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Farming & the land, 1929

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The Land and the Producer Splendid Millet on the Manning Fourteen Cwt. Crop at Mondrook

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 17

Despite one of the driest seasons on record some very good broom millet crops are to be seen at Mondrook and Taree Estate, on the Manning River…

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Batlow Potato Competitions Frost Cuts Down Many Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 17

BATLOW.--The special agricultural instructor, Mr. A. J. Pinn, inspected the competition plots of local potato growers here a few days ago. Crops…

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For Dreadnought Boys Foundations for Additions to Training Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 7

The foundation-stone of large extensions to the training farm for Dreadnought boys at Scheyville, near Windsor, was set on Saturday by the…

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Wheat Market

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 6

There was no change in the local whose [?] to-day parcels of bulk wheat were and 2: 4 2½, equivalent to 4 1½ country stations, and [?] bushel…

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Wool Statistics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 13

The following statement, compiled by the National Council of Wool-selling Brokers of Australia, covers the receipts of the 1928-20 clip into store, the total disposals up to the…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 13

The wheat market was practically unchanged yesterday, although business waa quieter than at the week-end. General limits for growers' bagged lots were still on the basis of 4/8…

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Wheat Trade Quiet

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 16

Trade in the local wheat market was quiet yesterday. Growers' bagged lots were steady at 41 a bushel in the country, equal to 48 ex trucks Sydney. Over the week-end some…

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American Wheat Chicago

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 6

Wheat potions are quoted at March, 1741 cents a bushel—up 1 cent May 122½ cents—up [?] cent. July. 1300 cents—up [?] cent…

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Butter and Cheese. New Zealand's Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 9

Criticism of the New Zealand system of grading' butter and cheese by Sir Thomas Clement, chairman of A. Clement and Sons, Ltd., of London, has found a supporter in…

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Taree Awash Cattle Swept Away Grafton

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 13

All Taree estate is under water, and all the residents had to leave their homes by surf boat. Mr. Dyball, who was the last to leave, had 15 persons…

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Flemington Stock Sales. Sheep. Prime Sorts Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 13

There was a penning yestirday at the Flemington stock sales of about 24,000 sheep and lambs. The quality was a good average one, and, [?]thwithstanding the wet weather, the stock arrived in good…

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Wool Sales. Generally Very Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 13

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchnnge, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,592 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wheat Alley School Alleged False Pretence

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 18

An application was granted by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) three or four months ago for a subsidised school in a country…

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A Dangerous Delicacy Made Pancakes With Sheep Dip

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Monday. -- A mistake in labelling involved 11 bushmen -- four Europeans and seven Maoris -- in a poisoning incident at a sawmill camp at…

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Out to Sea Cattle, Maize, Furniture Wauchope

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 13

Two and a half feet of rain; 1000 stock drowned; maize crops ruined: whole dairy herds swept away. These are some of the results of the…

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Sheep Slump Graziers' Scheme to Stabilise Market Forbes [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 5

FORBES branch of the [?] Association, at it [?] carried all departments [?] which virtually [?]…

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Incentives to Vice. Modern Social Customs. Bishop's Pastoral Letter. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 10

Referring, in a special pastoral letter, to modern social customs, Bishop Dwyer states: —"When we study the ways of the world we live in we find that every newspaper, many…

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Wool Tops Market Quiet London, February 11

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 4

At Bradford there is a quiet market for wool tops. Quotations are nominal at: 64's, warp, 46d; 64's average, 45d; 50's, 33d; 46's, 28d; 40's, prepared, 22½d a 1b…

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Fine Wool Quality Spinning Clips To-day's Sales

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 14

Clips of specially fine spinning quality were among the aggregate of 11,452 bales offered to-day by the Farmers and Graziers'…

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