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Farming & the land, 1927

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"I Shot Her Dead" Farmer Kills His Wife Jealousy the Cause Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 5

West Australia maintained its reputation for tragic murders when John Samuel Gill, a farmer, of Donnybrook district, walked…

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Produce Markets. Potatoes Down £5 a Ton Dairy Produce Sells Well Vegetables Lower

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 8

POTATOES were £5 a ton cheaper at £21 yesterday. Tasmanian shipments. aggregating 13,500 bags, were available, and merchants at the…

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Rural Interests Settlement and Production Saving Rains "Dairy Outlook Bright a Great Recovery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 11

The drought- breaking rains less than a fortnight ago have completely transformed the appearance of the country along the entire coastal regions, where…

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Fodder Crops For the South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 11

A helpful hint in season is given by Mr. R. N. Makin, agricultural instructor, regarding the planting of green fodder crops for dairy herds…

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Farm Produce Act Fruit Sale Dockets First Day Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 11

Although fruit and vegetable agents have not yet received licenses under the Farm Produce Agents Act, a number of them who purpose carrying on…

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Farm Tragedy Woman Shot Dead Husband Surrenders Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 13

John Samuel Gill (40), a well -known farmer, of Donnybrook, walked into the police station this afternoon, and stated that he had shot his wife dead…

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Butter for Export

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Butter examined for export by the Commonwealth graders during the week ended January 1 was as follow:--Sydney, 1624 boxes salted, 103 unsalted; Newcastle, 80 salted, 96 unsalted…

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Freight on Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 7

A member, writing to the Grazters' Association, draws attention to the seriousness of the increase in rail freights on wool. His wool was trained from Nevertire, a distance…

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The Wool Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 9

The weekly review of the wool market. issued by Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., states that the new year opened well for those interested in the sale of wool. Full closing December figures…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 43

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report: The holiday season has been closely observed by all connected with the wool trade, and buyers and sellers have…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

At the Forbes Police Court yesterday, Sylvanius Stanford and Thomas Ernest Stanford were charged with having stolen a cow and a calf, the property of unknown owners…

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Commercial. Wool Position Sound

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 31

Messrs. Winehcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Indications give no cause for uneasiness regarding the course of coming wool sales. The trade undoubtedly…

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Wheat Weaker Growers Hold Back

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

After reducing their offers to growers by lid a bushel yesterday, Sydney wheat shippers clipped off another [?]d to-day…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Market Lower Heavier Supplies

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 14

The supply of sheep available at Homebush to-day was much heavier than last week. The drawsllp showed 39,135, representing…

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Wool Freight What It Represents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 2

A member, writing to the Graziers' Association, draws attention to the seriousness of the increase in rail freights on wool. His wool was trained…

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Wheat Market Growers Holding Prices Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

New South Wales wheat growers, in declining to place their product on the market in anything like the quantity expected at this time…

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3,256,150 Sheep Year's Meat Supply Sales Increase

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

THERE was a big increase in the number of stock sold of the Homebush Sale Yards last year. compared with 1925…

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Quotations Poetry and Butter Work of Empire Patriotic Press Agents

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 12

Mr. Amery's appeal for quotations to enrich the posters of the Empire Marketing Board has created another pastime for the long winter evenings…

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Wheat Markets General Depression Flour and Offals Down

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 8

Owing to depressing advices received from overseas. New South Wales wheat millers and shippers have reduced their offers to tho grower by 1d to 1[?]d per bushel. The revised offers are…

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