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Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 250

Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 11

City dairy produce houses decided to increase the price of cheese by /1 per lb, as from to-day. The morning's trade was a brisk one. Eggs were steady, and bacon, honey,…

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Workman Killed in Crane Smash Another Badly Hurt Farmer's Corner Jib Falls on Man

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 1

ONE workman was killed and another seriously injured yesterday morning, when a large crane [?]ed on the excavations in…

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Help to Farmers Tax Remissions

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 1

In connection with the Motor Vehicles' Taxation Act, 1924, a resolution, carried in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, at the instance of…

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Dairying at Dorrigo

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 7

DORRIGO.--The local dairy company during January manufactured 97[?] tons butter, being an increase of nine tons, as compared with December…

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Queensland Cotton Crop Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture and Stock. Mr. Forgan Smith, stated this morning that the quality of the Queensland cotton crop this year promises to…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 18

About 3,300 head of cattle were listed, comprising all descriptions, but the general quality was on the indifferent side. Prime light…

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Australian Butter

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 13

At a meeting of the Home and Colonial Stores held in London last week Mr. L. C. Amery (Secretary for the Dominions) repeated his…

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State Dairy Board. High Quality Butter

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 13

At a meeting of the State Dairy Advisory Board held recently, Mr. W. H. Clifford presiding, arrangements were made for the election of…

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Mysterious Death. Tragedy on Sheep Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

A mysterious tragedy occurred at Dundes (N.S.W.) last week. a young man named Mark rees left home to attend to a few sheep, but as he did…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Prime Sheep Dearer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 13

There was a penning yesterday at the Homebush stock sales of over 40,000 sheep and lambs. The quality was on the poor side, there being a scarcity of prime wethers and ewes. Plain and inferior sorts were…

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Dairy Cattle Line-Bred "Families" Better Bulls

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 10

Australian dairymen are gradually realising the importance of breeding better dairy cattle, and if stock-breeders are to maintain a place in…

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Butter Stabilisation Committee

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 13

The State Butter Stabilisation Committee met las week for the first time since the inauguration of the Paterson scheme, Mr. W. H…

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Dairy Control Election of Board Higher Butter Quality

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

An election is to be held in connection with the N.S.W. State Dairy Advisory Board, in order to reduce the number of representatives in…

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Is the Quality of our Dairy Cattle Improving?

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 11

No debating society topic comes more constantly to the fore than the stock question, "Is the human race declining?" And none could…

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Japanese Wheat Duties

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 12

With regard to the wheat position in Japan, cables from Tokio recently stated that the Seiyukai, the chief Opposition party, supported by the…

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Cesium III. Wheat

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 15

H. Wittwer, Temora, writes:— I saw, an advertisement in the "Sydney Morning Herald" some time ago, referring to a Russian…

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Wheat Weaker Locally

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

In the local wheat market prices have dropped to 5s 4d country stations, 5s 11d Sydney basis. Turnover is meagre…

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Florence Seed Wheat

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 15

"Subscriber" asks: "At what experimental farm could I obtain Florence seed wheat?" Answer: Your best plan is to…

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Peaceful Revolution. The New Pastoral Practice

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 17

And the chief Revolutionary is Charles E. Prell of Crookwell, who heads the procession bearing a banner with a strange device—"two…

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Pastoral Award Hearing Postponed Shearers' Wages

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

There is to be still further delay in the making of the new Federal award, to cover shearing and station hands. It was expected that the…

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