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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

12,513 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

Breadstuffs. Wheat Lifeless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 19

The wheat market was lifeless yesterday, business being very limited. Due no doubt to indications overseas traders hesitated to operate. Silo wheat was offered freely at 5/…

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Wool Prices Stabilising Industry

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 7

Questioned regarding the wool situation arising out of Wednesday's Melbourne Conference of the controlling authorities Mr. Parker Moloney…

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Southdown Sheep Valuable Importation to Australia

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 7

It is certain that experiments being made by Mr. Thomas Hogan, of Brindley Park, Merriwu, with imported Southdown ewes and a Southdown ram of give him his full title—won the following prizes in England last year:—First and reserve champion and reserve for Northumberland Cup at the Royal…

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London Wheat Cargoes London

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 2

Wheat cargoes were firmer, following steadier American advices Manltobas were a shade dearer, and La Platas, in view of the weakness of the Argentina exchange, were…

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Butter Factories New Zealand Methods of Manufacture

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 11

During a tour of New Zealand recently, Mr. E. F., Voysey, of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society, was impressed with the efficiency of butter…

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Wheat Growing Modern Methods Essential for Digger Profits To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler"

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 9

What growing to-day is altogether different from what it was some years ago when the practice was to throw the seed in any old way and it would grow. But…

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Export of Sheep Queensland Graziers Favor Prohibition

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 9

Queensland graziers were asked recently for an expression of opinion regarding the embargo on the export of stud Merino sheep from Australia, and…

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Use More Wool Women Offer Prizes for Garments of All-Australian Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 14

To give practical application to the principle, "Use More Wool," the Warwick Women's Club in Queensland always an enterprising and active…

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Where Wheat Grows Tall and Heavy

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 9

A Pine Crop of Wandilla on Mr. J. Cavanagh's property, Curlewis…

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Theft of Cattle. Butcher Fined £25. LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 22

When sentencing Christopher King Olds, a butcher, to three months' hard labour for stealing five cattle, Mr. H. H. Farrington, P.M., yielded to a plea from Mr. C. S. Le Fevre,…

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Record Show Strong Support for Wheat Championship

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 3

Judging from the number of entries received in the early closing sections, the next Sydney Royal Show should eclipse all previous records. Progress reports…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 19

Chleago wheat options to-day dropped to new low levels, and then recovered well, following the decision of the Wheat Advisory Committee to recommend that the Federal…

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Increasing N.s.w. Butter Output 1000 Tons Weekly

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 2

New South Wales butter supplies in the aggregate are still increasing, more than half the output being available for export…

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All Breeding Sheep Are Studs No Embargo on Corriedales

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 17

The question of what constitutes a stud sheep in terms of the Commonwealth export embargo, has been defined by the Controller of Customs…

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The Land and the Producer Mallee Farmers Expect Good Season Increased Areas Will be Sown to Wheat in Coming Autumn

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 17

Keen interest was evinced by farmers in the dry farming convention, held at Merriwagga this week, and it was announced that, as a result of the improved weather conditions and the promise of Government assistance a greatly…

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Wool Trade Southern Graziers Form New Organisation

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 9

A new wool-growers organisation, formed for the purpose of stabilising wool prices, has been formed by woolgrowers of the southern districts of…

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"Told You So" Wool Stabilisation Minister Pleased

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 7

The Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney), finds cause for satisfaction in the fact that the controlling interests in the wool industry…

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Whiffs From the West Yarding the Sheep; Working a Mob Through the Gate into the Yard. Hints on Packing the Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 7

ALWAYS and every time when working sheep to a yard or gate those sheep show a disinclination to enter or go through when the time comes, Why…

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Wheat Market Sydney Demand Steady But Fluctuations Overseas

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

Quiet trading characterised business on the Sydney wheat market this week, neither buyers nor sellers displaying much inclination to operate. Parcels of bulk…

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Wheat Surplus Canada's Dilemma Govt. Action? Ottawa

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 2

Some important interests believe that, if the worst comes to the worst, in the wheat pool, business, the Government will be asked to take over the…

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