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Farming & the land, 1929

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Abnormal Wheat Yield Farmer Estimates Crop at 55 Bushels an Acre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 17

Interesting details of the rich producing power of the Gilmore Valley, which lies a few miles south of Tumut, are given by Mr. A. W. Davis, in a…

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Butter Output Recovers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 16

As a result of scattered rains in some dairying districts of New South Wales, there is an increase in production in those centres. Further rains are necessary to maintain the…

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Canadian Wheat Crop. Winnipeg, January 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 13

The North-west Grain Dealers' Association has made its final estimate of the 1928 wheat crop as 540,730,800 bushels, with wheat in farmers' hands to market 17,484,000 bushels…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 13

As a result of scattered rain, there has been an increase in output in some quarters, but further good rains are necessary in order to maintain the improvement. The week's…

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Dorrigo's Butter Output Improves

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 17

DORRIGO.--Seven inches of rain fell in the Dorrigo district during December, and made a great improvement in pastures. The production at the local…

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Butter Outlook Market Remains Firm

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

Prescott Ltd, report on the butter market:-- SYDNEY: As result of scattered rain there is an increase in output in those…

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Wool Statistics. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 13

The National Connell of Woolsclling Broker, of Australia announced that after exhaustive inquiries the estimated quantities of Wool available for offering in the various States throughout Australia from January 1…

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Wheat Oversea Cargoes and Parcels Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 16

LONDON, Saturday.--Wheat cargoes are dull, and quotations, following a decline in North American and Argentine, are about 3d lower. There has been inquiry from…

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Late Mr. Hogan Prominent Wool Buyer

The Sun · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 11

The death occurred on Saturday at his residence at Dumbarton Castle Hotel, in Kent-street, of Mr. Christopher Patrick Hogan, a well-known…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, January 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 13

Chicago options are quoted as follow:- March, 113½ cents per bushel (down 1½ cent); May, 116[?] cents (down 1½ cent); July, 117[?] cents (down 1½ cent)…

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A Fast Passage. Parrakoola for the Wool Berth

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

The new twin-screw motor vessel Parrakoola which is now on her maiden voyage to Australian ports, arrived at Sydney very early…

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Wool Supplies Estimate of Offerings to June 30

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 16

The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia announces that after exhaustive inquiries the estimated quantities of wool available for offering in the various States from…

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American Embargo on Our Butter P.P.U. Suggests Retaliatory Campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 17

MURWILLUMBAH.--The Murwiliumbah branch of the Primary Producers' Union, at its annual meeting, resolved to urge that the Federal…

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Dairy Farmers Need Not Worry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 7

The Minister for Health has never said-anything that should make dairy-farmers believe lie is trying to get cheap milk, for city people, at the…

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Won't Pay Maliastre Win Bookie at Farm an Ascot Tangle

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 7

THE withdrawal of [?] and the winning of Melbourne at Ascot on Saturday has [?] a deal of confusion in regard to…

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Farms Swept by Flames. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 11

One of the worst bush fires since the district was settled swept six farms between Tambellup and Tunney Town, in the Southwest, last week, in spite of the efforts of…

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A.I.C. Warwick Farm Farm Stakes to Baroona. Stabpoi's January Handicap

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 15

On Saturday the cool change made Warwick Farm a pleasant rendezvous. The country round about is still athirst for a good downpour; but although there was dust on the…

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On the Land. Temora Experiment Farm. Successful Cereal Tests. Some Heavy Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 9

In spite of the strong contrasts which characterised the season, the series of experiments with wheat and oats conducted at Temora Experiment Farm resulted in some heavy…

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Stewards' Report at Warwick Farm Races

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

A.J.C. Stipendiary stewards, at Warwick Farm on Saturday, reported: (1) Leisure Hour (W. Cook) and Gold Tinge (J. Simpson) were interfered…

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