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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

12,513 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 17

Although late on Monday afternoon big business was passing, and sales of bagged w[?]eat for prompt delivery were effected at 5/5, and of bulk for March delivery at the…

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Bringing in the Wheat

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 33

At Pittsworth, Queensland. The dump is protected from weather and is mice-proof…

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Country News Bigger Yield Riverina Wheat Crops Estimates Exceeded Junee

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 11

Judging by the wheat already received at sidings in Junee railway district (which comprises 97 stations in the Riverina), a brighter view can…

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London Wool Sales London

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 9

[?] the wool sales which commenced here on Tuesday, January 21, 164,000 bales are available. New arrivals include [?] from Australia, [?] from New Zealand, [?]…

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Perth Wool Sales. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 17

Twenty-three thousand bales comprised the catalogue of the fifth sale of the season to-day. An excellent selection was presented, suitable for all sections of the trade. Continental buyers had…

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Riverina Wheat Deliveries Largely Exceed Estimates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 19

WAGGA. -- Wheat deliveries to Riverina railway stations indicate a return exceeding the estimates in the district south from the south-west…

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Wool Sales Fine Clips Yorkshire Demand

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 11

THE Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. sale had been in progress at the wool sales for some time to-day before Bradsford went to [?] for two successor lots of…

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Wool Still Under 1/- a Pound

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 37

A certain amount of natural hesitancy urns evident on the part of some operators at the resumption of wool auctions in Sydney, but this phase soon passed, and late rates were maintained…

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Wool Industry. Causes of the Depression

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The depression in the wool industry was referred to by the secretary of the Graziers' Federal Council (Mr. S. L. Officer) to-day. This depression,…

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Riverina Wheat Harvest. Revised Railway Estimates Exceeded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 13

ALBURY, Tuesday.—The tone of the wheatfarming circles in the Riverina is optimistic, and it is understood that there will be an extension of share-farming for wheat…

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Penalising the Producer Restrictions on Export of Sheep-skins

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 19

The general president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. H. K. Nock, has written to the Minister for Customs, on behalf of his…

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Many High Wheat Plot Yields Narrabri and Boggabri

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 19

Some high yields were obtained in farmers' wheat variety trials conducted under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture on the…

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Federal Wheat Pool. Forecast by Minister for Markets

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 6

Speaking at Narrandera last Friday night the Federal Minister for Markets (Mr. P. Moloney) forecasted the setting up of a wheat pool, organised by the…

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Drank Cattle-dip. Old Man's Fatal Mistake. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 19

James O'Brien, aged 71, who was camped, in a hut with a mate at Kirra, Coolangatta, awakened at 5 o'clock this morning, and mistook a pint of cattle dip for a billy of…

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Average Lots To-day's Wool Sales 10,683 Bales

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 15

Average to good wools were submitted for auction to-day, when the fifth series of wool sales was concluded…

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Wool in London Next Sales, January 21 LONDON, January 14

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 4

For the first series of public sales of wool, which will be commenced on January 21 and will terminate on February 11, offerings will include:--N.S.W. 46,950 bales. Queensland…

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Foreign Editor's Dairy New Liberal Split

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 10

VISCOUNT GREY, who is now the leader of the Wee Frees in the Liberal Party, is evidently bent on causing a new split The trouble, as of old, is money. When the…

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An Eight-bag Crop in the Victorian Mallee

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 37

When failure seemed inevitable in the early part of the season sheep were turned on to the young crop and completely ate it off. Then it came again, and, despite the scantiest of rainfall, stripped eight bags to the acre. The variety was Austan and it was sown much deeper than usual. No other crop in the district, showed anything like this yield—grown on Caledonian Flat, Inglewood, by Mr. E. Paynter…

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Model Dairy Competition. Granville Show Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 13

Keen interest is being shown by metropolitan dairymen in the model dairy competition promoted by the Granville and District Agricultural Society in connection with its annual…

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The Model Dairy Competition a Granville Show Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 19

Considerable interest is being shown in the model daily competition, which is being held by the Granville Agricultural Society, in…

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