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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,068 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 54

Wool Offerings Further Curtailed. Market Shows Improvement

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Co., under date 11th October, reports:— At a joint meeting of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:—We held our second sale of the season on Monday, 14th inst., when we…

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Wheat Crop Competitions Rain Decides Farmers & Settlers' Assn. Lawson Delegates Resent Wentworth Article

The Independent · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

At a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Associatin, yesterday, it was decided, in view of the recent rain, to proceed with the wheat crop competitions. A protest was made against an article accusing the Lawson…

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Wheat Prospects Rain Helps Crops Competition Should Succeed

The Independent · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

The splendid rain over the week-end has altered the outlook as far as the crops east and north east of Deniliquin are concerned. Some crops on…

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Sheep "The Road to Hell."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

"Fair Dinkum." who has had enough experience in the district of sheep in good, bad and indifferent seasonal conditions to know something about…

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New South Wales Wheat

The Independent · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 4

Mr. Reid, N.S.W. railway area commissioner, who paid an official visit to Albury, this week, said that he had, during the past few days, been through…

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Allowance to Wheat Growers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture has approved of an allowance at the rate of one eighth of a penny per bushel being made to growers delivering their…

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Commercial Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

The Victorian Producers’ Co-operative Company Ltd report:— The second series of wool sales was continued in Melbourne to-day, when…

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Agricultural Feeding Off Growing Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

Considerable differences of opinion exist as to the latest date at which wheat should be fed off some holding that the operation…

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Drovers Fined Travelling Sheep [?] Against P.p. Act

The Independent · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

[?] Court of Petty Sessions, Hay, [?] Johnston and Peacock, [?] Monday (says the Grazier), [?] of summonses were dealt…

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Farmers’ Meeting the Crop Competition

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

Mr J. A. Lawson (president) occupied the chair at a meeting of the Deniliquin branch of the Farmers and Settlers. Association yesterday at the…

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The Wool Market. The Improved Tone Maintained. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

There was a noticeable improvement in the tone of the wool market, yesterday. Prices for all de scriptions were extremely firm and generally the…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Merino Sells up to 19 1/4d. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

At the wool sales, to-day, all the best descriptions were from par to 5 per cent. higher; good wool 5 to 7 1/2 per cent. higher; average and faulty…

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Starving Stock Mr. Thorby Works Well More Concessions to Farmers

The Independent · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

Probably no-one, in the history of this State has been more tireless in his efforts to relieve the burdens of primary producers than Mr. Thorby…

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Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 2

At this week's wool sales prices were 5 per cent. better. Russia and Japan purchased freely. Greasy merino sold to 19[?]d…

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Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 1

Dalgety and Co. Pty. Ltd. report 10th October, 1929:— Although the selection of wool offered [?] our second sale to-day, was a…

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Fat Lamb Raising Up Grade Now Better Proposition Than Wool

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 2

A definite swing back from merino sheep to mutton breeds, from wool to fat lambs, has set in amongst farmers who combine wheat and sheep…

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Farmers & Settlers' Assn

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Deniliquin branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, held on Thursday last, Mr. Lade asked if there was…

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Wool Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 October 1929 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Melbourne, report on 15th October: We held our second sale of the season, yesterday, when we…

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Commercial Wakool Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1929 · page 2

Dennys, Lascelles Ltd., Echuca, report having held a satisfactory sheep sale at Wakool on 16th inst., when they yarded 3077 sheep, of which 2564 were…

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