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Farming & the land, 1929

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"Roduce Markets" Huge Butter Surplus Prices Asked Were Much Too High Vegetables at Famine Rates

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 8

BUTTER production on the Far North Coast is increasing in leaps and bounds. Last week there was a surplus of nearly 10,000 boxes. The South Coast and Hunter River districts, which have for weeks been drawing on the Sydney market, should, now that rain has fallen, be more…

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Less Wool But Mich More Silk Fickle Fashion Causes Slump in Trade London

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

That the changes in fashion since the war had decreased the use of woollens, particularly the lighter weight articles, much of which…

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Floods Threaten Hawkesbury Towns Windsor Danger Centre Police Warnings Sent Out Farmers Prepare for Flight (From Page 6)

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 10

THE Hawkesbury River flood waters are rising around Windsor. With a big body of water on the way down from Goulburn, the outlook is regarded as extremely grave…

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Damage to Crops. Raymond Terrace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 11

The Lower Hunter escaped the serious floods of the rivers further north. At Swan Reach. Nelpon's Plains, Eagleton, Brisbane Field, and Alnwick there will be a good deal…

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Produce. Dairy

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

Case eggs were selling /2 per dozen dearer at 1/8 yesterday, but otherwise business done by city dairy produce houses was transacted at rates unaltered for all lines. North…

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Race Entries, Weights and Acceptances" Autumn Horses Will Be Seen Out Better Class Is Engaged at Warwick Farm Meeting Prospects of Winalot

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

HOW THE INCLUSION OF ONE OR TWO GOOD HORSES lifts a suburban race meeting far above the ordinary week-end fixture WITH NEXT SATURDAY'S WARWICK FARM MEETING, including the names of Son of the Mist, Winalot. Raasay, Leadight and Pentheus,…

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Desolation Taree Submerged by Floods Farmer Drowned Taree

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 1

Stock and crops have suffered heavily in the district around Taree, in the worst flood since 1866. George Fall, a farmer, of…

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Rain Saves State Citrus Groves Second Crop May Now Develop

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 17

The citrus-growing districts of Gosford, Wyong, and Mangrove Mountain received a thorough soaking from the heavy rains of last week. Sufficient…

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Huge Losses of Stock and Crops in Flood Areas Worst Deluge in History of Manning River

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 4

Further messages from North Coast centres tell of flood havoc and destruction all along the Northern Rivers. Thousands of head of stock and hundreds of acres af valuable crops have been lost, while furniture and motor cars have…

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Butter for Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 4
Also in Evening News

During the week eliding February 2, 1929, the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney, for export, the following butter:—…

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Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 7

The local wheat market was firmer to-day Bulk wheat in parcels was sold at [?] equivalent to 4 1½ country stations white bagged lott brought [?] bushel…

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Firmer Wheat Tone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 18

Continued steadiness in the oversea position gave a firmer tone to the local wheat market yesterday. Millers and shippers advanced their prices for growers' bagged lots 12d a…

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Wheat Vessels. Latest Movements

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 7

The following are the latest movements for vessels loading wheat:— Benton left Westport, N.Z., on February 7 for Newcastle, in order to load…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Continues Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 19

The wheat market yesterday, although not so active as on Monday, opened with a slightly firmer sentiment, but showed very little quotable change, except for growers'…

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Wool Sales. Recent Values Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 19

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,490 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wool Regains a Firm Tone

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 41

As a result of the conclusion of the London sales the demand for wool immediately became more Widespread in Sydney, and the level of values established earlier in the new year is being firmly…

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Latest Wheat Fixtures. Latest Vessels Chartered

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 4

The following are the latest steamers fixed for wheat loading at Australian ports:— The Anglo-Canadian has been…

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N.Z. Butter for Canada. Auckland, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 18

The Niagara took 16,573 boxes of butter, of which 1823 boxes were for Honolulu, 259 for Shanghai, and 14.500 for Canada…

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Rain Brings Down Prices Butter May be Cheaper

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 3

There was an easing in prices of forage in Sydney markets yesterday as a result of the rain. There were no ready buyers for…

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