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Farming & the land, 1926

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Artificial Silk Why Not Wool? Peak Hill

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 5

The wool magnates In western New South Wales do not fear anything detrimental to their pockets front the entry of synthetic wool into their…

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Big Offering To-day's Wool Sales Average Clips

The Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 9

Several nice clips were offered at the wool sales in the Royal Exchange this afternoon. The catalogues comprised 12,411 bales…

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The Psychology of Wool Buying: Call for Optimism

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 35

Wool market fluctuations their underlying causes provide an interesting study, and those who have closely followed the trend of events in the wool saleroom for a number of years cannot help being struck by the fact that optimism and unlimited confidence are more often shown by our wool customers at a time when soaring prices might reasonably warrant caution than at times when stable conditions of a lower basis would indicate sound wisdom in securing ample stocks of wool…

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Farmers and Dairymen's Milk Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 17

Farmers and Dairymen's Milk Company Ltd., in its report covering the year ended December 31, shows a loss of £456, compared with a profit the previous year of £8312…

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Wool Sales 12,411 Bales Average Quality Series Continued

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 9

THE NEW Zealand Loan and Mercat[?]le Agency Co., Ltd., and the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., operated at the…

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Damage in N.S.W. Heavy Losses Stud Sheep Destroyed Young

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 1

In the most devastating bush fire for 20 years heavy damage was done yesterday. One pastoralist lost stud rams worth £3000…

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Wool Prices and Clothes. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 13

Sir,—Mr. James Asbton's letter to the "Herald" to-day opens up an argument which is now grey-bearded with age. The producer of wool contends that the price at which be…

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Canada's Wheat Facilities Amaze Visitor Success of Pools Montreal Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 1

A MESSAGE from St. Paul, Minneacts, says that Mr. M'Donald, who is representing Australia at the Wheat Conference in that…

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"Sentry's" Selections For Warwick Farm

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 3

HURDLE RACE: BROWN SPUR or DOUBLE ESCAPE. GLENFIELD HANDICAP: LILE QUEEN or ANESETE…

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Warwick Farm Races Fields Will Be Large

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 3

Runners will be numerous at Warwick [?]m on Saturday, and the Intermediate [?]ndicap is sure to be run in divi[?] At present I like:…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 17

City dairy produce houses reported fairly active business. Cheese sales were considerable, despite hot weather. Honey, bacon, and butter were unchanged. Medium and pullet…

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Co-op. Dairying New Zealand's Way Lessons for N.S.W. (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 8

Mr. Knox, of the Farmers and Producers' Distributing Society, took the opportunity of his visit to the Berry Show to ask the dairy-farmers…

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Dairy Control General Harmony

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

A series of meetings in connection with the dairying Industry has been arranged to bo held in Sydney within the next week…

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Farmers' Requests

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 11

MURWILLUMBAH.--At a meeting of Murwillumbah branch of the Primary Producers' Union it wad stated that the matter of altering the design…

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Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 13

The Department of Trade and Customs announce that during the week ended February 13 the Commonwealth graders examined for export in Sydney 26,020 boxes of butter, 23,176…

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Pastoral Award the Case Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 7

Some delay is now inevitable in the making of the new Federal Pastoral Award, to cover the shearing and station hands. It was expected that the…

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Butter Output Stabilisation Effects

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 7

BYRON BAY.--The Norco Company manufactured during January 163[?] tons of butler, and the uniform pay to suppliers for choice was 12½d pe[?]…

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Questions Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 5

Sir Elliot Johnson (N.S.W.) asked the Prime Minister, as there was a shortage of 50,000,000 bushels in this season's wheat crop, and many ships…

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Keren Hayesod Purchases Pedigree Cattle

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 14

A transport of Dutch pedigree cows and bulls has arrived in Palestine from Holland, purchased by the Agricultural Department…

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Wheat Pool Final Payment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 7

Mr. K. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., chairman of the Now South Wales Voluntary Wheat Pool Committee, Limited, stated yesterday that the final…

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