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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Programme & Tips for Warwick Farm Races to Day Cleave Has the Pace to Win Sefton Hcp. But Post Position in Big Field May Affect Chance Newsore's the Great Danger

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2

IF it were only a matter of pace in to-day's Sefton Handicap at Warwick Farm, Cleave would easily outstrip the other horses engaged, as the mare is exceptionally fast. It will be a fair-sized field, however, and positions at the barrier will have a big bearing…

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Farmers' Education

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture has arranged for the following lecture and demonstration during the ensiling week, under the auspices of the…

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Late Blight Hits Tomato Growers Heavy Losses in the Earlier Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 17

Commercial tomato-growers in the Liverpool district have been hard hit through the prevalence of late blight. The continual rain of October caused…

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Stewards Inquiring into Shankara's Running at W. Farm Cleave's Canter Beat Favorites in Sprint Newsore and Ascalon Placed

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 7

So often has Cleave proved an unreliable medium for a plunge that it was understandable why she was allowed to go out at 10 to 1 for yesterday's Sefton Handicap. But it was one of her good days, and, taking charge as…

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Shark Net for Farm Cove! "Sunday Times" Plan for City Bathing Area Revenue Producing Scheme

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 2

SYDNEY is a city of neglected possibilities and wasted opportunities. One of them is Farm Cove. The present hot weather once again draws public attention to the fact that, although Sydney is surrounded by water, and has one…

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It Was Goat Race Day at Warwick Farm Five Events for Stinkers' How Ideals of the A.J.C. Have Slipped Owners and Trainers Aghast

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 3

THE Rockhampton boys who invaded Sydney with a string of goats a couple of years ago, went home too soon. If they had waited they might have picked up some good money at Warwick Farm yesterday…

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Dr. Peltzer Comes a Cropper Didn't See Wire Fence at Surf Gala Fell Over Himself in Eagerness to Fire Starter's Gun Hans Robertson Gets a Surprise

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 6

QUEENSCLIFFE Surf Carnival nearly cost the Athletic Association the services of one perfectly good runner, Dr. Peltzer. ASKED to fire the gun to start a heat of the Beach Relay, he was in such a hurry to get on to the job that he failed to…

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Dirty Dairy But Light Fine P.m. Is Lenient at Goulburn "Serious Case"

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 16

AFTER describing in the Goulburn Police Court during the week the filthy conditions which be found existing at a Goulburn…

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Caret[?] of the Town Gossip From My Dairy Milestones Je[?] Shirts to Burn

The Sun · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 17

ONE Sydney man celebrated the holidays so thoroughly that he is still mourning. His recollection of the event is very vague, but his dissipation seems to have token the form of buying…

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Trainer's Series of Misfortunes at the Farm Men Who Hold the Racing Reins

The Sun · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 9

Sportsmen need not be alarmed. The presentation of the smiling countenance of Mr. Whiddon does not betoken the announcement of a new…

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Scheme to Establish Crocodile Farms Breeding for the Market Possibilities in It, Says Traveller

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 10

Mr. G. W. de Teliga, a much travelled Polish Englishman, is in Sydney with a scheme to establish crocodile farms in Northern…

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Weather Was Better Than Punters' Luck at the Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 8

BY HIS DASH in the Farm Stakes at Warwick Farm yesterday afternoon, Gowden, winner, earned the attention. HALF A FURLONG after the start, January Handicap, Duet is…

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Form Reversed by Winners at Warwick Farm Sensational Plunge on Chuquisaca Backed From Eights to Threes Despite Sequence of Seven Unplaced Outings Cleave and Dion Were Others to Improve

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 13

Outstanding of the features of yesterday's racing at Warwick Farm was the success of Cleave, Dion, and Chuquisaea, who went to the harrier with long sequences of unplaced efforts to their credit. The performances of these three horses represented decided reversals of form, even…

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Shankara's Running Questioned Report of Warwick Farm Stewards

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 13

D. Webb's handling of Shankara in the Sefton Handicap at Warwick Farm was the subject of an inquiry opened by the stewards,…

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Wheat Farmers Optimistic

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 15

GOOLGOWI.--The wheat crops were only fair, ranging throughout the district from one to six bags per acre The farmers are optimistic…

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Increased Butter Output Rain Benefits Dairying Areas

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 14

Substantially increased butter production is expected to follow the recent splendid rains on the far north coast, where pastures had been rapidly drying…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 13

As a result of splendid rains on the fat North Coast, pastures which were rapidly drying have preatly benefited, and there should be a considerable improvement in butter…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Storage and Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 13

The American Farm Board declares that the fact that Canadian wheat brought higher prices generally throughout the season than did the American grain, is largely due to…

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More Dogs Than Cattle at Dapto Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 15

DAPTO.--For the coming show, the Dapto A. and H. Society provided fewer than 100 classes for dairy cattle as representation of the staple…

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Limit to Sheep Stocking Regulated Marketing at Homebush

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 15

New South Wales is carrying a full and safe load of sheep when the numbers do not exceed 45,000,000. That is the view of Mr. J. B…

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