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Farming & the land, 1935

11,044 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Germany Buys Wool Values Firm

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 20

The week's wool sales ended today with the market showing all the best features of yesterday's sales and prices fully maintained…

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Wheat Cargoes Steady London, January 23

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Wheat cargoes were steady to-day. under the Influence of further Australian sales to the Far East, both Australians and Plates maintaining their prices…

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American Drought Big Purchase of New Zealand Butter

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 5

AS a result of drought conditions in some parts of Canada and the United States, an opportunity presented itself of making a straight-out sale of…

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Melbourne Sales Fat Sheep Prices Firmer; Lambs Cheaper

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 6

There n a large offering of 126,000 sheep and lambs, including 10,000 stare sheep, at the Flemington (Melbourne) sales on Tuesday…

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Wool Sales. Good Sorts Remain Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 8

Wool sales were held yesterday at the sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the Quantity catalogued totalled 12,178 bales, and the clearance, including private sales of…

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Ayrshire Records Denbigh Cow Gives 1020-lb. of Butter

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Two Australian Ayrshire records were made this week in one day at Mcintosh Bros. stud, Denbigh, Narellan…

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Satisfactory London Wool Demand London. January 23

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

At the wool sales there was satisfactory Home and Continental competition at steady rates. Catalogues totalled 8203 bales. Including…

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N.Z. WOOL. Japan to Purchase More

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 5

According to Mr. T. Saito, a Japanese wool buyer, who returned to Sydney on Tuesday after attending the New Zealand…

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Butter Pays The Margin Between N.S.W. and Queensland

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

THE Commonwealth Equalisation Committee, Ltd., has investigated statements that payments to suppliers by Queensland factories had been greatly in…

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Wheat Firmer in America New York, January 23

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

With foreign wheat buying strong, the Chicago market gained a cent in early trading, but lost some of the advance before the close. May options finished at…

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Butter Rises U.S.A. As Buyer London. January 23

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Purchase by the United States of 16,000 boxes of butter during the current fortnight, after three years' absence from the market, has improved the butter…

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Argentina Wheat Sent East Shippers Forcing Aust. Sales

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 10

Cables received yesterday from Liverpool stated there was a weaker tone in the British markets for Australian wheat, and…

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The Wheat Position Markets Steady; Economic Trend of Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 10

ALL wheat markets appeared to be steady this seek, and in sydney the buyers showed a alight inclination to seek business. Interstate quotations showed…

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Town Lives in Smoke Combat Mosquito Plague in Shops Fires in Buckets Cattle Suffer Beset by Swarms

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 20

THE mosquito plague at Boggabilla is growing worse! Even inside the shops of the…

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Graziers and Wool Freights Federal Council Not Enamoured of the A.O.T.A.

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 9

AT a convention of the Graziers' Federal council in June last, the establishment of the Australian Overseas Transport Association was discussed at…

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Wool Sales Prices Again Slightly Lower at the Sydney Auctions Poor Fleece Lines Neglected

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 6

Prices at the Sydney wool sales on Monday were generally 5 per cent. lower than the level of the previous week, but there was a partial recovery on Tuesday. There was good general competition at the sales this week, Yorkshire and Japan still being the principal operators…

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Keen Bids Made for Good Wool High Price For Clip From Gunning Firm Market

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 10

The wool market held firm at Monday's. improved rates at yesterday's sales. Competition was keen for alt good and well-grown…

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Police Story of Armed Man's Struggle Sequel to Warwick Farm Arrests Gaol and Fines on Pistol Charges

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 1

A THRILLING STORY of a struggle with an allegedly armed man at Warwick Farm early on the morning of January 7 was told by Constable Walkom at the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, when James Lucas (46) and Richard Mason Evans (23) were charged with having carried unlicensed pistols…

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Farm Wages

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 6

To M.K.—There is no award for employees on dairy or other farms, and the matter of wages is one for agreement between farmer and employees. Wages tax must be paid…

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A Matter of Dress Frocks for the Little Ladies on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 16

COUNTRY mothers are no less proud of their small daughters than are city mothers, and on the going-out occasions, at show-time, and on visiting days,…

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