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Farming & the land, 1929

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Unbranded Sheep £50 Penalty Albury

The Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 21

At the police court, before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M., Albury Pastures Protection Board proceeded against W. Beaver for falling to keep legibly…

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Flemington Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Unaltered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 13

In all 28,092 sheep and lambs were penned for the fat stock sales at flemington yesterday from localities representing most of the stockbreeding districts of the State. There was only a fair number of…

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Not So Keen Butter Demand Buyers Cautious

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 7

FOLLOWING the [?] rain on the upper North Coast at [?] and there has been a [?] the demand for butter…

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Butter Factory Merger The Hunter Valley Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 17

WEST MAITLAND, Monday. -- The movement for the amalgamation of the butter factories of the Hunter River district progressed another step when…

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Wool Sales Japan Active for Quality Clips

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 9

RUSSIA was busy among the early 10's at the Wool Sales this afternoon and sent to 24[?] for six sales of super [?] branded [?] over [?] reversed L over Ross Star…

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Albury Wool Sales. Turnover of 60,000 Bales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 9

ALBURY.—This season's business of the Albury wool-selling centre amounts to 60,000 bales, of a value of over £1,000,000. Up to the end of the year 30,000 bales had been sold, and…

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Inverell Wheat. Yields Up to 43½ Bushels an Acre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 9

The late spring and early summer rains favoured late-sown wheat crops in the inverell district, and some exceptionally heavy yields were obtained in trials conducted by the…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 13

Most dairy cl[?]y produce houses reported bright trading yesterday. Egg consignments reflected the more noticeable tallingoff in production and the market was further…

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Fatal Crash. Moth 'Plane. Farmer Killed. While Working in Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 11

At Cornwallis, near the Richmond aerodrome yesterday morning, a new Moth machine crashed on a farmer—Albert Charles Smith, of The Terrace, Windsor—who was working…

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H.m.a.s Australia Proceeding From Moorings in Farm Cove to Cockatoo Island Dock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 14

A striking scene as the stately cruiser passed Dawes Point yesterday…

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Head Cut Off by 'Plane Farmer's Fate Windsor Horror Pilot Sobs Over Corpse Dived From Sky

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

DEATH came to ALFRED C. Smith in a ghastly manner yesterday morning. Smith, who was a Windsor farmer…

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Modern Method of Weed Control Papier Mulching Successful in America Crops Increase Production

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 17

Within a very few years the back breaking labor involved by hoeing weeds, may be a thing of the past. The remarkable discovery of the efficiency…

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Prostrated By Grief, Aviators Lose Memories Hurled Tragedy Into Family He Loved Grim Stroke of Fate in Shocking 'Plane Crash at Windsor Death-dive on Farmer in Field

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

By a tragic stroke of fate, Sergeant Robert F. Somerville, pilot of the aeroplane which caused the frightful tragedy at Windsor yesterday, brought grief into the home of the…

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Butter for Export

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

During the week ended January 10, the Commonwealth graders at Sydney [?]mined for export [?] boxes of sailed butter and [?] boxes of [?]…

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Butter Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 17

During the week ended January 19 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 9691 boxes of butter, of which 8576 were salted and 1115 boxes were unsalted,…

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Stole Wool

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 17

Carcoar, Wednesday.--At the local police court, before Mr. H. L. Adams, P.M., Edgar McClelland was charged With stealing a quantity of "dead…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

Messrs. J. Sanderson are in receipt of cable advice from their London office, to the effect that at the last wool sales held greasy merino, except…

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Wheat and Flour Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 7

Wheat and flour shipments reported during the week ended January 3 from the Commonwealth amounted to 4,120,225 bushels, as against 1,897,444…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 17

The whEat market was firmer yesterday, having responded to the improved demand oversea. Shippers and millers' limits for growers' bagged lots were advanced, but the…

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A.m.u. Wheat Lumping and Wheat Yard Work Award

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 20

The following is the agreement made between the Australian Workers Union (representing the employees) and the Wheat handling and shipping firms,…

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