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Farming & the land, 1933

12,157 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

JEANIE McNISH in Limelight Again Not Allowed to Start at Farm Stewards Act At The Last Minute Probe Report Soon

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1933 · page 44

SO much has been heard about Jeanie McNish, her age, and her teeth, that many Warwick Farm racegoers were on their tip-toes yesterday to see this equine lady, who has gathered much artificial limelight…

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Moa Lap Gave Nothing a Chance Outclassed Rivals at Farm

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1933 · page 43

Moa Lap, odds-on-favorite for the Second Nursery Handicap, yesterday at Warwick Farm, drew the inside position at the barrier; but he gave his supporters a shock by missing the jump…

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His Thunder Stolen De Valera Outbid by Cosgrave Farmers May Turn Election Scale Dublin

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1933 · page 5

The followers of Mr. Cosgrave are jubilant at their leader's offer to the farmers to remit entirely the land annuities due…

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Hunger Is Price They Pay Five-year-plan Ruins Russian Farming London

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1933 · page 5

The Moscow correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian," who is usually sympathetic toward the Soviet, significantly emphasises that the…

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Heard by Stewards at Farm

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1933 · page 43

The stipendiary stewards at Warwick Farm yesterday reported :-- In the Maiden Handicap Motor…

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Dairy Cattle Diseases Funds Provided For Research

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

The president of the Australian Dairy Cattle Research Association. Dr. R. M. Kinross, returned to Sydney at the week-end, highly pleased…

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Butter Export Restrictions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

The Australian Dairy Produce Export Board has reviewed its recent restriction on the export of butter, under which 20 per cent, of the…

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New Zealand Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.—The Wheat Purchase Board, constituted on Wednesday to administer the compulsory pool, estimates a record crop of over 10,000,000 bushels,…

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Sydney Wool Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 8

"Just another failure," declared Mr. R. A. Mackie (vice-president of the Dalby Chamber of Commerce), commenting upon the recent wool conference. He added that the only…

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Average Wool Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 11

Mr. D. A. S. Campbell writes:— Sir,—An improvement in the present method of indicating wool rates ruling in the Sydney market might be effected by the selling brokers…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Quieter Tone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 11

The local wheat market was somewhat quieter on Saturday, and prices had a downward tendency. Silo wheat was offered rather freely at 2/10, but buyers were not anxious…

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More Butter, But Price Is Low

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

TARALGA.--The Taralga Dairy Co. for December manufactured 44,858lb. butter, of which only 38lb. was second grade. Suppliers were…

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Wool and Basil Workers

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 6

At a meeting of wool and basil workers, held in Siddins' Hall. Botany, yesterday, the proposals of the employers (to rectify award…

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Sheep Need No Shearing Cubist Cats and Dogs

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 6

Sheep which need no shearing, and living rabbits, cats and dogs with fur dyed in geometrical patterns, are the result of eight years of experiments by a young…

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Wheat Yields at Cowra. Some Successful Varieties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 7

COWRA, Saturday.—The result of the wheat variety trials at Cowra Experiment Farm in the early sown grain section showed that Dundee came out with the best yield, namely 46…

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Cutting Cost of Wool Reductions Must Be All-round

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 6

When the Wool Conference reassembles in Melbourne it is hoped that definite proposals for all-round cost reductions will be ready for…

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Dr. Page's Son Killed by Lightning While Riding After Cattle. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 9

Earle Charles Page (22), eldest son of Dr. Earle Page, M.P., was struck by lightning and killed during a thunderstorm near Copmanhurst last night…

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Wool Trade. Increased Efficiency. Mr. Bruceis Speech. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 9

Speaking at the annual dinner of the British Wool Federation at Bradford, Mr. S. M. Bruce said that Australia had done much towards increasing efficiency and reducing costs…

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Wool Up 5 Per Cent. Rise At To-day's Sales

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 8

Fine crossbred wools were 5 per cent, higher at to-day's wool sales and a hardening tendency for all fleece lines was evident…

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Dr. Page's Son Struck Dead by Lightning While Driving Cattle During Heavy Storm Brother's Horror

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

EARLE CHARLES PAGE, 22, elder son of Dr. Earle Page, was struck dead by lightning during a thunderstorm at…

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