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Farming & the land, 1928

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Guests of King Our Farmers on Tour London

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 1

"The farmers' tour of Britain is certainly holding," said Sir Peter Stewart-Bam, who is organising the tour, to "The Sun" representative…

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The Man in the Street Farm Implements

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 6

Paul Cheyne replies to R. H. Webster: -- I have already replied in the country press to Mr. R. H. "Webster's…

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Crops Damaged by Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Tuesday. -- Thunderstorms in the Glen Innes district have been responsible for heavy floods. Oat crops have been laid low, fences…

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Mama's Record Potato Crop Yields Any Other District go Better?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 12

KIAMA. -- "Gee! What spuds!" ejaculated. a committee man Enthusiastically at the Kiama Agricultural Society meeting, when the winning results of…

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South Coast Prize Maize Crops Inspection Begins at Kangaroo Valley

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 12

Kangaroo Valley has been visited by the judge, Mr. R. N. Maltin, agricultural instructor, of the South Coast maize crop competitions, the final round…

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Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

During the week ended January 21 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 25,594 boxes of butter, of which 22,641 were salted and 2953 were unsalted. They…

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Fine Dairy Cattle at Coff's Harbor Show Ayrshires Have Champion Group

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 12

COFF'S HARBOR, Wednesday. -- The weather cleared for the opening of the show to-day. The cattle especially were high-class, and competition keen…

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Record Cattle Entries at Kiama

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 12

KIAMA. -- For the annual show on Anniversary Day there are over 300 entries in the horse section. The cattle entries are particularly strong,…

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Wheat Accumulations Cootamundra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

The station master at Stockland states that there are 30,000 bags of wheat in the Combining sile, and 15[?] stacked in the where: at Gundibi[?]dgal 3000 bags are…

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Buyers Scrutinise Wool -- Commission's First Reception

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 8

HIGH ABOVE THE TRAFFIC. -- The crane-man on the new building of Mark Foy's, in Castlereagh Street. OWNER OF VALICARE. -- Mr. Pat Osborne, who returned by…

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Wool Sales. Best Rates of the Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totailed 11,361 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Setback Wheat Prices Fall Canadian Harvest Vancouver

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 6

In Chicago the wheat market suffered an early set-back, because of the temporary collapse of the Wall-street boom. One leading authority says that in the wheat market the…

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Not a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Lamb Explains Goulburn

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 6

Interviewed here, R. W. (Fatty) Lamb expressed consternation at the suggestion that his behavior had militated against his inclusion in the…

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Oversea Market Cables. Wool Sales. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

At the wool sales to-day 10,366 bales were offered, of which 6809 were Australian and 1042 New Zealand. There was a large offering of merinos, suitable for all sections of the trade,…

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Preference. British Goods. Made From Australian Wool. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 14

Mr. A. Coldham, executive officer of the United Graziers' Association of Queensland, stated to-day that the action of the Customs Department in treating goods manufactured…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. Temporary Ease in Prices. What Is Fine Wool? (Fhom Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 7

As the end of the year 1927 approaches the outstanding feature of the wool industry is that values for the raw material are slightly below the highest point. The sales in…

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Prince and Farmers Canadian Visitors London

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

THE Prince of Wales received at St. James Palace to-day seventy Canadian farmers who are now visiting England…

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Record Peach Crop. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

Owing to the record crop of peaches in Victoria this year special efforts are being made by the Department of Agriculture for the disposal of the fruit. At a conference yesterday…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

City dairy produce houses had to cope with unusually heavy buying orders yesterday, in preparation for to-day's holiday, it was expected that to-morrow's trade also would…

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Cowra Experiment Farm. Minister's Visit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 7

COWRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, accompanied by Mr. G. D. Ross, Under-Secretary, paid a brief visit to the town, and inspected the experiment farm,…

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