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Farming & the land, 1932

10,570 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250

Squeezed Out at Barrier-rise Nagrada in Hdcp. Warwick Farm Report

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 8

AT Warwick Farm on Saturday the stewards reported as follows: "In the Maiden Handicap (first division), P. O'Kecfe. rider of…

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Crops Fencing Are Levelled

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 5

The property of Mr. W. W. Black. 14 miles north of Barellan, was set on fire by lightning. One hundred and seventy acres of crop and a…

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Six Sheriffs Shot Dead Fight on Farm Machine Gun Fire for Two Hours Buckshot Fury New York

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

When the police went to arrest Harry Young, a noted desperado, they were met with machine-gun fire, and…

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Sheep & Wool Returns

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 5

We have been advised by the Government Statistician that sheep owners will not be required to supply the special return of sheep and…

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Sheep and Wool Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 7

The Government Statistician announces that sheepowners will not be required to supply the special return of sheep and wool usually furnished in January of each year…

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Dairy Cattle Inspection. Greater Efficiency Claimed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 7

During 1930 the work of inspecting dairy cattle was transferred from the Board of Health to the Department of Agriculture. This occurred about the middle of the year,…

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Pastoral Award. Review of Rates Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 7

"The Graziers' Association has no intention of doing away with an award in the pastoral industry; but, as the term of the 1927 Federal Pastoral Award has now expired, steps are…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Fairly Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 11

The wheat maritet opened steady yesterday after the holidays. Bulk wheat was offering freely at 3/3[?]. Buyers' ideas were generally from 3/3 to 3/3[?], but some business was…

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Wheat Fleet Spends £400,000 In Dues

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 8

Bach of those empty ships you see swinging idly at her moorings is laden with money for Australia…

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The Land Western Wheat. Harvesting Nearly Completed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 7

Reports from the agricultural instructors stationed in the central portions of the wheat belt indicate that most of the harvesting has been completed in spite of the delay caused…

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Bushfires. Trail of Damage. Sheep Perish. In Cobar District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 9

Latest reports from the south and west indicate that the bushfires are gradually burning themselves out. Firefighters, however, will be unable to relax their vigilance for many days,…

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Prices Up Keen Demand At Wool Sales

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 7

A distinctly hardening tendency was apparent in wool values at to-day's sales. The firmer trend was quoted for all…

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Wool Sales Resumed. Firm Prices, Keen Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 9

Wool tales were resumed yesterday in Sydney after the interval of the Christmas holidays. A very firm market was experienced for all wools. Competition was keen and…

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Wheat for Japan. Record Cargo to Be Loaded

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

The big Japanese steamer Amur-Maru arrived at Sydney yesterday morning after a smart passage of sixteen days four hours from Mike…

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FINANCE and Commerce Financial. Wool Stabilisation. a British Criticism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 11

The proposal of Sir John Higgins for a price stabilisation of wool, though it fell very flat in Australia, has not gone unchallenged in Great Britain. Mr. Arnold N. Shimmin,…

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Wheat Fire Argentine Loses 400,000 Bushels Buenos Aires

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 6

Approximately 400,000 bushels of Argentine grain held for export in the elevators of the Louis Dreyfus Company were practically entirely…

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Buoyant Wool Mart Values Up Slightly Increased Jap. Demand Sales Resume

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 5

The wool market was surprisingly buoyant yesterday when auctions were resumed after the Christmas and New…

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Russian Butter. Sale in England. Menace Much Exaggerated. (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, Dec. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 8

Australian producers have no reason to tremble over the reports of Russian butter importations into England—at all events, not yet. Like the story of Mark Twain's death,…

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Growls and Grunts What Books Said at the Farm Was Enough £2 Fine Was a Joke

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

THOUGH the paddock semaphore authorities at Warwick Farm allowed Hunt the Slipper's name to remain as a starter for longer than five minutes after betting on the Sefton Handicap commenced, owner Doug. Webster was…

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Curious Fatality on Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.--While repairing a tractor on a farm at Juradine, Victor Charles Smith, 36, farmer, accidentally knocked out a supporting…

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