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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Good Prices Maintained

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Buyers competed freely at the wool sales, yesterday. The market closed equal to the best point of the week. The Young district, though not…

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Sheep Stealing Charge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

In the Wagga Police Court on Monday, Bertie Joseph Wilson was committed for trial on a charge of stealing 300 sheep the property of…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

The January series will open in Melbourne on January 14, but in the meantime sales will be held in Tasmania. The New Zealand Loan and…

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New Season's Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 3

Considerable activity exists amongst farmers and wheat agents at the present time. Teams are to be met on all roads in the district leading to…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of 15 from Mr. John Norman, of Linden, Corowa, in lieu of one bag of wheat promised at…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Another Excited Market

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 3

Sydney wool sales yesterday again witnessed an excited and general competition. The demand was exceptionally keen from Bradford, America…

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Wheat Pool Price. Cost to Millers, 47½. Slightly More Than Overseas Parity

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 3

Under the agreement made by the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corporation, Limited, and the flour millers in Victoria, the price of wheat for the first…

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Border Fruit Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. W. H. P. Edwards, Border Fruit Inspector, states that both the fruit and vegetable crops this year are light. This applies generally to Victoria and…

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Riverina Farms for Settlers. 267 to Be Made Available Rural Bank Offers Assistance

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 3

The most important concerted movement towards closer settlement launched by the Government in recent years is the proclamation this week…

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Looking After the Cattle

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

It is well known that the pigs belonging to the poorer peasants in the villages of Ireland are practically "members of the family." The house…

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Dresses From Doos' Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

Women who own dogs can weave jumpers but of the combings of their pots! The originators of this new…

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State Wheat Estimate. Riverina Leads

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

The official estimate of the season’s wheat crop in New South Wales is 33,327,000 bushels from 2,806,100 acres. This represents…

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Disease in Dairy Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 16

According to a statement made by an official of the live stock branch of the Victorian Agricultural Department experience has shown that only about 5…

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London Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 45

Messrs. Dalgety & Co. Ltd., Albury, are in receipt of a cable from their London office, as follows:—"Prices are on the average, as compared with last…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 45

Messrs. Dalgety & Co. Ltd., Albury, are in receipt of a report of their Melbourne branch's sale on Monday as follows:—The first series of sales in…

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Winding Up Wheat Pools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

As a result of the winding up of the old wheat pools, the 9/ payment on the Bawra wool pool, together with a clearance of old season's haystacks, cheques…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 45

Another excited market ruled at the Sydney wool sales to-day. In all 7744 bales were offered 7635 were sold at auction, and 824 sold privately. The…

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Wheat Pool Payment on January 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

The voluntary wheat pool committee announces that the final payment in the 1922-23 voluntary pool will be available to growers on January 23…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Greasy Brings 41d

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales American operators established a new record, paying 41d for a five-bale parcel of greasy merino from Yass…

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The Wheat Silos. Mr Field's Criticism. Mr Chaffey in Reply

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 17

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Chaffcy, has dealt trenchantly with the statement by Mr. E. Field, of the Voluntary Wheat Pool Committee,…

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