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Farming & the land, 1928

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Sheep and Wool Returns

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

Owners of 50 or more sheep, who have not yet filled in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December last, by the Government Statistician, should…

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Overdue Sheep and Wool Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 11

Owners of 50 or more sheep who have not yet filled in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December last by the…

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Little Wheat Sold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 18

At the lower rate of 46 per bushel, equal to 51 12 ex truck Sydney, farmers were yesterday reported to be selling sparingly. No business was transacted. in parcels, for which buyers…

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Wheat and Oat Trials. Results at Temora Farm

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

Satisfactory yields from some of the nower varieties of grain wheat and oats have been obtained from trials conducted during the past season at the Government experiment…

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Vic. Wheat Pool Farmers to Ballot Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 6

The Victorian State Cabinet to-night decided to hold a ballot of the wheat growers as early as possible, to ascertain whether a majority will favor…

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Buoyant Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 18

In Sydney approximately 215,000 bales of unoffered wool are available for the February and March auctions, or about 20 per cent, of the clip.. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., state that…

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Guernsey Cattle Society. Third Annual Fair

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

The entries for the third annual Guernsey fair and sale to be held under the auspices of the Guernsey Cattle Association of Australasia in conjunction with the…

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Fluke in Sheep. Carbon Tetrachloride Treatment

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

A striking tribute to the value of carbon tetrachloride in the treatment of fluke-infested sheep is contained in a review of the liver fluke disease in Australia by Mr. I…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat a Little Steadier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 13

The wheat market was uninteresting yesterday. General limits of buyers for growers' bagged lots continued on the basis of 5/1½ ex trucks Sydney, equivalent to 4/…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 15

The fourth series of the Brisbane wool sales was continued to-day. The selection was an average one. Although some good wools were included, heavy-conditioned and dusty wools predominated. Competition…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 15

The wool sales were continued in Melbourne today, when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company offered [?] bales. Competition continued on the lines diclosed during the week, and a big clearance…

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Fire in Wheat Dump Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 6

About 2000 bags of wheat have been seriously damaged by a fire in a dump at Bongeen Siding, Cecil Plains, on Saturday night. The fire is still…

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Propagation of the Faith. Pastoral by the Bishop of Armidale

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 19

The following Pastoral Letter was issued to the priests in the Armidale Diocese, to be read in the churches on Sunday, 29th ult.: Bishop's-House. Armidale…

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The Land and the Producer Hunter Valley Again Smiles with Nature's Abundance Plethoric Pastures, Overgrown Crops, and Sleek Cattle Abound

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 11

The transformation of the Hunter Valley since the break of the long dry spell has been complete and almost magical. Grass and crops are running riot, in response to the genial seasonal conditions, and everywhere there is an air of…

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Must Go to Gaol Young Cattle Stealers Tamworth

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 6

Herbert Clyde Elwin Sampson and Thomas George Vincent Lisle were, at the Tamworth Quarter Sessions before Judge Mocatta, charged with…

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Sheep Brings £56 for Soldiers' Fund West Wyalong

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 14

A sheep donated by Mr. Thomas Dean was sold and resold at the local marked yesterday until it realised £54/18/- for the Limbless Soldiers Fund…

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Commercial. Evenness of Wool Prices. Exceptional Stability

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 45

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: It is doubtful if Australia has ever experienced a wool season when values have kept on such an even basis as during…

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Surplus of Butter Produce Markets. Glut of Cheese Bacon Concessions

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 3

DAIRY produce quotations are not likely to show any material alterations to-day. Butter, while supplies air rapidly increasing, will be held at…

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Why the Wharves Were Deserted--dairy Farmers Wield the Willow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 16

CLEAN BOWLED.--A ball from Morton ended a cautious innings by L. O'Connor in the Sheffield match between Victoria and Queensland. The other batsman is R. Oxenham. INSURANCE IS THEIR FORTE, but they are also keen tennis…

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Dutch Farmers Science : the Bible Quaint Customs Bloemfontein, Nov. 27

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 18

ZIGZAGGING by train across the Cape Province from Caps Town to port Klimbeth, then on to Alice the dorp near which the Lovadale…

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