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Farming & the land, 1929

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 15

Wool sales were continued in Melbourne to-day with an offering of 10,895 bales by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., covering a seasonal collection, No material alteration was noticeable in the…

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London Wool Sales London

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 6

Of the [?] bales of wool offered at the concluded sale of the January series this afternoon, 5773 bales were from Australia and 1140 from New Zealand…

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Wool Sales. Market Continues Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 15

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Brldge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,568 bales, and the sales. Including private transactions,…

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Wool Store Fire at Botany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 14

The fire gutted a section of the premises of the Australian Wool and Produce, Ltd. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 15

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

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Keen Bids for Vic. Wool Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 1

At the Melbourne wool sales to-day, there was keen competition. Continental and American buyers were active. Best prices were obtained for merino…

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Wool Sales Brisk Bidding Japan Again Active

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 11

JAPAN was active from the start at the wool sales this afternoon, and secured the majority of the early lots. France paid [?] for a bales of AAA ewes…

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London Wool Sales Close London, January 30

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 4

The first series of wool sales closed to-day, with a good selection. Seven thousand bales were sold at late values, but there were again many withdrawals. The best New South…

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Spinners' Wool Good Selection To-day's Sale

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 14

A good selection of spinners and top-making wools were included in the offering of 11,613 bales at to-day's…

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Commercial.. the Price of Wool Moderation Means Stability

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 29

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Australian wool markets have successfully negotiated the initial New Year sales. A fortnight has now elapsed…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London. Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 15

At the wool sales, 9846 bales were offered, of which 5536 were Australian and 3664 from New Zealand. There was a medium offering of average style merinos, and a good selection…

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Red Ruin Again Sweeps Many Country Areas Bush Fires Bring Widespread Damage and Danger Hundreds Join Grim Fight Against Flames Sheep Burned at Bathurst Northern Ranges Ablaze

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 3

A landscape murky with acrid smoke gave way last night to red-lit skies as bush fires in a. hundred suburban and country places flared in a blistering wind. Pathetic scenes of death rushes of sheep mobs and of…

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Oil for Tractors Farmers Seek Protection Against Fraudulent Traders

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 22

Motor tractors are becoming increasingly popular with farmers, as instanced by the fact that in the Wimmera (Vic.) district alone there are 1000 in use, and…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 15

A feature of trading done by city dairy produce houses yesterday was the excellent demand prevailing for both bacon and cheese. Despite the hot weather sales of…

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Lorry Competition with Railways Govt. Road Policy Blamed by Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 19

PARKES.--That the policy of the Government with regard to road-making was. largely to blame for the present competition between the railway…

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Rain Transforms Dairying Outlook on North Coast But Dry Conditions Still Prevail in Rest of the State

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 19

.Welcome rains this month have materially altered the dairying outlook in the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence River districts. Dairymen in many other districts, however; are still awaiting rain…

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The Land and the Producer Boy Farmers Lose Calves Toll of Drought on South Coast Maize Growing Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 19

The droughty conditions prevailing throughout the greater part of the State are having an adverse effect upon the activities of the Junior…

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Sheep and Wheat Dual Method of Farming the Most Profitable

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 11

Sheep on the wheat farm should be regarded as much a part of the working plant as the plough or the harvester, as they are almost as…

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Sheep Market Relapses Quality Better--Cattle Prices Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 18

SHEEP buyers at Flemington yesterday were confronted with a much heavier yarding than last Monday--40.635 being offered, or an increase of 10,568…

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Melbourne Sales Sheep Irregular and Cattle Prices Lower

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 5

At tho weekly stock sales in Melbourne on Tuesday a large proportion of the sheep consisted of need fat owes, although best crossbred and…

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