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Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

Butter and Eggs—and Faginism

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 13

THERE was a time when perishable primary products, such as butter and eggs, had to be disposed of without much delay…

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Wheat Pools Winnipeg, February 23

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

Officials of four of the Australian wheat pools have invited the Canadian wheat pool management to send a delegation to Australia in August to…

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Newcastle Show Fine Jersey Cattle Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 9

Ideal weather prevailed to-day for the Newcastle Show, which was well attended. There was a busy period in the early part of the day when…

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Wool Sales. Good General Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 17

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9773 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wool Trade Problems and Suggested Solutions

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 32

"The question arises whether it is a wise policy to have big simultaneous offerings at both ends of the world, and what can be done to prevent it."— WOOL market buoyancy has been developing ever since the London sales closed. It is interesting…

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Keen Wool Demand Greasy Merino 28 14d

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 8

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report:--A good general inquiry rele[?] at yesterday's sale. America operated strongly…

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Wool Sales Last of Series One Catalogue

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 7

THE SEVENTEENTH series of wood sales was concluded at the Royal Exchange to-day. The Farmers and Gra[?]rs' Co-operative…

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Series Ends Sydney Wool Sales Only One Firm

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 9

The seventeenth series of wool sales concluded this afternoon. There will not be any more sales in Sydney until March 8…

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Still Going Big Skin Wool Case Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 9

The skin wool fight, in which approximately £1,750,000 is involved, was on again to-day. The full bench of the High Court…

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Right to Secure State Pastoral Award. Momentous Decision at A.W.U. Convention

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 21

"That Convention be requested to allow the New South Wales pastoral workers to approach the State Arbitration Court for a State award for all pastoral workers…

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Wheat Pools Australia and Canada Co-operation Urged Winnipeg

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

Oh arrival here, after attending the International Wheat Pool Conference at St. Paul, Minnesota, Mr. J. M. McDonald, of Adelaide, said he had…

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Queensland Wool. Year's Clip. Valued at £15,553,572. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 16

The sheep shorn in Queensland in the year 1924-25 totalled 18,518,682. The wool clip was 123,178,2941b. This is the heaviest clip since 1914, and an increase of over 20,000,0001b…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. Lifting the Balance of the Clip. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 13

An old cloth manufacturer used to talk about getting the wheel band into the nick, the Idea being to got the driving band into the grove of the spinning wheel—a figure of…

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Finishes at Warwick Farm on

Referee · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 8

(1) LILE QUEEN (mils) just beat Linstock in the Glenfield Handicap. Baverlia was third. (2) SEAPLANE outclassed the juven iles in the Ingleburn Nursery Handicap, and won easily from Wilumba and Persuasion. (3) DUTE (H.Leahy) the again demonstrated her likeness Warwick Farm, winning the…

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Seaplane's Fine Form at Warwick Farm Duet Beats Better-backed Horses in Long Race Lile Queen's Narrow Win: Cajole Likes the Welter Scale

Referee · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

WARWICK FARM attracted an excellent attendance on Saturday, notwith-standing there were some strong counter-attractions. The racing was interesting throughout, and, as the conditions of the Intermediate Handicap were so pleasing to owners that it had to be run in two divisions, no doubt…

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The Turf At Warwick Farm

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 11

DIVISIONS in the Intermediate Handicap at the A.J.C. Warwick Farm meeting on Saturday meant a seven-events programme. As the timer-table was…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 17

Arrivals of nice graded new-laid eggs were very light. Demand, consequently, had to resort to medium and pullet sizes for its complete satisfaction. Trade in these sizes was…

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Scaring Birds Novel Farm Device Griffith

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 12

Major Charley, a grower on the Yanco area, has almost solved the starling problem. He has placed two big motor horns…

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Farm Boy's Plea "I Shot McCORMACK" MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

The 16-year-old farm hand, Frederick Mervyn Newman, who was charged to-day with the murder of Albert McCormack, 28,…

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Farmers and Settler's Grenfell

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 6

The Warrad[?]y branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has been reorganised: A new branch has been formed at…

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