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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Doings in Dairying

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

TO date, forty-five settlers in the Grafton land board district have received advances totalling £3,272 to assist in the relief of unemployment. Advances…

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Welfare Farm. "Court-martials." Inmates' Evidence. (From Our Special Reporter.) Leeton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 9

Two boys who are inmates of the Riverina Welfare Farm home at Yanco gave evidence to-day that they were "court-martialled" for absconding from the farm. They said they…

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Boys' Training Farm. Benefit Entertainment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 13

Leading business men in the city have responded generously to the appeal which is being made on behalf of St. Matthews Training Farm at Deewhy, where unemployed youths…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 11

Business among city dairy houses yesterday was of usual mid-week standards, but some increase was noted during the morning as retailers placed their orders for delivery before…

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Meat Inspection Fees. Farmers' Attitude

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

The new scale of meat inspection fees proposed by the Metropolitan Meat Industry Commissioner was discussed by the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Dairying Industry. Benefit of Equalisation Scheme. Discussed at P.D.S. MEETING

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

The benefits conferred by co-operation was the keynote of speeches delivered at the annual meeting of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society yesterday. There was also…

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In Fight Boy Was Revived Had to Go on Farm Allegation Leeton

The Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 9

HOW a bucket of water was thrown over a boy so that he could get up and fight on in a "court-martial" was described…

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'Prosperity' Receives Bad Jolt Revealing Statement by Statist Plight of Farmers

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

THE issue of the monthly summary of business statistics for December by the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites, yesterday, gives a bad jolt to Mr. Stevens' prosperity statements. THE sorry plight of the State's…

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Pastoral Notes Disputed Sheep Handed Over

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 14

THE five [?] [?] [?] lambs and a [?] of [?] [?] skins, which were the subject of much [?]gation last [?] were [?] over [?] Mr. John William…

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Cattle Slightly Cheaper Sheep Sell at Steady Prices

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

The warm weather, and the fact that there will be no killing until next Monday, took the keenness out of the sheep and cattle markets at…

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Homebush Sales Light Yardings of Sheep Poor Demand for Cattle

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

The yarding of lambs and sheep at the Homebush sales was small yesterday, but owing to the warm weather butchers operated sparingly and the…

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Farmers' Wheat Policy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Strong criticism of the delay in finalising arrangements for the distribution of the Federal wheat bonus was raised at a…

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Cattle Plentiful

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 25

The supply of 2,500 cattle proved just a few too many for the demand. Values did not show much material alteration, and prime cattle held at just about late rates, but…

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Outstanding Dairy Cattle at Albion Park

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 7

RECORD entries, in which outstanding dairy cattle were prominent, were received in every section of the 46th annual exhibition of the Albion Park A.H. and I. Association held last week, and officially opened by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hugh Main). Dairy cattle are a feature of all…

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Butter Position Dairy Produce Export Board Meeting

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

At a meeting of the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board last week, there was considerable discussion in regard to the position of the…

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Forbes Butter Society

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 27

DURING the first 12 months of the operation of the Forbes Dairy Society's butter factory over 190 tons of butter was produced. Suppliers received £14,447. There…

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Cattle Values Weaker

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 25

On arrival at the sale yards cattle buyers complained of the dullness of the beef trade, business at the depot in the morning being slow. Confronted with a yarding of…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 27

Walter J. Hawke and Co. report: At our store and fat cattle sale we yarded about 2700 cattle, exclusive of calves to a good attendance of buyers from the Hunter River,…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 24

Armidale will be the scene of a monster cattle sale, when A. H. McArthur and Co., auctioneers, will sell 2500 store cattle there on Wednesday, January 31. The cattle are mostly…

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Kosher Butter New Channel for Australian Butter Sales

The Land · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 24

According to a London message, the South Australian Trade Commissioner (Mr. W. J. McCann) is investigating the possibilities of a new…

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