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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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On the Land Bleached Wheat. Important Tests. Unexpected Results. Hard Types Give Better Loaf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

Research work carried out by Mr. L. S. Cayzer, M.Sc., B.Sc.Agr., analyst to the Department of Agriculture, is likely to result in farmers obtaining materially improved prices for…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Warwick Farm Finish—sefton Handicap, 6 Furs

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 10

APPROACHING THE LEGER—FARM NOVICE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. FINISH—FARM NOVICE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—WARWICK JANUARY HANDICAP, 1 Mile 3 Furs. FINISH—WARWICK JANUARY HANDICAP, 1 Mile 3 Furs…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Warwick Farm Approaching the Leger—maiden Handicap, 1 Mile

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 9

FINISH—MAIDEN HANDICAP, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—FOR COLTS AND GELDINGS. FINISH—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—FOR COLTS AND GELDINGS. APPROACHING THE LEGER—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—FOR FILLIES…

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Holiday Clothes at Races. White Frocks and Suits. Warwick Farm Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

The hot day was responsible for the popularity of white—white frocks, white coats and skirts, white hats, handbags, and shoes—worn by smart…

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Large Crowd at Warwick Farm. Officials Pleased

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 11

Racing officials have had so much to concern them in recent months-during which racing has been almost continuously in the melting pot—that it was a…

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Record Times. Warwick Farm Races. Misnomer and Tuckerbox

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 11

The track at Warwlck Farm yesterday was in great order, and fast times wcie recorded in nearly every race. There was merit in the record-making victories of Misnomer in…

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Details of Yesterday's Race Meetings. A.j.c. (Warwick Farm)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 12

MAIDEN HANDICAP [?] second horse £30 and third horse £15 from the prize. [?] [?]…

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The King's Estate. Restocking Farms at Sandringham. LONDON, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 8

The "Daily Mail" states that the King intends to re-establish the beautiful estate at Sandringham in accordance with the tradition that his father founded…

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Cream Quality. Unnecessary Deterioration. Farmers' Responsibilities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

Much of the progress made in the dairy industry during recent years can be attributed to the enthusiastic efforts of the dairying instructors of the Department of Agriculture…

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Inland Dairying. Greatly Increased Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

Planting of improved permanent pastures and the use of phosphatic fertilisers have trebled the carrying capacity of dalry farms in the Riverina and South-west Slopes…

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Finch And Glover 'Outed' Warwick Farm Reports Suspensions For Season Now 22

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

THERE is no doubt that the stewards have become Argus-eyed as regards careless riding and interference. The rigorous campaign begun…

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Tuckerbox Shone As A Stayer Broke Record at W. FARM Anniversary Hcap. Is Objective Theory Debunked

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

"DON'T FORCE him early; let him bowl along, and he will do the rest," were Randwick trainer Peter Lawson's final instructions to jockey Billy Cook before hopping on Tuckerbox in the Warwick January Handicap at Warwick Farm yesterday…

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Increased Crowd At W. Farm

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

RESIDENTS about Cabramatta and the picturesque Warwick Farm racecourse must have thought the whole population of Sydney was…

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Dairying Conditions in N.s.w

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 8

DAIRY instructors throughout the State in their reports for December on pasture and stock conditions and butter production to the…

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Highlights of Racing at Warwick Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 15

WITHSTANDING A STRONG CHALLENGE in the straight, Misnomer (rails) won the Sefton Handicap at Warwick Farm yesterday from Jocular (foreground), with Some Boy third. VIGIL (S. NEALE) finished on best in the Nursery Handicap for fillies at Warwick Farm yesterday to beat Early Bird (No. 6), ridden by R. Heather, by a length, With Triceps (E. Harper), three-quarters of a length away, third…

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More Form Reversals But A.J.C. Committee Unmoved Newspapers Must Attend Inquiries Need for Open Inquiry Urged by Racegoers Marked Improvement Of 2 Warwick Farm Winners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 1

TWO more form reversals at Warwick Farm races yesterday further emphasised the urgency for tighter control of racing by the A.J.C. BRISBANE, Monday.--Open stewards' inquiries were introduced by the Queensland Government under special legislation 10 years ago…

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Ice Cream Cones Popular at Warwick Farm Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 10

EWEN more prized than the best of tips at the A.J.C. races at Warwick Farm in yesterday's intense heat was an ice cream cone. Racegoers in hundreds, men and women alike, clustered like bees around vendors of this cooling delicacy, who did as brisk a trade as any bookmaker…

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N. Z. Pastoral Conditions

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 17

After working in the pastoral industry in New Zealand during, the last two months, I feel sure that a comparison of the wages and conditions…

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World Wheat Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 17

World shipments of wheat to Europe during the week, ended December 30 totalled 1,040,000 quarters, and to other countries 230,000 quarters, an aggregate of 1,270,000 quarters,…

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Much Wool Withdrawn

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

Withdrawals at the wool sales today were the heaviest for many weeks, and hundreds of bales were not even offered. This was in addition to the…

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