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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

MR. C. W. CROPPER Lionised by Racing Men

Truth · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 5

FOR a week Mr. C. W. Cropper, secretary of the Australian Jockey Club, has been feted by sportsmen from all parts of New…

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Cricket in India Gilligan's Poultry Farm Calcutta

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 9

The M.C.C. cricketers played a two-day match against an Indian eleven and a one-day match against the Europeans of Madras. Both were drawn…

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Another! Farewell to Mr. Cropper Trainers and Jockeys

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 9

The trainers and Jockeys of Sydney paid their tribute to Mr. C. W. Cropper during a hurried interlude in the racing at Randwick yesterday…

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Farmer's Service Call Sign, 2FC; Wave Length. 442 M.

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 4

Morning.--10.25: The chimes of 2FC and announcements. 10.30: Broadcast from Goulburn, the morning service from St. Saviour's Cathedral; preacher, the Rev…

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139 Years Ago Governor Phillip's Landing Tablet at Farm Cove

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 5

It was a damp gathering at Camp Cove, Watson's Bay, yesterday afternoon, when a tablet in memory of Governor Phillips' landing 139 years ago…

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Butter Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 8

Prescotts, Ltd., reports on the butter markets as follow:-- SYDNEY.--The reduction on January 17 of 1d per lb. stimulated the local demand, but…

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Butter: a Housewife's Opinion

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 8

Sir,—Our gratitude is due to the "News" for taking up the butter question. For a long time I have tried scores of shops and cannot get good butter. Pale. cheesy curds, or sour stuff…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 13

The reduction on the 17th instant of I per lb stimulated the local demand for butter, but the increase in production is being maintained, and there is a substantial surplus for…

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Good Cattle Sale Tenterfield

The Labor Daily · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 3

Cattle numbering 1700 were yarded at Harold Curry's sale. which began yesterday. Up to [?] everything offered had been sold…

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Butter Marketing 'Can Never Beat the Danes'

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 9

GRAFTON.--At the first annual meeting of the Producers' Distributing Society a motion was carried, approving the efforts to obtain an…

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History of Australasian Wool Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 13

An unteresting publiication is that of Mr. W. H. Chard. of the w H- Chard C[?], Ltd,,mtltled "Austrnlslau Wool Markets —an Historical Sketch"which is just to hand. Mr…

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Big Wheat Yields Many Records Broken

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 9

FINLEY.--The 1926 wheat season will be well remembered around Finley district for the new records in wheat production…

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Merino Wool Clips Mr. Killen's Reply

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 9

On the question of the quality of the merino wool clips, Mr. W. W. Killen, M.P., in reply to Mr. Grogan, writes…

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Wheat and Flour. Vessels on the Berth

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 4

Additional wheat fixtures reported during, the weekend included the steamer. Doonholm, to load 6000 tons, on behalf of the Pool, at South…

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Cheese Down Fall of Penny a Lb. Butter Quiet

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 6

The redaction of a penny a lb, in the wholesale price of cheese announced at the week-end took effect to-day. Butter was plentiful. New South…

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Butter Tariff Increase. New Zealand View. Wellington, (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 9

The New Zealand "Dairy Produce Exporter," referring to the Australian demand for protection against New Zealand butter, says:— "Australia, in following America's…

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New Zealand "Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 13

At tlie pecond Wnngauui wool wie yesterday, competition was extremely keen, and prices distinctly Higher thau the previous Wanganui sale Thev were about on a par with last Napier und Wellington ratca…

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New Zealand Wool Sales Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 8

At the Wanganul wool sale, 25,000 baics elicited keenest bidding from a full bench of buyers. Prices were firm at the rates which ruled at the Napier sales. All classes were…

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Small Advance Wheat at Chicago Russia and China Chicago, January 22

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 15

Wheat made a small advance upon prospects of a good-sized decrease in the American visible supply and the possibility that Russia and her crops…

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Reo Truck's Big Job Bourke to Sydney with Load of Wool

The Labor Daily · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 3

With the bleu of demonstrating that the modern d[?]under motor truck equipped with pnen[?] tyre is capab[?] of coveting long distances at high average speed…

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