Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

831 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 42

Commercial Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

At Newmarket on Tuesday there Was a steady demand for the moderate supply of good to prime trade quality wethers. Prices were firm…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Holiday Pay Federal Pastoral Award

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

What does “full pay” mean under the Federal Pastoral Award when a station hand goes on Holidays? The question has arisen and there is…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Melbourne Wool Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

Dalgety & Co. submitted 4900 bales on Tuesday. The selection was a good one, chiefly of super merino and comeback from the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Types of Wool Wooolgrowers’ Criticism

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the British Wool Federation, held at Bradford, England, the president, Mr William Hunter, said that recent…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wheat Scrip Deal Action Against S.a. Govt

The Independent · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

In the Civil Court at Adelaide Chief Justice (Sir George Murray) delivered judgment with respect to an Action arising out of the sale of wheat of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

World’s Wheat Russian Competition An Official View

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

Some Australian wheat growers have become obsessed with the idea that Russia may assume her pre-war importance in the world’s market…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Power Farming Popular

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

R. F. Hudson, auctioneer, Corowa, local agent for the International Harvester Co., advises that he has today taken delivery from Wahgunyah…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Bone Chewing in Cattle Top-dress the Pastures

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture again draws attention to the unsatisfactory conditions that are being produced in many dairy herds because of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The Wool Outlook. a Sound Position

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 4

In the first half of the current selling season wool has sold well, and there has been a hardening tendency. But general belief is that prices will…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wheat Growing Sow Only Pure Graded Seed

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 2

The complaint is frequently, made by farmers that the seed of a variety of wheat that they have been growing for years has "run out" or that some…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Wool Trade Competition Ma[?] Conditions Abroad

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 1

Very firm values were again recorded at last week's Sydney wool sales Offerings totalled 44,863 bales, of Which [?] per cent, were sold at…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

New Season's Wheat F.A.Q. Standard 60 1/4 lb. Grain Not Well Cleaned

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 2

The grain trade sectional committee of the Sydney Chamber or Commerce on Friday last fixed the fair average quality standard of New…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sheep and Wool-course Concession to Students

The Independent · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

The Technical College decided some time ago that certificates would not be issued to correspondent students in the sheep and wool classes…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

Messrs. Daigety and Co. Ltd., Albury will hold a large special sheep sale at Albury, on Wednesday, January 25, at 2 p.m., when they will yard 30.000…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Marketing of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

"The Wheat Pool With Reference to Australia," was the subject of a paper read before the economic section by Mr. G. L. Wood (Melbourne),…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Pastoral Award What Is Full Pay?

The Independent · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

What does "full pay" mean under the Federal Pastoral Award when a station hand goes on holidays? The question has arisen and there is some…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wheat Exports Speedy Loading

The Independent · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

In emphasising the advantages of shipping wheat in bulk instead of bags, the manager of the Government grain elevators (Mr. E. Harris) said that, in…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

High Prices for Wool

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

The record price for wool in the Corowa district this season has been obtained by Mr. E. H. Sandral, of Savernake. His well known brand…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Harvest Wheat for Export

The Independent · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

This year there is little liklihood of ships being chartered to carry wheat from Victora overseas, owing to the had harvest [?] will be the first…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →