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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

From Farm to Market Surplus of Fish, Yet Prices Low Stocks For Boiling Down Works Butter Glut

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 10

All varieties of fish will be cheap-to-day. Heavy catches of trawled and estuary fish will be available, while the large, surplus…

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Homebush Stock Sales Thursday Heavy Sheep Supply

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 25

Buyers in the sheep section had to contend with a supply of 39,915 sheep and lambs. Lambs formed about 50 per cent. of the supply and the balance were grown sheep. Ewes…

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Wool Sales. Prices Very Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,634 bales and the clearance, including private sales of passed-in…

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Readers' Views Quality Wheat In Defence of the Farmers to the Editor of "The Land."

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

Sir,—I do not agree with the views of the Wheat Commissioner re millers securing special classes of wheat. Millers have bought hard wheat for blending purposes in this…

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Austn. Wheat Cargoes London, January 18

The Sun · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 7

For wheat cargoes the market opened steady. Manitoban were harder to buy owing to exchange movements, Australian and Argentine holding at late rates. The…

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Argentina in the Chinese Wheat Market

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 1

ARGENTINE wheat is selling more cheaply than Australian in China, though it has to be freighted 4000 miles farther, according to Mr…

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Wheat Carter and U.e.r

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 28

"Plenty": (1) If I engage a man [?]o cart my wheat for me on his lorry should I deduct Wages Tax when paying him his cheque? (2) I have lately…

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Wheat Stocks. In Government Grain Elevators

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

The quantity of 1933/34 wheat received in New South Wales Government grain elevators yesterday consisted of 20,756,000 bushels in country…

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Milk Board Man for Butter Factory Maitland

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 8

Mr. J. B. Timms, officer in charge of the Newcastle office of the Milk Board, has been appointed manager of Bowthorne Butter Factory in…

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London Butter Market Last Season's Minimum Quotation Passed

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 25

To the man who studies market variations, and the causes therefor, the London butter market presents an interesting problem for the reason that the causes which generally…

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Sale of Wool Restrictions Are Removed

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 9

[?] communication to all wool brokers yesterday. Mr. H. Fogers, Director of the Farmers' Relief Board, notified them…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 11

At the London wool sales 10,117 bales were offered, including 1632 from New South Wales 2525 from Queensland, 603 from Victoria, 154G from South Australia, 536 from Western…

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Better Prices for Wool Sold at Auction

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 14

AN example of the loss to wool growers incurred by private selling of their wool instead of offering it at auction is provided…

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In Sydhey To See Their Wool Sold

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

Countrymen photographed at the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co.'s store this week. They seem pleased with market prospects. From left: Messrs. E. M. J. O'Neill (Cryon), C. L. Marshall (Barraba), and H. I. Charters (Barraba)…

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Exhibits Gutted Wheat Samples for Sydney Show Lost

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

A large collection of material for the Central Coast and Tablelands district exhibit at the Sydney Show was destroyed when fire gutted a…

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Wheat Weevil Hatched and Grown Within the Grain

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

THEORIES that the wheat weevil is generated spontaneously are exploded by Mr. W. B. Gurney, Government…

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Clarence River Sheep Average £28 a Bale for Spring Wethers

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 27

Seven years ago T. A. Field, Ltd., commenced running sheep on Gordon Brook Station, in the Clarenee River district, and wool prices received for…

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Farm Relief Act Is a "Piebald Nag" Useless to Graziers. Legal Bombshell. Vital Ruling on Stock Mortgages. Sales of Wool Held Up

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 1

AN important decision given in a case in the Equity Court this week renders the Farm Relief Act practically…

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Brokers' Views Wool Position Strong January-June Supplies

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 24

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The lack of supplies of wool is evidently giving oversea consumers considerable concern judging by the keen competition and advanced values…

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Stud Dairy Farm

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 13

The well-known Kyogle district farm, "Holme-Lacy," will be offered at auction at Casino at noon on Saturday, February 3, by Cecil H. Anderson (of Casino), and Robert…

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