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Farming & the land, 1929

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Historic Sheep Station Forsale Passing of Weetalabah

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 19

BINNAWAY.--The historic "Weetalabah" Station, one of the oldest and leading Binnaway district properties, which has been in the hands of the…

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Wool Sales. Values Continue Firm

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

Wool sales were held yeaterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled, 11,637 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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A Very Strong Wool Market

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 41

Values at the resumption of the Sydney auctions were fully up to the December levels, any variations being in growers' favour. MORE than the usual amount of interest was shown in the resumption of…

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London Wool Sales London

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

On [?] of a heavy [?] the wool sales [?] for this afternoon were postponed…

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Chicago Wheat Options New York, Jan. 21

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

Chicago wheat options are quoted:—March, 122[?] cents per bushel (up 1[?] cent); May, 125[?] cents (up 1[?] cent); July, 127[?] cents (up [?] cent)…

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Wool Sales France Active Bidding Is Keen

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 9

BIDDING was keen at the wool sales this afternoon. A well-grown cup branded JR over Adelong, was in demand, Yorkshire paying 26ld for [?] bales of super…

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Spinners Again To-day's Wool Sales Good Yass Clips

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 12

When the fifth series of wool sales was continued to-day, 11,637 hales were offered. Spinners were again to the fore, but there were also many…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. the Case for Safeguarding. Labour Leaders' Views. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 13

No one can read the document circulated this week among the Labour members of the different textile unions of the West Riding without feeling that there is something…

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Aeroplane Smash. Farmer Killed While Working in Field

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 15

A frightful aeroplane fatality occurred at Cornwallis, near Windsor (N.S.W.), on Monday morning. A Moth machine, carrying Pilot-Sergeant Robert Somerville and…

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Grain Crisis in Russia. The Problems of the Farmers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 6

Recent cables from Moscow are extremely interesting as showing the real economic problems that the Soviets are compelled to face. One of the troubles in…

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Produce. Dairy

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

Most city dairy produce houses yesterday reported that recent rains in northern river producing areas had changed the outlook of the butter market. Investors who had been…

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Cropper's Fine Exhibition Against Austin Misses Cox and Bickerion Enter Aust. Tennis Semi-finals

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 30

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Defeat of the English player, Collins, at the hands of O'Hara Wood, and the stiff fight put up by the N.S.W…

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Country News and Personal Notes Oberon Show Abandoned Drought the Cause Bathurst Crops May Fail

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 19

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Owing to dry weather the Oberon A.H. and P. Association has decided to abandon the annual show, set down for March 1…

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No Fruit Glut This Season Dry Weather Reduces Crop Prospects Apples May Be Scarce

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 19

The excessively dry season experienced in the eastern States has materially affected the fruit crops, and reports from this State and South…

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The Land and the Producer Junior Farmers Work Hard During Holidays Club Movement Given Strong Support by Prominent Men

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 19

Holidays have been profitable days to the boy members of the Junior Farmers Clubs in this State. Since "breaking-up" they have been busy putting the finishing touches to their cultivation plots, or closely attending their calves, sheep, foals, or…

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Sheep and Wool Improvement Helping the Small Owners Advice on the Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 19

The system of district instructors in Sheep and wool, with headquarters at divisional centres, is being inaugurated by the Department of Agriculture…

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Butter for Export

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 20
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During week ended Jauary 19 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export the following butter:--8576 boxes of salted and 1115 boxes of unsalted, making a total of 9691…

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Commercial. WOOL

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 40

Schute, Bell & Co. Ltd. report: On resumption of sales on Monday week, December levels were maintained practically unchanged. Competition was…

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