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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Mathouran Notes. the Wheat Yield

The Independent · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

The wheat [?] and [?] estimate of the returns in Murray Shire may be of [?] accounts are: [?] 24,000 bags…

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London Wool Sales London, January 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 45

At the London wool sales there was a batter market and more general competition. Greasy merines were firm, but the scoureds offered were chiefly…

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Stabilising Wheat. International Scheme. Pooling and Marketing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 38

Efforts are being made by Australia, Canada and the United States of America to establish an organisation to regulate supplies of wheat on the…

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Wheat-growing Competitions The Past Season in Review

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 17

Considering the principles they are designed to inculcate and the rapid development of the movement in recent years, tho benefit of crop-growing…

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Wheat-Growing Competitions. the Past Season in Review

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

Considering the principles they are designed to inculcate and the rapid development of the movement in recent years the benefit of crop…

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Synthetic Wool. Not Feared by Sir John Higgins

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 29

Sir John Higgina, Australian chairman of Bawra, is a passenger on the Maloja, which, arrived at Port Adelaide on Saturday. He declined to…

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Origin of Share Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

The following interesting letter hits been written by Mr. T. J. Gorman, "Plentyann," on the above subject:--Regarding Mr. Lindner's claim to be…

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Synthetic Wool Less Suitable Than Wool

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 3

Dr. Campbell, president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Chemical Institute, and a member of the Science Faculty of the Melbourne…

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Wheat Problems Dubbo A.b.c. Debates

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 3

The Dubbo Agricultural Bureau Conference will be in season from March 2 to March 4 and a day will be voted entirely to wheat-growing…

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Nearing the End Voluntary Wheat Pool Final Payment to Be Made

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 3

The chairman of the New South Wales Voluntary Wheat Pool Committee Limited, Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw M.L.A., stated on Wednesday, that the…

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Origin of Share Farming

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

Following on the claim of Mr. Ernest A. Lindner to be the first share farmer in New South Wales, several new claims have been put forward by…

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Agricultural the Crop-growing Contests Extracts from the Jud[?]

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 3

A review of the wheat-growing competitions Illustrating the value of the latter-day methods in an adverse season appeared in there notes…

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Shoddy Sold As Wool

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 1

A fine of £20 was imposed by Mr. T. M. Williams, P.M., at the Wangaratta Police Court upon O. Gilpin Ltd., on Tuesday. The firm was charged by…

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Wheat Markets

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 3

The following telegrams setting forth the world's wheat position, is the latest advice obtainable. SYDNEY, Monday, 12.50 p.m…

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Synthetic Wool

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 3

Eight bales of s[?] the new artificial wool substitute product, have been shipped from Geneva to Australia. The consignment will be used for…

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Wool Market

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, Melbourne, report:—We held our second sale of the January series on 24th inst.,…

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Wheat Harvest State Average Yield Highest for 10 Years

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

The stocks of old season's wheat and flour held in New South Wales at the end of November, 1925, were (in equivalent wheat) 1,863,000 bushels…

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Monument to Wheat Pioneers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 1

Recently the exact spot, was located where Alan Cunningham grew the first plot of wheat, in N.S.W. It is located in the…

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Nearing the End. Voluntary Wheat Pool

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 4

The chairman of the New South Wales Voluntary Wheal Pool Committee Limited, Mr E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., stated last…

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F.a.q. Wheat. New Standard. Fixed at 62 [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

The fair average [?] ard for the wheat of this [?] the season 1925-26 was [?] 62¼Ib to the imperial [?]…

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