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Farming & the land, 1929

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Our Wheat Yield 50,500,000 Bushels

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 5

THE Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites, has received further returns. from which it would appear that the wheat harvest for the current…

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Sheep Shipment to Russia. Safe Arrival with Small Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 15

The consignment of 41 rams and 1990 ewes which was shipped by the S.S. Tricolor from Sydney for Novorrossisk, Russia, on November 28 reached the latter port on Docember 31 in…

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Down for Sales Wool Men From West

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 14

Mr. Daniel Heffernan, one of the tallest man in the Junco district, is in Sydney to-day to see his clip sold at the wool sales. He was early in…

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Wheat Standard. Fixed for South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 18

The Corn Trade Committee of the Chamber of Commerce hns fixed the wheat standard at 62lb. The Government has estimated the yield at 28,090,000 bushels, with an average of…

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Next Royal Show Entries Butler and Wheat Sections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 19

The two special export butter classes at the coming Royal Show, which are similar to those introduced last year, are being well supported…

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Forced Down Wheat, Flour Freights Loss of Trade

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 12

The decision of the conference lines to reduce the freights on wheat and flour to the United Kingdom,…

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Rand Wheat Silo Management Minister Replies to Criticism

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 19

Complaints were recently made regarding minor defects which had to some extent interfered with the receival of wheat at the Rand silo. The [?]…

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Wool Sales Series' Top Price Yorkshire Pays 29d

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 9

COMPETITION was very keen at the wool sales this afternoon. Fire bales of AAA super comping ewes from Yass went to Bradford for 26[?]d. The wool…

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Fifty and a Half Million Bushels Current Wheat Harvest

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

The Government Statistician. Mr. T. Waites. has received further returns which it would now appear that the wheat harvest for the…

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FREIGHTS. Wheat and Flour. Big Reduction. England and Europe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 17

Substantial reductions in wheat and flour freights to the United Kingdom, Europe, and South Africa were announced by the Oversea Shipping Representatives' Association…

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Over Fifty Million Bushels Latest Estimate of Wheat Harvest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

THE Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites, has received further returns, which indicate that the wheat harvest for the current season will…

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Wool Sales Some Attractive Clips Over 11,000 Bales

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 13

The fifth series of wool sales Was continued at the Royal Exchange to day, when some choice lots-were offered, making a total of 11,537 bales…

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Four Million Bags of Wheat Handled by Railways in South and South-west

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 19

GOULBURN. -- Returns compiled by the Railway Department place the season's, wheat yield in the south and south-western railway division…

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Half Million Wheat Gift Freight on Parcels Cut by 76 a Ton Shipowners' Move

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

Oversea Shipping Representatives' Association yesterday announced a reduction of 76 a ton in parcel freight rates for wheat…

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On the Land. English Wool, Trade. Safeguarding Proposals. Bradford Woolmen's Support. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 15

Though the market has been greatly benefited by the sound close of the last London sales, things generally are already showing the quietness characteristic of this time of the year…

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Tax-dodger Caught. Tasmanian Farmer Fined £225

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 13

At the Hobart City Court last Friday, Robert Henry Calvert, a farmer at Campania (Tasmania) was ordered to pay £225 in fines for furnishing false income…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 19

Featureless trading was reported by city dairy produce houses yesterday. Some of the proprietary houses had fallen into line with the P.D.S., and had reduced the price of…

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Farming in the Transvaal

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 38

Native labour makes a wonderful difference to farming. If we could use our blacks as the South Africans do—and had more of them— farming profits would be distinctly higher…

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Country News Highlands Crops Feel Need of Rain Pasture Suffers Glen Innes

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 3

The rainfall for December in Glen Innes totalled 224 points, which fell on 12 days distributed throughout that period…

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Farm Worker. Breaks His Leg Wagga

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 5

Harry Webber, who was working on R. Brunskill's farm near Wagga. slipped off a pile of bags and trod on a stick, which slipped from under him…

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