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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Country News From All Parts Romney Marsh Sheep Recent Importations for Fat Lamb Industry

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 3

Valuable Romney Marsh rams are being brought over from New Zealand, not, as the general public might think, for their long wool qualifications, but…

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Wool Sales Attractive Lots From New England 10,306 Bales Offered

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 9

A LARGE number of attractive well-grown wools from the New England district were a feature of the wool sales. which [?]…

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On the Land. Record Wool Clip. Official Estimate. Nearly 500,000,Ooolb Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 13

The improved service, of official wool statistics has now been instituted and, in accordance with an announcement made by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites)…

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Aid to Marketing "Better Farming" Train

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 7

A FEATURE of the Better Farming Train, which mill leave Sydney in March, is its bearing on the marketing question, which has given rise to…

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By Air or Sea? Feeding Isolated Towns Six-mile Swim Sugar Crops Destroyed

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 11

Latest reports from North Queensland indicate that the flood waters are receding, though apart from loss of life the damage by flood and cyclone has been appalling. Additional reports of damage are being received from…

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Crop of Duels Over a Girl

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 1

POSEN (Germany), Tuesday, BECAUSE the belle of a hall here recently refused to dance with one of her…

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Milk Distribution Over-lapping Farmers Seek Control

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 5

"Farmers are anxious to do away with the costly overlapping in milk distribution, and to cheapen the price of the commodity to the consumer,"…

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Sheep and Wool. Revised Statistics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 9

In his recent issue of revised statistics regarding shoop and wool, the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) states that the figures now presented show "for the first…

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Millions More Sheep and Wool Revised Records

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 9

The revision of the State's sheep and wool statistics, which has been made retrospective to 1908, by the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites,…

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Butter for Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

During the week ending February 12, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following' butter:— Sydney: Salted, 21,312 boxes;…

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Wheat Pool Ballot. Narrandera Farmers' Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 9

NARRANDERA.—At a meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a discussion took place on the question of advising farmers…

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Wheat Pool Ballot

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 9

BARMEDMAN.--A well-attended meeting of the local board of the Farmers and Settlers Association unanimously resolved to vote for a…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 47

Goldsborough, Mort and Co. report:— Since our last sale a very strong demand has existed and values have been very firm at the best point of the season…

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Consistent Wool Demand

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 8

Commenting upon the wool position, Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., states that with close on 800,000 bales of wool already sold and about 260,000 bales awaiting sale, the Sydney market…

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Wool and Wealth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 10

The official wool figures for the State, supplied by the Government Statistician, and published in our issue of yesterday, provide gratifying reading. Although the…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Depressed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 13

The wheat market locally yesterday was stagnant. Neither millers nor shippers displayed any interest. Quotations were unaltered, bagged lots in the country being…

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Wheat Markets Australian Slow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 8

Overseas wheat markets are lifeless, according to private advices. A small parcel now loading in South Australia was sold at 583 per quarter, but other Australian parcels loading…

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Wheat and Flour Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 5

Wheat and flour shipments reported during the week ended February 11, from the Commonwealth, amounted to 2,823,069 bushels, calculating on the…

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Long Cattle Trek. Drovers Farewelled. Goondiwindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 11

Arrangements have been made to move 18,000 head of cattle from the Northern Territory to South Australia. They will travel in several mobs, separated from one another by about…

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