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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

12,157 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 250

Wheat Wool Dairying

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 36

The preliminary judging of the potato growing competition under the auspices of the Taralga Agricultural Society was completed by Mr. A. J. Pinn, of the…

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Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 12

The extreme paucity of offerings appears to be the chief factor dominating business on the local wheat market. In an effort to draw sellers yesterday buyers…

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Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 7

A quieter tone overseas exorcised an adverse influence on the Sydney trade in wheat this week. On Thursday only light supplies wore on offer, but parcels…

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Herd Recording Uncle Wiseman Competition for Purebred Dairy Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 4

The main points of our new competition, which came into operation on the 1st January last, and is spread over a twelve months' period, are as follows:—(a) The competition shall cover cows completing their 273 days'…

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Butter Fraud Is Alleged

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 7

The case in which Herbert Spencer Cooke, 30, agent, and Doris Mavis Cooke, 32, are charged with having obtained £77215 worth of butter…

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Australian Wheat for Shanghai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 12

The British freighter Speybank loading bulk wheat for Shanghai yesterday at the grain elevators, Glebe Island…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Steady, Quieter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 11

The wheat market opened very steady yesterday. In the city parcels trade there were buyers for export at 2/9¾ for bulk wheat, and 2/9½ for bagged. Further sales were reported…

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Pastoral Properties Big Falling off in Values

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 9

THE Australian Stock Breeders' Co., Ltd. (Q), reports a loss of £143,535 for the twelve months' period that ended on 30th June, after providing…

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Speed the Plough! Wheat Merchant Exhorts Farmers not to Reduce Production

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 10

It would be foolish for the Commonwealth Government or the State Government to discourage wheat producers even for a year. The correct thing for wheatgrowers to do was to speed the plough, and everybody attached to the industry should encourage farmers to increase…

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Queensland Wheat Millers' Offer to Purchase the Whole of the Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 10

[?] have made a [?] to the State Wheat Board to purchase the whole of the Queensland crop of [?] wheat…

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Wool Charges Interstate Repsconfer

The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 16

To formulate requests to be placed before the Premiers of all States for a reduction in rail freights and charges, port and harbor charges, and…

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Top Price for Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 7

In the description of a photograph published yesterday it was stated that the wool which brought top price at Tuesday's sales was being inspected…

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Beef Cattle World and Meat Markets

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 6

LATEST quotations from Smithfield (London) are as follows:—Mutton: Australian 3½d, to 3[?]d., Argentina 41d. to [?] Lamb: New Zealand 4[?]d. to 41d.;…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 8

The State Marketing- Bureau have supplied the following: quotations and information:—London Values and Sales…

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Wool Prices. Season's Record Equalled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 10

The season's record price of /26¼ a lb. which was obtained on Tuesday, was equalled at yesterday's wool sales, five bales of the WTM/ Merryvale/Yass clip being bought by France…

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Wool As Fine As Silk

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 9

The time when women contemplated the wear-of woollen goods…

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Wheat Quiet Overseas London, February 1

The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 6

In the market for wheat cargoes better American closing advices were counterbalanced by fluctuations in the Canadian dollar. Manitobas were offered at 3d to 6d…

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Cattle by Air Queensland "Milkers" Taken to New Guinea

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 4

THE first cattle to be carried by aeroplane have been taken from Lae (New Guinea) to Wau, in the interior, without mishap. Mr. Arthur Thomson…

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Wool Market Is Firm Some Keen Competition

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 8

KEEN competition again prevailed for the 11,714 bales of wool offered at yesterday's sales, and values were well maintained. With 10,602…

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10/- a Head Value of Sheep for Income Tax Purposes

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 14

"Taxpayer" asks whether he did right in filling in his income tax return and including the value of his sheep at 10/- a head, as he did in the good years, when sheep prices…

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