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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Rural Interests Marketing Bill "Unacceptable to Producers" Wheat Pool Position

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

Farmers' representatives in the city who read the main provisions of the Marketing Bill, as published in these columns yesterday, declared that…

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Wool Sales Medium Clips 10,276 Bales Offered More Crossbreds

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 13

WITH an aggregate offering of [?] bales, the wool sales were continued of the Royal Exchange this afternoon…

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Big Blaze Many Acres of Grass Burnt Sheep Lost Flames Rage in Forest Reserve

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 17

Fire, fanned by a strong wind, has swept through large areas of grass land in the Wagga district, doing thousands of pounds worth of damage. At one centre a number of sheep were burned…

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Miles of Flame Urangeline District Swept Many Sheep Perish Big Damage Reported Wagga

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

A bush fire, which did considerable damage, was burning practically all day yesterday in the Urangeline district…

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The World's Tobacco. Where the Crop is Grown. Increase in Smoking

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 16

The production and consumption of tobacco in the entire world show increasing figures, writes E. E. Campion, editor of the London journal "Tobacco." Production…

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The Farmer's Wife

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 15

She never climbed a mountain, She never heard the sea, But always watched a winding road That wandered aimlessly…

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Dairy Research Need for Federal College

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

The Australian Dairy Council, in a statement issued from Melbourne, explains that the problems which handicap the dairying industry generally…

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Flourishing Again Dairying Industry Herd-test Revival

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

The dairying Industry on the North Coast is flourishing again, and cream production in most instances is either normal or almost so. The only…

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Want Higher Duty For Dairy Products N.Z. COMPETITION

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

Statements that, unless further protection is accorded those engaged in the dairying industry, many farmers would be forced to…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 13

Trade among city dairy produce houses manifested its customary mid-week slackness yesterday. There was little of feature to be discerned…

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On the Land. Dairy Produce. Export Control Board. Meeting in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

A meeting of the Dairy Produce Control Board was held in Sydney this week, when there was a full attendance of representatives of all the States with the exception of…

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Duty on Butter Dairy-Farmer's Request Higher Tariff Sought

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

The serious position of the dairying industry was emphasised by speakers at a deputation that waited upon the Minister for Customs (Mr…

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Cattle Prices Advance

The Land · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 13

Although heavy cattle were scarce there was an improvement as far as quality was concerned; good and prime light cattle formed a major portion of the 2597 head yarded. All…

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Sheep and Lambs. Sheep Dearer

The Land · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 13

A total of 14,920 sheep was listed at the Homebush stock sales on Monday, and about 16,100 were forward. All descriptions were in evidence, particularly, merino wethers. There…

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Not by the Wool How to Catch Hold of Sheep

The Land · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 16

Sleep [?] never [?] the wool where [?] this causes [?] damage [?] too [?] and [?]. The [?] of…

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Butter for Export

The Land · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 18

During lie week ended January 29, the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 20,103 boxes of butter, of which 18,348 were salted, and 1755 unsalted. They…

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Jersey Cattle Stud Farm Wanted Byron Bay

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 9

At a meeting of the Mullumbimby P.P.U., a motion was unanimously carried, urging the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), to expedite the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Skeleton Weed a Menace to Wheat Spreading in Riverina

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 8

In December, 1917, a farrow at Marrur (N.S.W.) discovered a new weed in his wheat field, and in forwarding a specimen to the Department…

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