding the village settlement for T.Bs. versus SpahHager's cure. The settlement is all…

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Our Bread and Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 8

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

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Melbourne Sheep Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 18

The feature of the market of 28,000 fat sheep was the keen demand for the best wethers, which were sparingly represented, and in this division an advance of 1/6 per head was well maintained…

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Wheat Cargo for Europe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 3

The B.I.S.N. Co.'s steamer Nardana, 7951 tons, completed loading a large wheat cargo in Neutral Bay yesterday, and sailed last night for Naples for orders. She was Loaded by the New South Wales Voluntary Wheat Pool…

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Madras City. Wheat Cargo Damaged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association. Ltd., are in receipt of advice that the steamer Madras City reported a fire, in her bunkers on…

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Freight Market. Wheat Chartering Quiet

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

Cables from London announce that cargoes are steady and occasionally higher, but demand is inactive owing to heavy shipments…

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Wheat Loading. More Commonwealth Steamers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

Additional Australian Commonwealth steamers have been chartered to load wheat at Australian ports for the United Kingdom and Continent…

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Wheat Markets Quiet Day Prices Unaltered

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 12

According to private advices received yesterday, the London wheat market was steady, but only little business was being done. The nominal quotation for…

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Sussex Street Butter Tending Firmer Potatoes Fall Sharply

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 12

There is a strong likelihood that the wholesale price of butter will be advanced a further ½d a lb. on Thursday. The Melbourne quotation was raised on Monday by 9, to 145 a…

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Wool Sales. Suspended Till March 9

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 14

Because the Wool Kings reached out for too much profit, they caused the market to wobble. And, instead of prices remaining steady, there has been a drop…

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Fire and Storm Wheat Steamer in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 3

A cable was received yesterday from London by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association stating that the steamer Madras City reports a fire in…

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Busy Scene at the Wheat Wharfs, Pyrmont

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 18

ON THE LEFT: MANSHU MARU (JAPANESE), SIERENTZ (FRENCH), EUGENIA (GREEK). ON THE RIGHT: BOORAL (AUSTRALIAN), KONIGSBERG (GERMAN)…

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No Need for Pessimism Among Wool Growers

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 28

There is no justification for the feeling of pessimism that is lading hold of some wool-growers. It is practically certain that the extreme prices they received for their clips during the boom period last October and November will not be repealed. Those prices were too high to last. The market is now settling down, and will soon find its own level. Wool is still Wanted, and very good prices may be expected for ii, provided growers stick together and are not tempted, to sell to any buyer who comes along with a long face and a…

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Next London Wool Sales London, Monday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

The quantities of wool available for the next series of wool sales, commending March 10, are 117,500 pales, of which there are 10,000 hales of…

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London Wool Sales Bradford Tops Market. London, February 23

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 12

As far as merinos are concerned the Bradford tops market shows no change. Crossbreds are quieter…

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