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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

12,157 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Indian Wheat Acreage. Calcutta, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 11

The forecast of the 1932-33 Indian wheat acreage, based on reports from the provinces nnd States, estimates the total area sown at 31,829,00 acres, as against 33,078,000 acres…

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Novel Feature at Show Cattle Judging for Boys

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 8

A novel feature at the annual Granville Agricultural Show, which concluded on Saturday, was the cattle-judging competition for…

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Wheat Overseas Quiet Market for Cargoes LONDON. February 4

The Sun · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

The market for wheat cargoes to-day was quiet and prices displayed little change. Parcels were steadily Manitobas were occasionally 1 12d a quarter dearer,…

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Flour Millers and Wheat Price Queensland Terms for Purchase

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 7

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Queensland flour millers have unanimously resolved that they can only negotiate with the Wheat Board for the…

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On the Land Sheep Blowflies. Progress of Investigations. Testing New Mixtures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 7

Interviewed at the department concerning the incidence of the blowfly during recent months, Mr. R. N. McCulloch, assistant entomologist, sold that during 1932…

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Overseas Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 11

Offerings at the wool sales yesterday totalled 7234 bales, including 1540 bales from New South Wales, 2159 from Queensland, 1567 from Victoria, 526 from South Australia, 209…

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Wool Prices Hold Despite Unsettled Position in Europe London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 10

London wool sales were active throughout the week, with some irregularity due to spasmodic Continental buying…

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Good for Evil Poultry Farmer's Plea "Bind Him Over"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

Charged with having stolen four fowls, the property of Thomas Goodlad, at Wentworthville that day, Hilton George Edward Davis (21) pleaded guilty at the…

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Dairying Lands to Be Developed. £300,000 for Roads and Clearing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 9

Relief work, costing more than £300,000, and to be carried out during the next 18 months, will be undertaken to develop an area of nearly 700,000 acres in the upper valleys…

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U.A.P. and Farmers. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 10

Speaking last night at a meeting at Holbrook, at which a branch of the U.A.P. was formed, Mr. Mair, M.L.A., said that he intended devoting his remaining two and a half…

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Farm Strike Threat in America Des Moines (Iowa)

The Sun · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

A threat of a nation-wide farm strike was made last night by Mr. Milo Renon, who last year led the Mid-Western non-marketing…

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Doubtful Benefits to Farmer Labor Leader Strongly Condemns High Exchange State Bank Wellington (N.z.), Sun

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 6

SEVERE condemnation of the Government's increase in the exchange rate on London to 25 per cent. is made by the Leader of the…

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Ruin for Many Farmers Great Damage Caused by Cairns Flood Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 5

It is impossibly to estimate the great damage caused by floods in the Cairns district. The town itself resembles a lake. Rail…

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Fight for Life in Big Flood Dairyman Thrown Into Swirling Water of River Couldn't Swim Innisfail

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 5

JACK PAULIN, a dairyman, had to fight for his life when a flat-botton boat which he was ferrying across the swirling,…

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Lower Prices for Sheep, Cattle Smaller Supplies Available

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 11

Although the sheep penning at Flemington was much smaller than the previous day's quota, prices obtained were generally unaltered for…

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Butter Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 11

During the week ended February 4 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 23,366 boxes of butter, of which 19,863 were salted and 3503 unsalted. They also…

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Germans Buying Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 7

BRISBANE, Monday.--At the wool sales to-day 11,191 bales were offered. Continental bidders predominated, particularly on German account…

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Fat Sheep Sales. Stockowners' Comparison

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 7

Northern Stockowner writes:— I have before me reports of the fat sheep markets for both Brisbane and Sydney for January 23 and cannot understand why the…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Sheep. Prime Lambs Firm, Prime Sheep Irregular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 7

There was a penning yesterday at the Flemington stock sales of 35,178 sheep and lambs, which was about 4000 more than was drawn for. The supply came from 151 owners. The…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Pausing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 11

The city wheat market was very quiet yesterday, with an easier undertone, following the bearish sentiment expressed in most oversea advices. In the parcels trade sellers were…

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