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Farming & the land, 1928

9,809 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Oversea Market Cables. Dairy Produce. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 19

Demand for butter is improving slightly. Choicest New Zealand is quoted at 153/ to 154/, and Australian 148/ to 150/ per cwt Unsaltod New Zealand is bringing 158/,…

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Dry Farming. 72,000 Acres Allotted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 17

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) said yesterday that it had been decided to make available for settlement 72,000 acres of land at Tabbita, 30 miles west of Griffith…

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Down (And Up) on the Farm the Day the Rain Came

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 3

Syd. Miller's Pen Report of What Happened When the Bottom Fell Out of the Dry Spell at Woop Woop…

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Dairymen Resentful Transfer of Control Dapto

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 6

Considerable surprise is expressed held at the proposed action of the Government to transfer the administration of the dairying industry from the Department of…

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"Boost Your Own Show" Advice to Farmers and Townfolk

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 11

COFF'S HARBOR. -- There was a record attendance at the show, which was officially opened by Mr. H. T. Short, President of Dorrigo Shire…

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TRADE IMPROVES--Wool and Wheat Money Supplements Funds Brighter Brisk Business on Change Prices Advance

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1928 · page 4

Business is settling down after the holidays, and, with the wheat money now supplementing receipts from the sale of the wool clip, trade shows definite signs of improvement. The Commonwealth conversion loan of £36,000,000 will…

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Yachting. Too Hot for 'Em "Sunny South" the Brightest Spot on the Waters Wheat Fielders Reap a Win

Truth · Sunday 29 January 1928 · page 6

NEW SOUTH WALES was outclassed in the first heat of the 14ft. Sailing Championship of Australia staged yesterday by the Birchgrove Club. WEST AUSTRALIA, South Australia, Victoria, and New…

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A Drought Farmer Dries Up Hot One Nowhere

Truth · Sunday 29 January 1928 · page 2

After odds-on favorite Farmer was downed in yesterday's jumpers' flat race at Rosehill, punters were left wool gathering. The fact that he…

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Farmer Cricketer in Action

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1928 · page 8

Charlie Nicholls, the Hawkesbury farmer, made a century in the Shield match, but he's a bowler, too, and put plenty of punch into it against Victoria yesterday…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 13

On the Northern Rivers the weather continues very favourable to butter production, and although the South Coast shared in some of the recent rains, more would be much…

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Butter Export. Stabilisation Committee's Review

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 9

Butter exports from Australia for the six months ended December 31 last amounted to 15,430 tons, as compared Avith 16,000 tons for the same period of the season, 1926-27,…

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Wheat at Weighbridges. Position Improved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 9

ALBURY.—Complaints recently made in the "Herald" from Albury that farmers had suffered considerable inconvenience this season through the inadequate arrangements made…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 13

Exports of wheat and flour from the various States from December 1 to January 20 compare with those for the corresponding period in the previous season as follow:…

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Great Ocean Race. Contest for Wheat Ships

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 4

Keen interest is being shown in the contest between the Finnish four-masted barque Herzogen Cecilie and the Swedish four-masted barque…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 13

Chicago options are quoted as follow:- March, 130[?] cents per bushel (up ½ cent); May, 130[?] cents (up [?] cent); July, 126? cents (up [?] cent)…

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Wool Sales Attractive Clips From Many Centres

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 7

CLIPS representative of practically all the wool growing centres were submitted at the seventh series of wool sales to-day, when two agents offered catalogues totalling 10.223…

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Dairying on the Dorrigo Plateau Good Season Brings Solid Expansion Farms Are in Demand

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 12

Whenever a holding is thrown open for settlement on the Dorrigo a ballot invariably has to be taken…

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POISONED. Three Persons Dead. Sheep Dip in Water Tank. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 11

A poisoning tragedy, involving two families named White and Windley, is reported from Torrens Creek, 56 miles from Hughenden. The breadwinners of each family were…

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Sects at War U.S. Pesidency a Butter Struggle New York

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 1

THE religious issue in the campaign for the Presidency remains irrepressible. Charges [?] charges and threats gives an added bitterns…

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All-australian Butter Price Inter-State Move to Regulate Marketing Producers' Action

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 12

The movement to provide machinery with statutory powers, for the establishment of an all-Australian price for butter and cheese,…

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