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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Bar Alsatians Sheep Breeders' Fear Hay

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 4

The Hay Pastures Protection Board has asked the Chief Inspector of Stock to secure a prohibition on the importation of Alsatian dogs to Australia in…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 10

The wool auctions were continued in Melbourne to-day, with an offering of 9610 bales, submitted by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and covering a good all-round selection, in which crossbreds of all grades were very…

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Wool Sales Brisbane. Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 9

The fourth series of Brisbane wool sales for the season 1926-27 commenced yesterday, when the offerings totalled 16,032 bales. The selection embraced a number of very choice wools,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

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

The second week's wool sales of the current year in Melbourne saw all the good features of the opening week fully penfirmed, with any difference in the best merinos and comebacks in sellers' favour. Quality…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 10

The wool sales were continued to-day, when 15,271 bales were offered. A good average selection was presented, with a fair sprinkling of good to super wools. Strong and very general…

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Farmers and Wheat Disposal Strange Change of Views Batrurst Decision Trethowan's Advocacy Then and Now

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 4

SPEAKING at a meeting of the Executive Council of the Farmers and Sett[?] Association. Mr. [?] M.L.C. is reported to have [?]…

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Lisbeth Arrives. Loads Wheat at Sydney

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

The big German four-masted barque Lisbeth, 2346 tons register, arrived at Sydney late on Tuesday evening after a passage of 59 days from…

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Queensland Skin Wool Action. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 13

The chairman of the Central Wool Committee (Sir John Higgins) has received cable advice from London to the effect that the petition of the plaintiff, Frederick Bardsley,…

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Merino Wool Clips Mr. Killen's Reply

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

Mr. W. "W. Killen, M.P., writes, in reply to Mr. Merriman, as follows: -- "I regret that Mr. W. T. Merriman, Merryville, Yass, like Mr. Grogan, has…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 25

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

Chicago options are quoted as follow:—May, 141? cents per bushel (up 1? cent); July, 132? cents (up /1? cent); September, 129? cents (up 1? cent)…

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Wheat Prices Harden World's Estimates Huge Requirements Chicago

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

A TIGHTENING of the world's cash wheat situation, coupled with an increase of 16,000,000 bushels in the estimate of the world's import…

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For Higher Prices Growers Hold Wheat Stocks Accumulate Young

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 13

Because of the low prices ruling-- 4s 8d at country, stations and 4s 6d at silos-- growers are holding back their wheat, in the hope that the market…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. Raw Material Remarkably Sound. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 7

The year is fast drawing to a close with wool markets everywhere sound and intact. All oversea cables that have come to band during the past week, announcing the finish…

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Broadcasting Farmer's Service Thursday. January 27 Call Sign, [?] 141 Metres

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 12

13.5: Stock exchanges, cricket descriptions, Miss Margot Lescaut, seorane, 1.30 Hugby. 1.25: Weather, 1.33: Stock Exchange. 1.30" "Evening News"…

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A Bundle of Letters Factory Hands or Farmers?

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 14

Professor Richardson's remarks are very interesting, but there is the economic side to be considered. There may be no limit to the amount of…

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Better Farming Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

In regard to the suggestion by the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association that the Better Farming Train, with its staff of experts, should…

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Homebush Sales Heavy Ewes Cheaper Cattle Market Firmer Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 10

There were 50,270 sheep listed for sale at Homebush yesterday, and about 32,400 were forward. Merlnoes again made up the major portion of the supply, but all descriptions of…

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The Ryeland Sheep. Its Wool and Mutton Qualities

The Land · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 17

On his return from a recent tour abroad, Mr. H. H. Peek, who is regarded throughout Australia as one of the foremost authorities on sheep,…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 14

A total of 3125 cattle was yarded, all, sorts being represented, but the quality was generally better than of late. All the usual buyers were operating, including mountain and costal…

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Cattle Prices Harden

The Land · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 13

A shorter supply of cattle available caused values to harden. Altogether 2,125 head were yarded. The quality was about equal to recent pennings. All sections of the trade…

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