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Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

City Gossip Aust. Gen. Insurance Farmer's Dividends A.G. Insurance To Pay 8 p.c. p.a

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

In 1930 the Australian General Insurance Co., Ltd., reduced the rate of its dividend from 10 to 9 per cent., after having maintained the higher…

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Big Losses S. Coast Farmers Suffer

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

Giving a graphic account of the trail of flood damage in, the Bega district, Mr. A C. Orman, an inspector of the Department of Agriculture,…

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Farmers and Settlers Assn

The Propeller · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Menai Farmers and Settlers' Association members urged the early commencement of building operations in connection with…

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Good Sprint Effort by Vista Fortify's Smart "Six" Farm Candidates Did Little Interesting Work Gallops at Randwick

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

WINTRY conditions obtained at Randwick yesterday morning, and few interesting trials were performed by horses engaged for Warwick Farm to- morrow. Heavy rain fell during training hours, and the strong south-westerly wind, which assisted the gallopers in the straight,…

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Farmers' Relief Act Case Mortgagee Asks For Injunction Equity Court

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 10

AN action in which the points at issue are whether certain provisions of the Farmers' Relief Act come before a prior mortgage, was…

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Farmer Leaves £23,033

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

The estate of the late Mr. Austin Alfred Smart, retired farmer of Milton who died on September 8, 1933, aged 70, has been, sworn for…

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From Farm to Market Supplies of Fish Are Heavy Reasonable Prices Should Rule To-day Cabbage Glut

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 12

A large catch of estuary fish will be available at the market this morning. The trawlers will also place a big quantity, and…

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Challenge Fancy's Sefton Hope at Warwick Farm Gloriole Is Favored Small, But Open Winners May Be Hard to Pick To-morrow Form Review

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

GLORIOLE, who has raced most consistently in recent weeks, and is one of the popular fancies for the…

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Spark Destroys Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 10

PERTH, Thursday.--A spark from a tractor set alight a large area of crop on H. W. Litchfield's property, near Wongan Hills, destroying a crop…

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Farmers Fight Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Floods in Broken Creek, within a few miles of Numurkah, have Inundated areas in the Naring district, and farmers…

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Poultry Farmers' Association State Council Meeting

The Biz · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The State Council of the P.F.A. met at Granville on January 5. Mr. W. H. Rogers presided. Before commencing business, all…

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Poultry Farming Summer Problems Seasonable Points in Management

The Biz · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

During the summer there are many factors which tend to make a difference in the returns from a poultry farm, and a great deal depends upon the efficiency…

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Finance Letter. a City Man Writes to His Country Cousin Bright Re-opening on 'Change —Wool Trade Developments—Producers' Distributing Society Does Well. Pitt Street, Sydney, January 9, 1934

The Land · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 25

Dear Tom,—With the resumption of business on the Stock Exchange this week, financial opera tions for the New Year have settled pretty…

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Butter Exports

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The total export of butter from Newcastle for the present season totalled 82,500 boxes, and it is expected that 150,000…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 17

The local wheat market was about unchanged yesterday. There was practically no bulk wheat offering, consequently the spot price at the moment was firm nominally for…

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New Terror for Farmers Draught Horses Gorge on Unfenced Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 8

LOCKHART, Friday.--Belated reports from outlying districts indicate that the recent cyclonic rainstorm wrought much greater damage than…

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Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 17

For the week ended January 6, 798,208 bags of wheat were despatched from country railway stations, making a total of 4,408,231 bags for the season, as against 7,687,824 last season…

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Australian Butter. Position on British Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 13

BYRON BAY, Friday.—Tne statement that Australia was "wasting time" in dairying attributed to Mr. H. Dawson, an English visitor to Sydney through New Zealand, was…

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Dogs Kill Prize Sheep. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 19

Dogs which broke into an enclosure on the farm of the Metropolitan Board of Works, at Werribee, destroyed seven ewes and 13 lambs, all prize stock. A grave view of the…

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Wheat Prices. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 15

The "Evening Standard" says: "Wheat dealers are anticipating higher prices in the near future. The statistical position is regarded as much stronger. The market view is…

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