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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Our Federal Letter. Rift in the Lute Farmers Are Restive Tariff Interests Them Marx Worth Reading

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 6

The Farmers' Union of Victoria meets in conference in March. Preliminary meetings of the branches are now being held. As what they do…

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Wrecking the Paterson Scheme Dairymen's Protest Benefits of Organisation Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

No movement has aroused more indignation throughout the farming community than that inaugurated by the condenser and milk…

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"SACRIFICED" Canadian Farmers Trade Treaty Ottawa, February 8

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 7

That the interests of Canadian farmers had been sacrificed by the Australian treaty was claimed in the House of Commons to-day…

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Farms Give Way to Sheep Money in Wool Empty Homesteads Young

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 13

THE HIGH value of wool is proving the chief obstacle to closer settlement in the central land division…

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Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 11

The dairy branch of the Department of Trade and Customs states that during the week ended February 6 the Commonwealth graders examined for export in Sydney 26,478…

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Wool Report

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 39

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report:— At the sales in Brisbane during the week competition has been strong for good wools with values on about a par with…

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Notable Wool Clip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 9

One of the most noted wool clips of this State, Mr. W. T. Merriman's "Merryville," from Yass, was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction…

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Wheat Standard. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 10

The f.a.q. standard of wheat in Western Australia for the 1925-26 season was fixed by the joint grain committees of the Perth and Fremantle Chambers of Commerce to-day…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Irregular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 11

In sympathy with the weaker position of wheat oversea buyers yesterday dropped their price by /l per bushel to 5/5 tor bagged wheat at country stations, and 6/ ex trucks…

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Butter Scheme Victoria's Antagonism Lismore

The Sun · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 15

Speaking at a smoke concert given in his honor to celebrate his Federal election victory, Mr. Roland Green, M.H.R., referred to Victoria's opposition to the…

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Queensland Stock. Heavy Losses of Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Referring to-day to unfavourable conditions in many of the pastoral districts of the State, the general manager of the State stations (Mr. Barr)…

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Rough on the Sheep Mugger

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

The Dev[?]'s Claw, a seed-pod bearing a striking resemblance to be head of a curlew, is causing sheepmen concern…

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Wheat Loading. a Sailer Chartered

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 4

An additional wheat fixture, mentioned yesterday was that of the Norwegian, ship Skaregrom, now in port at Melbourne…

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Wheat Markets Downward Move Continues

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 8

Private cables from London declare the nominal value of parcels of Australian wheat to be 59 per quarter, and with the added information that options have gone bach all round,…

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Sniafil. Artificial Wool. Possible Objections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 9

Notwithstanding the fact that small samples of the new artificial wool, "Sniafil," have been in Sydney for several days, representative wool growers and brokens are reluctant…

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Wool Sales. Greasy Merino Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,881 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Cattle on Line Train Held Up Casino

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 7

The Lismore passenger train ran into a mob of cattle at the crossing near Casino station last night. The Impact brought the train to a…

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Eggs Dearer New Laid Up 1d Dozen Butter Stabilisation

The Sun · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 4

Graded now-laid eggs and case eggs advanced 1d to 1s 9d and 1s 6d a dozen respectively. The butter stabilisation scheme is…

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Bush Fires. Gerogery District. 1500 Sheep Lost. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 9

The heaviest losers in the big bush fires at Gerogery, near Albury, are Wyatt De Little, of Wyumbn Station; John Daly, between Gerogery and Mullengandra; and M…

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Artificial Wool. German Achievements London, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 9

The Berlin correspondent of "Fairchild's Textile Bulletin' says:—The appearance of Italian artificial wool has stimulated German rayon manufacturers to evolve a superior…

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