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Farming & the land, 1925

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Damaged Wheat. Proposal for Marketing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 7

Farmers whose wheat was bleached or otherwise damaged by heavy storms in January state that they have had difficulty in disposing of it to buyers…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, February 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 21

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 7854 bales were offered at auction and 5891 sold. Private sales totalled 764 bales. There was a good selection…

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Wool Sales Suspended Until March 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 28

In an endeavour to restore confidence amongst users of wool in England, America, and the Continent, the Sydney centre of the National Council Wool…

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Wheat Harvest. Sixty Million Bushels. Worth £17,300,000

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 6

The New South Wales Government Statistician (Mr. H. A. Smith) has estimated the yield of wheat in the State for the present season at 60,382,000…

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Casual Wheat Lumpers. Granted Increase of 3d an Hour

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 6

A strike of Casual wheat lumpers was averted at White Bay when the, men were granted, an increase of 3d an hour. About 80 men presented an ultimatum to the Silo Board, stating, their…

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Woollen Packs. Decision of the Australian Wool Growers' Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 32

Members of the Australian Wool Growers Council met Sir William Priestley and Mr. J. C. H. Hodgson (delegates of the Bradford Chamber of…

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Farmer Perishes in Bush Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 29

Beaten in a race with the flames, George Dennis was found burnt to death, hanging on a fence at his farm at Katanning (S.A.), after a bushfire…

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De-horning of Dairy Cattle

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 4

The de-horning of calves is best accomplished by the application of ca[?] to the "buttons," the two small protuberances which can be…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 3

Messrs. Leeds Bros. and Redford, Taylor and weston, of Orange, in conjunction, will offer by public auction, at their yards, Orange, 2000 well bred…

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Damaged Wheat

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 4

At a representative meeting of farmers at Wagga, comprising delegates from various branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association,…

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Wheat Profits

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 5

"Piffle" was a wheat shipper's description of it marks attributed to Mr. T. I. Campbell, general secretary to the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Wheat Scramble

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. G. C. Boehme, grain export manager in Australia for Dalgety and Co., Ltd., writes as follows, in reply to Mr. T. L Campbell, general secretary…

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Agricultural Experimental Wheat Plots Riverina Returns

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 3

The experimental wheat plots grown on Mr. W. Thornton's farm, near Berrigan, were recently stripped and Weighed. Owing to various…

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Wheat Supplies

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 3

The Federal Cabinet, has decided to communicate with the Governments of the principal wheat-growing Suites, to ascertain what steps, if any, have…

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Damaged Wheat

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

In connection with the proposal to forth a pool, with Government backing to receive and dispose of under-quality wheat, there was a poor…

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[?] Work on the Wheat Farms

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

harvest of 1924-25 will, final figures are collected, I establish a record per [?] for the southern…

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Seasonal Work on the Wheat Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

The harvest of 1924 25 will, when final figures are collected, probably establish a record per acre yield for the southern districts ot N.S.W…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

The Annual Meeting of the above was held on Saturday, I4th February. Present Messrs A. W. Sleeman (ch). J. T. White. M. Cardigan C…

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Wheat Kills Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 44

Numerous reports have been received at the stock branch Department of Agriculture, of mortality in sheep due to wheat engergement where the…

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Seasonal Work on the Wheat Farms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 22

The harvest of 1924-25 will, when final figures are collected, probably establish a record per acre yield for the southern districts of N.S.W. The…

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