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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Dairying and Pig Rearing Improving the Dairy Herds Drastic Action Taken in Western Australia Eliminating the Undesirable Sire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 10

A very strong effort is being made in Western Australia to climinate the undesirable dairy sire. Legislation has been enacted to enforce the…

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No Middleman Queensland Cotton Buying Whole Crop

Evening News · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 9

AS the result of a conference of representatives of the Queensland Cotton Beard and prominent manufacturers of cotton yarn in…

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Cotton Crop Spinners and Growers Agreement Reached

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 13

A conference between representatives of the Queensland Cotton Board and the manufacturers of cotton yarn wan held to-day at the Chamber of Manufactures, under the…

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"A Revelation" Better Farming Train

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

ALL branches of the Department of Agriculture are working enthulastically in conjunction with officers of the Railway Department on the…

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Cleaning Banana Crops Murwillumbah

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 3

Banana growers here agreed to fall in with those of Tweed Heads in a Northern Tweed Association, to clean up all affected plants. Professor…

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Broadcasting Sets on Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

One cannot help returning to this interesting phase of broadcasting usefulness -- in the farmer's home. We in Australia have not done anything…

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Butter Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 18

Exports of butter to all destinations for the week ended January 26, our Melbourne correspondent advises, aggregated 40,262 boxes. New South Wales's proportion was 17,946 boxes, and…

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Wheat Prices Rise Canada's Great Crop Chicago

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

WHEAT prices are nigh at present, May delivery being quoted here at 143 3-8 cents. Winnipeg being [?] cent lower, and Buenos Aires [?] cent…

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Timaru Wool Sale. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 19

At Timaru's second wool sale this season the market generally was on a par with the last Dunedin sale, merinos showing nn advance of a farthing. Merino super brought…

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On the Land. the Wool Trade. Rising Values. Japan and Continent Active

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 15

Excellent clearances at improved values were made at this week's Sydney wool sales. Of the 41,447 bales offered 96 per cent, were sold at auction. Prices for merino wools…

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Llandilo Splendid Grape Crops

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

"Llandilo, where the good grapes are." Such ran the slogan at the locality's display during Country Week in Sydney some years ago. A visit to…

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Queensland Cotton Entire Crop Sold. To Local Spinners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 17

Arrangements were completed yesterday for Australian cotton-spinners to take over the whole of the season's Queensland crop. This is the first time in the history of Australian…

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Labour Party. Farmers' Sole Friend. Mr. Lang's Declaration. Nyngan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 18

Speaking at Nyngan to-night on the occasion of a presentation to Mr. Davidson. M.L.A., the Premier (Mr. Lang) said that his so-called "blank cheque" had been…

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"Not a Wild Man" Premier Reassures Nyngan Role of Farmers' Friend Squatters and Sussex-street Beware! Nyngan

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Lang, assured a garnering ax Nyngan last night that he was not the "wild man" which the city newspapers made out. He declared that the Labor Party was the real…

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Lowden, or Dawes? As U.S. President Farm Bill Seals Fate Coolidge in Trouble Washington

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

THE fate of the McNary-Haugen Bill to stabilise farm products at a higher price level probably will decide who is to be the next President…

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Jersey Stud Farm Byron Bay

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 7

A Mullumbimoy meeting at the Pastoralists' Protection Union, unanimously carried a motion urging the Minister to expedite the…

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Lectures to Farmers

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

The Department of Agricul[?] has arranged for the following lectures and demonstrations during the ensuing week under the auspices of the…

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COMPENSATION Law to be Amended Share-farmers Exempted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 7

A short amending bill dealing with workers' compensation has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Minister for…

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Marketing Bill Margin for Farmers Second Reading

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 22

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) commenced yesterday afternoon in the Legislative Assembly his second reading speech on the Marketing and…

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Estimated Wheat Surplus

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1927 · page 20

Stocks of old season's wheat and flour held in New South Wales at the end of November, 1926, were (in equivalent wheat) 1,676,000 bushels. If the estimated production during 1926-27 of 50,223,000 bushels be added to this, there is available 51,899,000 bushels…

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