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Farming & the land, 1936

11,450 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

Lismore Diocese His Lordship Dr. Farrelly's Pastoral Letter

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 22

Of special interest to the parishioners of the flourishing diocese of Lismore is the approaching festival of St. Patrick's Day, when apart from the…

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Wheat Vessels. Alfios For Greece

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

The Greek steamer Alfios has arrived at Albany from Naples under charter to load a cargo of wheat for Greece on behalf of L. Dreyfus & Co…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Dull and Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 11

The city wheat market was dull and easier yesterday, reflecting the tone of overnight cable reports. Sellers of bulk wheat were offering parcels at 3/7. Buyers were mostly…

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Inactivity in Market for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 8

With shippers and millers showing little interest In wheat, and farmers withholding their stocks, trade on the local market was very quiet yesterday…

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Exports Decline Australia's Butter Shipments Fall off

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 9

FROM 1st July, 1935, to 1st February, [?], exports of butter from Australia totalled [?]-tons, compared with 71,371-tons a year…

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EARMARKS Proposed System for Checking Sheep Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

DECLARING that there was probably not a grazier in the whole State owning sheep with mixed earmarks who could prove that he had actually bought…

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More Wool Japan Will Need It

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 25

Trade between Japan and Australia is likely to increase in the near future," declared Mr. J. Nieman, representative in Japan of C. Illies…

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Japan's Wool Imports. Tokyo, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 9

The Press estimates that Japan's imports of Australian wool for February will amount to 137,000 bales. This is claimed to be a record for that month…

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Stock Importation Does it Menace Local Beef Cattle Industry ?

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 11

A WARNING that the importation of herd type Scottish bulls was a serious menace to Australia's beef cattle industry was issued by the secretary of the Aberdeen-Angus Society (Mr. A, J. Tanner), when commenting on the recent arrival in Australia…

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Season's Top Wool Average OVER £20 BALE

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 19

WOOL averages for the first three days of the week were £20 5s 4d a bale, or 16.8d lb., the highest for the season…

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Wool Barter Claimed to be Menace to Trade

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

WOOL barter agreements were described as a menace to the trade at a meeting of the Bradford (England) Chamber of Commerce…

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Wool Levy Money for Research Work is Favored

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

WHEN the proposed levy of 1/ [?] bale on wool for publicity purposes was discussed at a meeting of Forbes branch of the Graziers…

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Electric Power for Milking Nemingha Dairyman Lightens the Work on His Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 9

HERE it is available electric power is a boon to dairymen. Mr. O. M Chaffey, of the Somerset A.I.S. stud,…

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Big Wheat Yield Report From Russia Has Depressed Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Advice was received in Melbourne to-day that the coming season's wheat crop in Soviet Russia was estimated…

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Guyra's Annual Show Fairly Good Competition in the Beef Cattle Classes

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 11

GUYRA Show, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, was rather disappointing both from the point of view of organisation…

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The Buying Service Equipment that the Sheep Breeder will Find Very Useful

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 5

DURING the last few weeks Uncle Wiseman has received several inquiries from sheepbreeders for ear pliers, There is a standard [?] price for pliers,…

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Leo X Wealth in Wool the Medici Flower Of Florence

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 18

IN the first quarter of the 16th century one Florentine, Amerigo Vespucci, gave his name to America; another, Leo the…

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New Wool Record Highest Price for Sydney Sales Paid this Week

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 6

A SEASON'S record for Merino fleece in Sydney was established on Monday when five bales marked ASN/Miranl/New England, from…

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Uncle Wiseman Sheep Competitions Advisory Committee at Work Schedule of New and Improved Conditions May be Expected within a Fortnight

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

SO great was the success of these competitions last year, and so keen the…

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Expenses Nil Brush Farm Trust

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 18

Alderman F. Spurway, of Dundas, was re-elected chairman of the Brush Farm Park Trust, and Mr. T. Carson, honorary Secretary. The directors placed on…

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