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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wheat Overseas Firm Market for Cargoes London, February 13

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 8

For wheat cargoes there is a firm market, and prices have mostly advanced 1d to 1½d a quarter. Parcels also are firm and 3d a quarter dearer. Liverpool futures: March…

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Tale of Two Heifers Alleged Cattle Stealing Bus Proprietor for Trial

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

"I have nothing to say In this Court at all." Thus did Leslie Robert Sindel decline summary jurisdiction at the Liverpool…

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Prince of Siam Buys Stud Sheep Jurchase of Eltham Romney Marsh

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 11

INVERELL.--Mr. Frank File, of "Eltham," Inverell, has disposed of eight stud Romney Marsh ewes and two rams to H.R.H. Prince…

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On the Land. World's Wheat. Quarter-century Survey. Australia's Slow Progress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 9

It is by comparison that true progress is often stimulated, and the sole object of this survey is to compare Australia's agricultural possibilities with those of competing…

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World Bids for Our Wool Wealth How International Buyers Opened New Series of Sales; All Spoke English

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

"Jawohl--sehr heiss!" The wool-buyer in the Royal Exchange lift, having uttered this remark about the weather, took off his black ; alpaca coat and rolled his sleeves above his elbows…

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Treatment of Cow "Good as Any Vet." Charge Against Dairyman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

A somewhat interesting case was that in which Herbert Johnston, a dairyman at Auburn, was charged with having cruelly ill-treated a cow…

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A.j.c. Warwick Farm. Entries for February 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 15

following are the entries for the A.J.C. warwick Farm meeting on, Saturday week:- Trial Hurdle Race, about 2m if and 140yds.—Quarranite, Gift of the Gab, The Black Sea Repose, Pelman,…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 13

Advances in the prices of all grades of eggs came into operation among city dairy produce houses yesterday. During the past few days production has fallen away sharply, the…

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New Australians Training on Farms London

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

The Australian High Commissioner in London, Sir Granville Ryrie, during his visit to Liverpool, found that the scheme is satisfactorily…

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Improving Dairy Pastures Alstonville Sets a Notable Lead Restoring Fertility

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 11

The directors of the Alstonville Co-operative Dairy Society are making a progressive, effort to enhance the returns from the rich…

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Farmers Want Higher Tariff on Bacon and Pork

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 11

URUNGA.--The Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union has resolved to request the central executive to appeal to the Federal…

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Loading Wool and Wheat at Fremantle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 5

General view of Fremantle Harbour looking towards the entrance from railway bridge. When this picture was taken on January 23, 1928, 22 vessels were in port, aggregating 138,705 gross tons. A big scheme is afoot to considerably enlarge the wharfage at Fremantle, on which surveyors are now engaged…

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Maize as Sheep Feed

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 32

THE Farmers and Settlers' Association through Mr. N. C. Pyemont, submitted evidence before the Federal Pastoral. Advisory Committee last week regarding…

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"Sheep-like" Women Lecturer's Judgment

Evening News · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 15

"THINK health and happiness and you will draw them to you. Look for the best in people and things, and you will in[?] call that goodness forth,"…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Stagnant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 17

Buyers' limits yesterday for growers' bagged lots were on the basis of 5/1 ex trucks Sydnoy, equivalent to 4/5. at country stations. Farmers continued to sit back, and did not meet the…

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Germination of Seed Wheat

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 42

SOME time ago it was pointed out by one of the experts attached to the New South Wales Department of Agriculture that only a certain proportion of the…

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South Australian Notes Agricultural and Pastoral Industries

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 15

MEMBERS of the Australian Workers' Union are necessarily ever interested in the welfare of the agricultural and pastoral industries. Australia is vitally…

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Wool Sales. Almost Record Clearances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 17

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange. Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,805 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Record Wool Clip Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 5

ln securing [?] for a line of sommer lamb's wool at to-day's wool sale, Messrs. Elder, Smith Co. made a new record for the season. The previous…

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