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Farming & the land, 1936

11,450 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Dairylands of the Near North Coast

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 44

A picturesque glimpse of the Pacific Highway between Gloucester and Taree…

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Life Imprisonment. Farm Labourer Sentenced. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 17

Arthur Nelson Durrant, 22, farm labourer, who had pleaded guilty in the Criminal Court last Wednesday to manslaughter, when charged with having murdered Joyce Forbes, 16, at…

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Farm Fire Coroner's Inquiry Three Men Present in Court Griffith

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 13

Three men who had been charged with conspiracy, were present to-day, when the Coroner, Mr. Savage,…

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Crop of Cups Light Car Hill Climb

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 10

At the Light Car Club's hill-climb, in conjunction with the R.A.C.A., on the old South Coast road at Waterfall on Saturday, descriptions of…

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Gun Arrests Farm Of Tragedy ADELAIDE

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 14

THE farm where Mrs. Dora Figg and her four young children were murdered at Mylor, in the Adelaide Hills, in 1934,…

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Farmers Are Being Sold Up More Stay Orders Removed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 6

DETERMINED to persist in its policy of evicting farmers and selling them up for the benefit of the big banks and wealthy financial…

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More Men Sacked by Council Mysterious "Mr. X" Crops Up PRINTING

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 8

FOLLOWING the transfer of the electricity undertaking from the City Council to the Sydney County Council, arrangements were made…

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Arrival of English Farmers Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 4

A party of English farmers, supplemented by a contingent from South Africa, reached Fremantle to-day, en route to New Zealand. The…

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Rosebery Flying Should Be Easy For Cabalist Warwick Farm Run One of Great Merit Gelding Still a Candidate for Newmarket Is Well Up to His 9.5

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

RAINER R. Mead has enjoyed a run of luck during the past couple of months, and Cabalist, a candidate for the Flying handicap, appears reasonably certain to credit him with another success at Rosebery this afternoon. This big gelding, who was…

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Gaol for Life for Farm Laborer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- A sentence of imprisonment for life with hard labor was imposed in the Criminal Court to-day by…

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Wheat Wool Dairying Wool Reports

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 40

Australian Wool Brokers and Produce Company Ltd. report:—Sales commenced last week with an excellent tone, competition being keen and widespread, all…

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Sheep Cheaper But Cattle Prices Advance

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 26

Although the sheep offering at Flemington to-day were below a usual Thursday's quote, competition was restricted at the opening sales, and values for wethers and…

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Butter Overseas

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 12

THE president of Alstonville branch of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. W. A. Crawford) said while there was room for improvement in…

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The World on Wheels Wool, Wheat, Cars Increased Figures Interesting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 20

How deadly accurate are figures! How often is heated and lengthy agrument cut off but the Year Book, just like the swish of a knife!…

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Wheat Fixture

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 4

According to a cable received from London, the following full cargo wheat fixture has been made:—One vessel from Western Australia…

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Wool Averages

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 22

Wool sold at auction in Sydney on the first three days of the current week, averaged £19 0s 7d a bale, or 16d lb. For last full week, the…

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Wool Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 5

THE following is a review of the world wool position by the London committee of the National Council of Wool Selling Broken of…

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"Wheat Schemes Unsatisfactory"

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 2

COMMENTING on the report of the Royal Commission on the wheat industry and that of the South West committee of inquiry, the president of the…

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The Wheat Position

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 8

THERE was firmer tone in British wheat exchanges the week, owing to better advice from North America, where the dancing dollar…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 15

At the Geelong wool sales to-day 10,800 bales were submitted, comprising an excellent selection for so late in the year. While the usual larger percentage of comeback and…

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