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Farming & the land, 1926

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Dairy Produce. Trade with Canada Ottawa, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 15

Replying in the House of Commons to charges that the Australian trade treaty was injuring the Canadian dairy industry, Mr. J. A, Robb, Minister for Finance, said that only…

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Maitland Farmers' Market. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 17

The extremely hot weather has played havoe with the tomato crops, and large quantities of fruit have been scorched, Supplies were easier at the farmers market to-day, and values improved 1/ to 2/ per…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 17

It was reported by city dairy produce houses yesterday that, while hen and medium sizes were meeting steady sale, pullet eggs. in heavy supply, were inclined to drag. It was…

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The Palace—"the Farmer's Wife."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 12

Eden Philipotts' artistic portrayal of Devonshire [?] life in "The Farmer's Wife" is enteraining large audiences at the Palace, There will be a matince to-day…

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Model Farm Lynford Hall Well Stocked Potts Bars Cookery London, January 28

The Sun · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

Lynford Hall, the college for the training of migrants in farming, Is equipped with pedigree stock. It has 350 medium white Yorkshire pigs and…

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Dirty Dago Pest Ruin Threatens Australian Farmers All for the Price of a Broom

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 11

Australia's safety is threatened by a handful of broom manufacturers who, in order to obtain cheap Italian-grown millet, are prepared to unloose on this land the most dreadful insect pest to agriculture known in the…

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Woman and Baby Farmers Defrauded

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 9

When Myra Scott. 36, schoolteacher. faced Mr, Laldlaw, S.M., at the Central Court yesterday on 55 charges of stealing from Farmers Ltd.by…

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American Bank Failures the Plunder of Private Finance Farmers Ruined and Thieves Enriched

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 11

THE failure of five banks in Denver, Colorade, in one day, makes the sixth Institution to close its doors there since September, and has again emphasised the economic danger that the United States faces from this source…

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"The Farmer's Wife."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 19

"The Farmer's Wife," with its quaint characters, intriguing situations, and delightful humor, is still providing plenty of amusement for large audiences at the New Palace…

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Tasmanian Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

DEVONPORT (TAS.).--Though the season has been too dry for potatoes, the orchards are very promising. A general rain, varying up to half an…

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Tumut Tobacco 'Best Crops for 11 Years'

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

The Government tobacco expert (Mr. C. J. Treganna) considers that the local tobacco crops are the best that have been grown for the past 11 years…

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Fat Stock Prices Sheep, Cattle, and Pigs

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 4

The ruling stoc kprices in Sydney at the and of the week were:-- SHEEP The sheen enclosure at Homebush on…

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London Wool Sales London, January 29

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 12

There was a good selection of merinos on offer at to-day's sales, with strong general competition. Continental buyers being the chief operators…

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How It's Made That Sheepless Wool Like Artificial Silk

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 5

The samples of artificial wool which recently arrived in Australia were made by a process similar to that used in the making of artificial silk…

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Blunder--or Plunder? World's Wheat Shortage Russia's Faking London, December 17

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 3

PRIZES of thousands of pounds are given every so often for guessing competitions, but there is no award for the world's greatest and most vital…

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What Is Waverley Council Going to Do About It? Last Season's Grain Greater Than Average For Past Ten Years Heaps of Old Wheat

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 1

The Acting Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) has issued a preliminary estimate of the wheat harvest of the current season, based upon returns…

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Canada's Way Lutheran for Farms WINNIPEG

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 2

Four thousand European Lutherans are to be brought to Western Canada to settle on farms during 1026. Rev. E. Schmek, of Neudorf, Saskatchewan, made…

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Butter Markets. Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

Production is well maintained, and prospects for the next month or two are good. The price will advance ½d. per…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A moderate supply of fat sheep was yarded at today's sales. There was only a small proportion of middling and inferior. Good competition prevailed for…

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Butter Shipments Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 6

The Dairy Produce Control Board has decided that all butter below first grade which has been withheld to date shall he shipped to the United…

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