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Farming & the land, 1928

9,809 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

Crop of Smashes Rylstone Accidents

Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 14

WITHIN two days three motor smashes have occurred in the Rylstone district. As the result of a head-on collision…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 17

Demand for butter has shown some improvement of late, and was quietly steady among city dairy produce houses yesterday. The major portion of the supplies reaching…

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Dairy Produce Control. Board's Meeting in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 13

A meeting in Melbourne of the Dairy Produce Control Board was attended by representatives of New South Wales, Queensland Victoria, Tasmania, and of the…

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Ripe for Labor Cultivation Working Farmer Country Federal Vote

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 7

On Saturday next Labor is to throw [?] its cares for a while and indulge in a picnic. But even at a picnic Labor does not…

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Sub-western Bureau Conference Opposed to Better Farming Train

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 11

WELLINGTON. -- A conference of delegates of the western sub-district branches of the Agricultural Bureau was held here, Mr. H. J. Harvey…

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The Land and the Producer the Zenith of Production Bumper Dairying Season and Better Quality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 11

Butter production has reached the peak for the season, and except in one or two of the North Coast districts, it is not expected…

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Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 13
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During the week ended January 28 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 19,136 boxen of butter, of which 17,024 wore salted and 2111 unsalted. They also…

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Wheat and Flour Lower

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 22

Private cables advise an inactive wheat market overseas, with prices from 3d to 6d lower. Buyers are well supplied, and large quantities afloat account for their holding off…

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Wool Sales. Full Clearances Made

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 13

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,418 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 13

Chicago wheat options are quoted:—March. 1297/8 cents per bushel (down 7/8 cent); May, 130¼ cents (down ¼ cent); July, 1271/8 cents (down [?] cent)…

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Produce. Cheaper Butter. Down /1 Per Lb To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 13

Butter will rule /1 cheaper at 1/6 per lb or 168/ per cwt, among wholesale dairy houses from to-day. The Stabilisation Committee decided on the price reduction mainly for the…

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Canada Annoyed One Sided Treaty? Australian Butter Ottawa

Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 1

A SHARP attack on the Australian Trade Treaty was made in the House of Commons this afternoon by Dr. Peter M'Gibbon, Conservative…

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Wool Sales. Clamour and Excitement. Modern Argonauts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 10

About a hundred men spent £26,500,000 in Sydney last year. Since July they've spent another £20,000,000 and before the end of June they'll scatter…

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Dominion Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 13

At the Dunedin wool sales there was a hig bench of buyers, representing Britain, the Continent, and America. Demand was exceptionally keen for all classes, prices showing a marked advance on the last Dunedin…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 13

At the wool sales this afternoon 8812 bales were offered, of which 5244 were Australian and 3250 New Zealand. It was a miscellaneous offering, comprising merinos, and principally…

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On the Land. British Wool Trade. Review of 1927. Supremacy of Colonial Wools. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 9

Whatever else can be said regarding the past year, 1927 will go down to history as being the best since 1921. Perhaps that is not saying a great deal, but there has been distinct…

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Strong Protest Against Fur Farms Goulburn

Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 17

THE Southern Tablelands District council of the Primary Producers' Union has decided to recommend the Central Executive to enter an emphatic protest…

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Dairying Conditions. Heavy Production Continues

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 9

With perhaps the exception of the far South Coast, the dairying districts of the State experienced favourable conditions during January, and in most centres production was…

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Left £26,000 West Wyalong Farmer Church Bequests

The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 17

Edward Ernest Smith, of West Wyalong retired farmer and grazier, died on November 10, 1927, aged 65, leaving an estate valued for probate purposes…

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