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Farming & the land, 1928

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Pea Crops at Orange. Some Late Sowings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 13

Mr. A. J. Pinn, special instructor in agriculture, who has returned from a tour of the central west, reports that a large area has been placed under peas in the vicinity of…

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Dairy Supervision. South Coast Companies' Request

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 13

KIAMA, Tuesday.—In support of a protest to be arranged to-morrow by the agricultural societies incorporated in the South Coast Union, the Jamberoo Dairy Association called…

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Touring Farmers

The Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 15

On the ground of improper use of taxpayers' money, the Island of Jersey declined to vote for money to entertain the Empire farmer tourists in…

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£50,000,000 Fund Farm Relief Bill Washington

The Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 15

Senator Charles McNary's Farm Relief Bill, now before the Senate, provides for a Federal Farm Board of 13 members to administer a revolving…

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"Help, Murder" Cane Farmer's Distress Two Men Charged Cairns

The Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 15

Martin T. Schurtschenthaler was the name of a cane farmer who, at the Innisfail Court yesterday, alleged that a brutal attack had been…

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Faith of Farmer Signed Blank Form Deal in Property

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 8

An allegation was made in Equity Court yesterday by [?]sues, sugar-cane farmer, of [?]vale, North Queensland, that [?]…

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State's Record Apple Crop Market Prospects Fair, but Exports Light

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 12

With a record apple crop for the State, officially estimated at over 1,100,000 cases, New South Wales will only play a minor part in Australia's…

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Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 13
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During the week ended February l8 the Commonwealth at graders examined for export at Sydney 9824 ooxes of butter, 8800 being [?] and 1024 [?] They also…

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Commercial. WOOL

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 40

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—Since resumption of sales in Sydney, following the series in Brisbane, competition has been even more…

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Record Butter Output Urunga

Evening News · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 4

The cheques paid to dairymen of Bellinger River this week by the two co-operative fasteries totalled [?] about 112 tons of butter being manufactured…

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Lenten Pastoral. By the Archbishop of Sydney

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 11

His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney has issued the following Lenten Pastoral: St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Lent, 1928…

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Many More Sheep in Singleton District

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 12

SINGLETON. -- The numbers of stock returned in the Singleton P.P. Board district for 1927 are as follow: Horses 5699; cattle 65,598, sheep…

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Sale of Yeadon Station and Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 12

HAY. -- One of the best-khown local grazing properties, Yeadon station, consisting of 76,000 acres freehold, conditional purchase, and conditional lease…

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Bellinger River Butter January Statistics Urunga

The Sun · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 15

The cheques paid to dairymen of the Bellinger River this week by the two co-operative factories totaled £16,009, about 112 tons of butter being…

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Wool Sales. Strong General Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 13

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,136 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 15

To-day's Melbourne wool sales, of [?] bales, held by the Australian [?] Land and Finance Co., found the market [?] strong as ever for all sorts. Merinos were in somewhat better request, but the…

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Wheat Quiet Flour Advanced; Bran Reduced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 21

The wheat market locally was steady but quiet yesterday. Wheat in the country remained at 46½ per, bushel, equal to 52 ex truck Sydney. Buyers' price for silo wheat was…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 13

Chicago wheat options are quoted:—March, 132[?] cents per bushel (unchanged); May 133[?] cents (unchanged): July, [?] cents (unchanged)…

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Wheat Overseas Winnipeg Market Firm Winnipeg. February 22

The Sun · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 4

A spirited rush for supplies of wheat carried the market price upwards ½d a bushel. CHICAGO, February 22. The wheat market is closed to-day, for the…

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