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Farming & the land, 1928

831 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 42

Sheep and Wool Statistics for N.s.w. Value of Clip a Record

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 4

The following statistics have been prepared by the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites, from the sheep and wool returns collected from sheep…

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The Season's Wool

The Independent · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 1

Wool is steadily coming to Deniliquin Railway Station. Up till yesterday the Station Master, Mr. Robertson, had…

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Australian Wool Russian Purchases

The Independent · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

Officials of the Wool ana Basil Workers' Union stated last week that the Textile Import Co., Ltd., of Moscow, had last season purchased Australian…

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Travelling Sheep Without the T Brand

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 4

At the Hay Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., on Monday, William Leonard of Yarraby, was charged for that, on the 24th July,…

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Big Pastoral Problem High Costs of Production Many Factors Are Responsible

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 4

Whenever and wherever representative graziers get together these days you can be sure that sooner or later high costs of production will…

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Commercial High Prices for Fat Lambs 2000 Local Fat Sheep and Lambs

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

Messrs. [?]arson, Rowe, Smith and Co. Pty. [?] Deniliquin, report a lighter [?]ding of sheep and lambs at Newmarket this week. There was…

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Accident on Main Line. Axle of Wheat Truck Breaks. Passenger Trains Held Up. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

A goods trains, loaded with bulk wheat, was travelling from Junee to Sydney, when the axle of a truck broke, two miles from Cootamuudra…

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Better Farming Train Demonstrations and Lectures by Experienced Men

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

The Better Farming Train will be open to the public free of charge from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Demonstration and lectures in a large [?]…

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Rabbit Farming Opposed by Graziers

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 4

Graziers will not be surprised that their representative on the Fur Farming Committee, appointed by the State Government, emphatically protested…

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Improvement of the Flock The Department's Service to Farmers

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 1

Judging by the communications received, observes the Sheep and Wool Expert of the Department of Agriculture, the offer of the Department to…

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Farmers' Convention Three Days' "Farmers' Classes" at Ouyen

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 2

Those that remember the Farmers' Convention of three years ago, will not be likely to ask: Why a convention? or "Why Onyon?"…

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Position of Wheat Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

New South Wales--The August rainfall was generally below the average in the wheat areas; with practically none in the north-west and far…

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Wheat Pool Farmers’ Debate

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

Members of the local Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association debated the proposed compulsory wheat pool on Saturday night…

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Sheep-stealing Alleged

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

At Wangaratta Sessions, before Judge Foster, Frank K. Arnold and Herbert Kernaghan, drovers, were charged with having stolen a sheep…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Farmers and Settlers Debate Vote Taken in N.s. Wales on

The Independent · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 1

In view of the fact that a referendum on the question of a compulsory wheat pool throughout New South Wales, except in the districts served by border railways was taken on Saturday, the debate on the subject by the Farmers and settlers' Debating club, on…

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Wheat Pool Defeat Likely. Returns From Eleven Electorates

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

Although the counting of votes cast by wheat growers in the ballot under the Marketing Act to decide whether a compulsory pool should be…

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The Proposed Compulsory Wheat Pool. Scheme Rejected. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

The proposal to establish a compulsory wheat pool, under the provisions of the Marketing Act, has been definitely rejected. At the close of…

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Wheat Yields. Increases Valued at Millions Results of Plant Study

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

Wonderful results that have been obtained from experimenting in plant breeding were mentioned by Mr. W. L. Waterhouse, B.Sc. (lecturer in…

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Junior Farmers

The Independent · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

The Public Service Board, says Mr. Drummond (Minister for Education), has recommended the appointment of Mr. E. Breakwell, the Headmaster of…

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Health Department Contribution Better Farming Train. Importance of Good Health

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 3

The Health Department's contribution to the Better Farming Train, though comparatively small in extent, is full of Interest. Nothing…

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