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Farming & the land, 1929

10,039 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Beef Cattle. Imported From Canada. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 12

Carrying a trial shipment of purebred beef cattle, the first imported to Australia from Canada, the Union line steamer Haurnkl arrived at Melbourne to-day. The cattle will…

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Lower N.z. Wool Prices

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 18

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.--At the third Christchurch wool sale there was poor demand for merino, which showed a decline of 3d a lb. on January prices. Other classes…

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Albury Wool Sales. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 15

The third series of Albury wool sales commenced to-day. There was a large attendance of Melbourne and Sydney buyers, representing Brodford, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan, and competition was keen. Bales…

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Wool Marketing. Zone System Condemned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 9

FORBES, Wednesday.—The zone scheme of wool selling, which was carried out this season for the first time, has been declared a failure in several districts…

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Sydney Loading. Steamers Fixed for Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 4

The following are the latest fixtures for wheat loading at Sydney:— The British steamer General Smuts, now bound from Seattle to Sydney…

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Wool Sales. Good Merino in Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 13

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,053 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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THE 1928 Wool Year. Satisfactory Market. an Attractive Clip. (By Our Wool Market Corresposdent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 4

Moderate fluctuations in wool values were experienced in the past year. Fortunately for Australia, manufacturers who bought the staple were more affected by the variation in…

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Steady Wheat Trade Flour Up: Offal Down

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 18

Firm and steady conditions oversea were reflected in the locau wheat market yesterday. Growers' bagged lots were dealt in at 48 12 a bushel, ex trucks Sydney, equal to…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 13

There was no business in wheat options at Chicago, owing to a holiday…

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Our Sheep Export Opposed Protest From Junee Junee

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 15

AT he [?] of the Graziers [?] Mr T. J. A. [?] has recently returned [?] successfully [?]…

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Christchurch Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 13

Poor demand for merinos was a feature of the Christchurch wool sale, prices dropping about /3 compared with Junuary rates. Timaru values were the basis for other classes, which were down a…

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For Topmaking Better Class Wool Clips at Auction

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 14

Top-making wools, and a good proportion of better-class wools, were included in today's aggregate of 11,437…

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Pastoral Letter Of the Bishop of Wagga Wagga. to the Clergy and Faithful

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 23

To be read in all churches and chapels of the diocese on Quinquagesima Sunday, February 10, 1929. Dear Brethren,—It is the duty of the…

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Wheat Industry. 1927—1928 SEASON. Moderate Export Surplus. Aid From Science

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 4

The yield from the 1927-28 wheat crop throughout Australia was disappointing. New South Wales gathered only about 27,000,000 bushels. Victoria 26,000,000 to 27,000,000, South…

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Above Average Our Wheat Yield 155,000,000 Bushels Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 8

ACCORDING to the Commonwealth Mete[?] Mr. Hunt in his report on the conduction of the Commonwealth wheat crops at…

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Pastoral Letter for Lent, 1929. Of the Archbishop. to the Clergy and Faithful of the Archdiocese of Sydney

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 24

Beloved Brethren,—Once more it becomes our duty, as the Pastor of your souls, to call upon you to observe the discipline of Lent— prayer, fasting and alms-deeds. For we…

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Milk Vendor Fined Bought it from Dairyman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

Allanson Tyerman, a. Granville milk vendor,: Was charged at Parramatta Police Court yesterday with selling adulterated milk. There were two charges…

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Pony Racing. Back to Track Too Fast I or Farm an Aged Novicer

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

COME racehorse experience [?] our car[?] One coming under this category is the comp[?] unknown Sc[?] witch finished…

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Floods Abate. Danger in South. Farmers' Losses. Resumption of Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 11

The floods on the North Coast are abating, but there is a possibility now that the South Const districts will be affected. "The prospects of floodings on the South…

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