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Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Mysterious Death Farmer's Sweetheart Housekeeper Arrested

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 4

The death of Rita Ranks, a Sydney woman, thirty-two years of age, at a farm near Bute (S.A.), took a sensational turn on Tuesday, when the…

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Swept by Fire Grass and Crops Burnt Many Outbreaks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 4

An arm of about two hundred square miles of the Condobolin (N.S.W.) district has been swept by flame. The fire begun on Wednesday…

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Hawkesbury College Successful Students Agriculture and Dairying

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 10

The principal of the Hawkesbury (N.S.W.) Agricultural College (Mr. E. A. Southee. O.B.E., M.A., B.Sc.) recently announced the results of the…

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Best Farm Competitions Mr. Stocks's Model Farm at Linden Hills Success of Wembley Immigrants

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 10

The Murrumburrah (N.S.W.) Agricultural Association conducted four separate competitions this season, namely, 50-acres of wheat on fallow,…

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Dairy Factory Reports Scone

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 11

During December the Scone Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. manufactured 37,054-1b, of choleast and [?],214-1b of second grade butter, Suppliers were paid 1/4 per lb. less charges…

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The World of Motoring Motor Cars and Motor Cycles For the Farm of the Road, Business or pleasure LUBRICATION Car-Engine Efficiency Draining Crank Case

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 12

It has been stated by exports that at least fifty per cent, of the troubles of the motor-owner are due to lack of attention to the proper lubrication of…

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The World of Motoring Motor Cars and Motor Cycles For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Railway Notes Excursion Trains an Unusual Request

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 13

A recent application to the Department throws some light on the view of public utilities which is sometimes taken by interested outside parties…

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Farm Tractors Types of Motor Ploughs Independent Outfit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 13

There are three types of plough employed with form tractors, namely, the self-contained tractor and plough: the power-lift plough: and the…

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Farm Produce

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 7

The Tasmanian shipment of potatoes which arrived early in the week, has been cleared, while only limited supplies of local and Victorian potatoes…

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Market Reports. Sussex Street. Dairy Produce

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 7

Plentiful supplies of eggs were available in "The Street" yesterday, and although the demand is very satisfactory, merchants expect a small…

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Murder on a Farm. Warwickshire Tragedy. London, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 11

A shocking tragedy has been discovered on a lonely manor farm near Southam, Warwickshire. Mrs. Crabtree, an attractive woman, aged 25 years, was found dead in the…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 13

Fairly brisk business was transacted in all lines among city dairy produce houses yesterday. Cheese sales were still heavy, but stocks were generally sufficient for all…

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Crown Lands Bunnerong Farm, Maroubra

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 7

The Department of Lands announces an auction sale of Crown lands at Runnerong Farm, Maroubra, to be held on February 6, at 3 p.m., when…

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Boys for Farms British College Australian in Charge London, January 13

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 9

A representative of Reuter's Agency inspected Lynford Hall, at Mundford, Norfolk, a large country house, surrounded by over a thousand acres of…

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Lucky Farmer 500 British Girls Eager to Marry Him London, January 13

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

The Mayor and Mayoress of Bath continue to display the utmost zeal in selecting a bride for the "honest-faced" Queensland farmer, who asked their…

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Monkey Farm for the Riviera Nice, January 13

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

Professor Voronoff is establishing a monkey farm on the Riviera for the purpose of furthering his gland experiments…

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Matters of Moment the Wool-growing Industry in South Africa Importation of Stud Merinos Natural Difficulties in the Way of Progress—climate, Soil and Pasture

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 9

The fact of having twelve selected Merino flock rama on board the m.s. "Berrima," for Kenya Colony, East Africa, created much discussion…

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Norco Butter Output

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

BYRON BAY.--The Norco Company,. Byron, Bay, manufactured during December 1627 tons of butter, and paid suppliers of cream l0[?] lb. This…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Prices Recovering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 19

The local market for farmers' wheat advanced yesterday. Shippers, faced by the fact that most farmers had refused to trade at Thursday's reduced figure, and gaining some…

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Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 19

For the week ended January 9, 1926, the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 839,840 bags, making a total of 3,043,085 bags despatched for the season…

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