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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Australian Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 29

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., Melbourne, reviewing developments in tho wool trade which led to the decision to reduce catalogues…

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Tariff on Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 29

Advice has been received by the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Pratten) from the Minister for Customs in New Zealand, that the duty on…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 23

Wool sales were bold on February 19, whon the quantity catalogued totalled 7645 bales. Sales, including "private transactions amounted to 6091…

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New Zealand Wheat Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 32

Wheat yields in the South Island are surprisingly high. A. Christchurch merchant, who is an extensive purchaser, has had only one yield…

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Bradford Wants Cleaner Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 41

Sir William Priestley, chairman of Priestley's, Ltd. the Bradford dress fabric manufacturers arrived in Sydney from Melbourne. Though…

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Worms in Sheep. Importance of Early Drenchings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 17

In a wet season some mortality among sheep from worm infestation may always be expected unless sheep-owners take proper precautions. It is in the…

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Damaged Wheat. Subsidiary Pool. Company's Offer Accepted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 32

At a conference of farmers held at the offices of the Voluntary Wheat Pool Committee, it was decided to accept the otter of the Farmers and Graziers…

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Good Maize Crops. Lindsay Lea, Mitta Mitta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is quite a long time since I last wrote to you. We are having, a very wet summer this year, consequently the grass is green…

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New Zealand Farmer Electrocuted

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

An extraordinary fatal accident occurred at Terohe, in the Waikato district, owing to the fall upon a wire fence of a power transmission line carrying a current at 3000 volts. A…

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Pastoral Worms in Sheep

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 3

In a wet season some mortality among sheep from worm in[?] may always be expected unless sheepowners take proper precautions. It…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 35,000 sheep on February 17, all of which were sold at auction with the exception of one…

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Seasonal Work on the Wheat Farms

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

The harvest of 1924-25 will, when establish a record per acre yield for the southern districts of New South…

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Wool Market

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

Following the determination to reduce the quantities of wool to be offered by one half from now out, no auctions are beings held in any centres…

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Commercial Melbourne Markets Fat Sheep

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

About 28,000 yarded. The features of the market was the keen demand for best wethers, which were sparingly represented, and in this division…

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Agricultural Superphosphate for Wheat

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

Interesting comments on the chaining attitude of wheat-growers to manure are made by the senior agricultural instructor in the…

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An Australian Question. Export of Stud Sheep. Should Embargo Be Imposed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

Is it necessary, reasonable or fair, to impose an embargo on the export of stud sheep from Australia? The overwhelming majority of our stud…

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On the Land Farmers Problems F. and S. Executive

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 3

At a well attended meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, several important matters affecting primary…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association. District Council Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 2

There was a fair attendance at the Farmers and Settlers Association’s District Council meeting, held at the School of Arts on Thursday…

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Seasonal Work on Wheat Farms

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 3

The harvest of 1924-25 Will, when [?] figures are collected, probably establish a record per [?]ere yield for the southern districts of N.S.W. The…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 3

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge reecipt of the following moneys in lieu of wheat promised:--John Norman, £1; Thom. Drayton, £2…

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