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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

Commercial Cables London Wool Sales. London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 8

At the London wool sales to-day the selection was comprised chiefly of merinos suitable for the Continent. A large proportion consisted of speculators' wools. Other sorts were in…

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Hardening Values for Wool and Record Prices for Superfine Quality

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 33

The second half of the Australian wool-selling season bids fair to put the achievements of the first half in the shade, and, should existing conditions prevail throughout the next two months, the final results of the season will probably constitute a record both in regard to the volume of business done and the aggregate financial result. The confident tone shown among wool-users is most encouraging, and the "bear" influence has disappeared AT this period of the season, when it is as much…

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Randwick Views Album for Mr. Cropper

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

Among the farewell gifts received by Mr. C. W. Cropper, secretary of the Australian Jockey Club, on the eve of his departure on holiday, was a handsome…

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Presentation to Mr. C. W. Cropper by Sydney Bookmakers

Referee · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 9

This illuminated address is enclosed in a solid silver cover, being 13 inches long and 10 inches wide. It weighs 74 ounces of sterling silver, with solid gold…

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A Most Popular Secretary Appreciation of Mr. C. W. Cropper : All Know His Worth

Referee · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 4

Well-deserved recognition of Mr. C. W. Cropper's merits os secretary of the Australian Jockey Club has been a feature of the past week…

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Agricultural Board. Harvest and Farm Hands' Award

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

The following is the Agricultural Board's Award to govern conditions of employment in the rural industry in New South Wales:…

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Farmers and the Tariff Facts That the Foreign-trade Propagandists Forget to Mention

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 5

THERE is a certain section of the antiLabor press that never loses an opportunty of trying to coax the primary producers of this country into believing…

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Farmer Shot Dead. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 12

A farmer, T. Newman, of Courabyra, hear Tumbarumba, was found dead, with a rifle bullet wound in his head. Newman, his wife and child spent the afternoon with a…

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Queensland Cotton Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 13

The secretary of the Chamber of Manufactures advises that a conference between the Queensland Cotton Board and mnnufacturers using Australian-grown cotton lint, will be…

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On the Land. Better Farming Train. Mr. Dunn's Comments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 9

Regarding the views expressed by the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at their recent meeting, as reported in yesterday's "Herald " the Minister for…

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Rats on Poultry Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 9

"Disgusted." who writes from a poultry farm, asks why poultry farmers, feeding their fowls by the dry hopper system are not compelled to make all hoppers rat-proof…

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Poultry Farmers

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 4

Sir.--In the "Labor Daily" of January 12. Mr. S. Massey complains of the alleged support accorded the Sussex Street agents by your paper to…

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Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 12

The return of 64 bushels of wheat per acre on an experimental three-acre block at Buggabri, and the high yields obtained on the Agricultural Department's farm at Coonamble…

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Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 11

During the week ended January 22 the Commonwenlth graders examined at Sydney for export 19,871 boxes of butter, of which 19,164 were salted. and 1653 unsalted. They also…

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Commercial. Wool

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 38

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report :— At our last sale we submitted a catalogue of well-grown wools, may of which…

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Sheep Firmer Homebush Sales

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 13

A very firm market was established for sheep at Homebush to-day. Prime wethers were, if anything, a little dearer than on Monday. More…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Wool auction worn continued in Melbourne to-day. with an offering of 9616 bales, submitted by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., covering a good, all-round…

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Wool Prospects General Improvement

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 9

Winchcembe, Carson, Eimited, in their weekly report stats that nil indications pointe to continued buoyancy in wool values. In Great Britain turnover in me mills is…

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Wheat Loading. New Austral Form

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 4

Wheat charters have already been effected under the new Austral charter form upon which an agreement has just been reached between shipowners…

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Homebush Sales Firm Sheep Prices Poorer Quality

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 14

About 30,000 sheep were yarded ut Homebush to-day. The buying trade was eager for supplies, and consequently last day's improved rates were well sustained…

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