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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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London Wool Sales. London

Leader · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 6

At the London wool sales, 8857 bales, of which 7[?]07 were Australian and 1919 New Zealand, were offered. There was an excellent selection of…

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Wool Report the World's Clip. Absorption of Advanced Supply

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 15

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: At one period the Argentine pastured 80,000,000 sheep. In 1922 her flocks only totalled 36,209,000. Cattle…

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Local News Mudgee Dairy Co

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy Company will be held at the Town Hall at 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, and as the business…

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Decapitated by Plane. Retired Windsor Farmer. Sydney This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

Alfred C. Smith a farmer of Cornwallis was instantly killed when a Moth plane crashed at Windsor this morning. The head was completely…

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Sydney Wool Sales Strong Competition SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Offerings at the Sydney wool sales to-day totalled 11,588 bales of which 10,831 were sold. An additional 965 hales were disposed of privately…

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Awful Death Well Known Farmer Decapitated Struck by Moth 'Plane Airmen Overcome with Grief SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

A shocking tragedy occurred at Windsor this morning when an aeroplane which was making a forced landing in a field, struck…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

Competition for wool was keen and general for all descriptions on Monday. Japan, Yorkshire, and America were most prominent, whilst…

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Green Coloration in Wool

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

Though distinctly uncommon it is not a very rare thing to see wool which shown a greenish discoloration; and at times a reddish…

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Fire on a Farm

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

On Friday, at Wellington, 20 tons of hay and a shed [?] to Dairyman Eden went up in smoke. The whole lot was consumed in a very short…

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’Plane Hits Mid Kills Farmer

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 5

[?]. Moth aeroplane crashed on [?] Windsor on Monday morning. and as a result [?] named [?] was killed, and two…

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Fine Wheat Yields Gulgong District. Twelve Bag Crop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

That the quality of the land about Canadian Lead and Home Rule is above the ordinary has been proved time and again. In any sort of favorable…

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Fine Dairy Herd Fed on Mudgee Lucerne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

Mr. L. Cunningham, of "The Rocky" has an excellent herd of dairy heifers, and to keep them in good condition during the dry spell…

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Birriwa Farmers' Generosity

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Last week the secretary of the Gulgong District Hospital received from Mr. B. H. B. Adams, auctioneer, of Birriwa, a cheque for £5/13…

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Notes and Notions. on the Growing of Foodstuffs. Pastoral Problems Gland Grafting in Sheep. Those Voronoff Experiments

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

When Voronoff first tallied of his experiments in gland grafting, the general tendency was to ridicule the idea. Since then, however, scientists…

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Wool Report. Brisk Demand

Leader · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report.— No sign of slackening was noticeable in bidding at our Sydney wool sales on Tuesday. Japan was very active…

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A Record Canada's Wheat Yield Ottawa

National Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Canada's yield of wheat for 1928 was 533,571,700 bushels the first time the half billion mark has been passed announces the Bureau of…

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The Price of Wool Moderation Means Stability

National Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report: Australian wool market successfully negotiated the initial New Year sales. A fortnight has now…

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The Price of Wool. Moderation Means Stability

Leader · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: — Australian wool markets have successfully negotiated the initial New Year sales. A fortnight has now elapsed…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Competition Maintained Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

The Sydney wool sales were continued to-day when a good selection comprising 11,777 bales was offered at auction and 10,437 sold. An…

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Liver Fluke in Sheep. Causes and Control. Life-cycle of Parasite

Leader · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

It is hard to form an accurate [?] of the annual [?] to Australia from [?] disease in sheep because they [?] year [?] year…

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