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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Wool

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 8

The deterioration in the Australia merino wool noted by Mr. S. B. Hollings in an address to the Bradford Textile Society is no new phenomenon Australia can still grow fine…

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Trade Review Cheerful Stock Exchange Wool, Butter, Fruit London, Saturday, Jan. 15

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 10

The Stock Exchange commenced the year in most cheerful mood with an active demand for all classes of investment securities. A fair amount of…

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Company News Australian Pastoral Co., Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 10

Australian Pastoral Co., Ltd., our London correspondent cables, shows net profit of £103,684 for the year ended June 30 last. Dividend is at the rate of 10 per cent. per…

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Butter Marketing. Mr. Clifford's Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 11

BYRON BAY.—The adjourned meeting from December 15 of the shareholders of Norco, Ltd., was held on Friday. There was only a small attendance of shareholders, but all the…

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Austn. Pastoral Co. Dividend London, January 15

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 6

Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent., tax free, for the year has been declared by the board of the Australian Pastoral Co., Ltd…

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Butter Export Trade in the East

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 11

Referring to a statement made by Mr. Roland Green, M.P., concerning the unsatisfactory packing for exportation to the East of Australian…

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Bulk Wheat Trucks. Commissioners' Explanation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 11

At the last conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a resolution was passed: "That as the supply of bulk trucks was totally inadequate to handle the late harvest, they…

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Butter Export. Packing for the East. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 14

Reference was made on Friday by the Minister for Markets and Migration (Mr. Paterson) to a statement by Mr. Roland Green, M.P., on the unsatisfactory packing, for exportation…

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Butter Cheaper Drop of ld Pound Potatoes Decline

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 5

THE price of butter was flowered ld 16 by all agents in the "street" to-day. The new who[?] price is 1/71 lb…

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C. B. Pedersen Sails. First Wheat Sailer From

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 4

The Swedish four-masted training vessel C. B. Pedersen, which is the first sailing vessel to load new season's wheat at Sydney for the United…

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Three Agents To-day's Wool Sales Over 10,000 Bales

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 9

An aggregate of 10,059 hales was offered by three agents at the continuation of the eleventh series of Sydney wool sales in the Royal Exchange this afternoon…

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Commercial. Queensland Sugar Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 15

The outstanding feature of the Queensland sugar industry during December, as with other land industries, says the "Australian Sugar Journal," was the complete break-up…

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Farm Produce Agents' Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 14

Sir,—We would be glad if you would allow us space to reply to the letter signed by the secretary, N.S.W. Fruit and Vegetable Agents and Merchants' Association. Mr. Rogers states…

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On the Land. Farm Produce Agents. Recent Legislantion. Value to Growers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn, M.L.A.) expressed his views very emphatically when discussing the operation of the Farm Produce Agents' Act on Saturday. He…

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Better Farming Train. Mr. Dunn's Comments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 11

Asked to express his views upon the propossed better farming train, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn, M.L.A.) stated that in dealing with this project many difficulties had…

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Raging Fire 13,350 Acres Burnt Thrilling Escapes Farmers Lose £20,000 TEMORA

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 9

Racing across grass and stubble and into uncleared land at 20 miles an hour, the bushfire which swept several holdings between Junee and Temora…

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Splendid Gift to Mr. C. W. Cropper Popular Secretary

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 10

Bookmakers registered with the Australian Jockey Club have decided to give Mr. C. W. Cropper, secretary of that club, tangible evidence of the…

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Bush Fires Near Wagga Fought in Heat Wave Farmers' Heavy Loss Wagga

The Labor Daily · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 1

On Saturday a disastro fire broke out on Erin Vale, the property of Mr. T J. A. Fitzpatrick and spread over many miles of country before its…

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Stern Warning to Agents by Minister for Agriculture Farmers' Act Evaded No More Latitude

The Labor Daily · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 5

Produce agents in the Municipal Markets and Sussex Street have incurred the wrath of the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. P. Dunn,…

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Better Farming The Victorian Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 2

In view of the decision to convert the Great White Train, of New South Wales, into a Better Farming Train, this article on the…

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