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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

831 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 42

Wool and Stock Reports Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires: At Homebush 2400 cattle yarded, market unaltered; bullocks. £7 17s; cows £5 11s: best beef 43s, second 37s…

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Wool Position Good Selling Season Closes Well a Feeling of General Security

The Independent · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 1

Wool has long been the staple product of Australia, and during 1928 the merino has further consolidated his strong position. His product was once again the chief source of our national income (says "The Land")…

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More Wheat This Year Deniliquin Sample Good F.a.d. Halfpenny Rise Makes Season's Highest

The Independent · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 1

Deniliquin has grown 12 or 14 thousand more bags of wheat this year than last year, due to the increased acreages sown. It is estimated that the trackings at Deniliquin in the present season will be 45 thousand bags against 33 thousand bags last year…

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Attractive Wool Clips. Eagerly Sought After

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 December 1928 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op Co. reports:— On the 3rd December we submitted a good catalogue of 8663…

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Attractive Wool Clips Eagerly Sought After

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1928 · page 1

On the 3rd December we submitted a good catalogue of 8,663 sales, drawn from practically all woolgrowing districts of the State…

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Too Much Wheat!

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

A timely notice appears in our advertising columns in which Mr. W. Guskett, of "Morningside," Corowa, advises that, he is qualified to treat…

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Orchard Settlement Farms for General Application

The Independent · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 2

The [?] T Bell, Minister for Land [?] that eighty three blocks which have been securely [?] and planted with opecially…

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Melbourne Fat Sheep Market

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 December 1928 · page 3

John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd report Melbourne fat sheep market under date 11/12/28, as follows:— Fat Sheep: 37, 250 drawn for,…

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Pastoral the Residual Value of Superphosphate On Top-Dressed Pasture

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 December 1928 · page 4

A report in the November issue of the Agriculture Gazette on experiments conducted by the Department of Agriculture at several centres…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Melbourne, report —We held our sixth sale of the season on Monday, when we brought…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 4

Younghusband Limited, Melbourne, report: "We continued our sales on 10th inst., when we submitted an average to good catalogue of 4,200…

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Riverina Wheat Southern Press View

The Independent · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 4

Several factors have opened in [?] Riverina to encourage settlers a higher standard of officiency in [?] methods. By general agreement…

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Telegrams Price of Wheat. Sydney

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

Wheat, f.a.q. is quoted to-day at 47 to 49 per bushel…

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Latest Telegrams the Sydney Wool Sales Greasy Merino Reaches 40d SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 2

A good selection, totalling 12,066 bales, was offered at the wool sales to-day. Of this number 11,329 were sold at auction, and an additional 529…

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Disposing of Growers Wool

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1928 · page 3

Tho Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes, 10th December :— In three consecutive. Sydney…

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Wheat Sales. to the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1928 · page 3

Sir —As come formers have delivered their wheat to a miller, who agrees to pay according to results obtained by the Victorian wheat…

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Land Notes Govt Gazette, 14th December Homestead Farms available on and after 21st January, 1929

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1928 · page 3

Land District Narandera.— Por 13 and 14 of 1762 acres, Co. Cooper, Parish Kolkilbetoo South, about 16 miles north of Barellan Flat…

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Sheep and Wool Returns 28,000 Forms to be Issued

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 December 1928 · page 4

During the course of the next few days 28,000 forms for the supply of the sheep and wool returns for the current year will be posted to…

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Pastoral Research Graziers' Appeal

The Independent · Friday 21 December 1928 · page 1

Since the Australian Pastoral Research Fund-appeal was launched with its objective of £200,000 the sum of over £34,318 has been received. This…

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Cootamundra Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1928 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Limited report having held a special sheep sale in the municipal yards on Thursday, 6th inst., when they offered [?]…

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