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Farming & the land, 1930

12,513 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

On the Land English Wool Trade. Raw Material Values. Remarkable Revision. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 9

A good deal of talk has been heard recently about pre-war values for wool and tops, compared with those ruling at the present time. For those with a liking for statistics or for…

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Eagle Farm. Aerodrome Unsuitable. New Site Acquired. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 10

The unsuitability of the present Brisbane aerodrome site at Eagle Farm in wet weather was demonstrated on Friday, when one of the monoplanes of Australian National Airways,…

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Farmer's Death Developments Expected Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 6

On the return to Ouyen on Thursday of Senior Detective Bruce, who is in Melbourne interviewing two witnesses, important developments are…

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Plant Less U.S. Advice to Farmers Washington

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 4

The annual agricultural report of the United States Government urges a reduction of all farm output, and warns farmers to plant less, but to spend more on buildings. There…

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Harvesting the Olive Crop

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 7

IN Southern Europe the women and the children have recently been engaged in helping to pick the olives. For of all the harvests of the earth…

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Crookwell's Bid for Potato Prizes Many Entries in Crop Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 16

The Crookwell district has supplied what is believed to be a record number of entries (53) in the potato crop competition this…

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Helping the Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

The Government's important scheme to help needy farmers is fully explained on page 16…

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All Out to Help Necessitous Farmers Banks Ready to Receive Applications Under Guarantee Act

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 16

Full steam ahead is the order of the Minister for Agriculture in bringing the Advances to Settlers (Government Guarantee) Act into operation without further delay. With the co-operation of all the trading banks…

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Butter for Export

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 15

Of the 14,714 boxes of butter examined for export by the Commonwealth graders at Sydney during the week ended January 23 17,491 co[?] were salved and [?] unsalted…

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Wool Profits

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 39

A YORKSHIRE paper suggests that wool-growers have been getting the main portion of the profits out of the wool business. Well, if those who are handling the wool, including the manufactures and…

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Wheat Lumping and Wheat Yard Work Award

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 6

The following agreement has been entered into between Central Branch, A.W.U., and the wheat handling and shipping firms (represented by Bunge…

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Weaker Wheat Tone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 16

Depression in oversea markets, coupled with the recent widespread rains, have weakened the tone of local wheat market. Silo parcels yesterday were offered at…

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Merryville Wool Clip

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 16

Fine, soft handling, and showing skilful breeding, the Merryville clip, from Mr. Walter T. Merriman, Yass, was offered at the Sydney wool sale yesterday by…

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Sheep-stealing Offence. Goondiwindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 14

At the police court Harold Mansfield Stead and John Welford Howarth were charged with stealing a sheep, the property of Albert Pfmgst, at Wandilla. Both pleaded guilty. Stead was…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Easier Tone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 15

The wheat market was decidedly easier yesterday, reflecting the oversea position. In the city there were sellers of bagged wheat at 5/3 for early delivery, trucks Sydney basis…

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A Notable Wool Clip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 12

Despite the indifferent level of wool prices generally, Mr. W. T. Merriman's clip, from Merryville Yass, attracted keen bidding at Winchcombe Carson and Co.'s Sydney…

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Cattle Tick Control. Dissatisfaction on North Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 11

CORAKI, Tuesday.—A largely-attended public meeting of landholders and stock owner was held at Ruthven to-day, and carried a resolution protesting against the refusal of the…

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A Winner on Sheep's Back London

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

THE "Yorkshire Observer" says that the fall in the price of wool holds out the prospect of an extension in demand for wool…

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Wool. Marketing. Divergence of Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 11

"The Minister for Markets states that he has received communications from many persons whose views differ from those expressed by the deputation of woolgrowers which waited…

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Wool Sales Buyers Are Cautious

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 9

FRANCE and Bredford were prominent immediately the Wool Sales were continued to-day, and a great bidding duel ended in the former securing eight bales of AAA wethers…

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