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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 81

Tomato Experimental Farm Eradictating Grub Pest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 30

Representations are to be made to the superintendent of horticulture (Mr. J. M. Ward) to arrange for a field day at the tomato experimental…

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Two Men Drowned Wagga Farmer and Employe

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 30

A shocking double tragedy occurred at Belireyden, 14 miles from Wagga last Friday. Two men were drowned in a dam, an employer losing his life…

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Degenerate Strains in N.s.w. Potato Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 6

Mr. A. J. Pinn, special instructor in the Department of Agriculture, has returned from a tour of the State's potato areas impressed with the need…

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Great Apple Crops Black Spot Readily Controlled

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

Orchardists in the Batlow district have decided that black spot is a disease that can be readily controlled, as a result of local experiments…

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South African Farmers Impressions of Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 10

Every province of South Africa, as well as eastern and western Rhodesia, is represented in the personnel of the party of South African agriculturists,…

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Producers' Co-operation Australian Dairy Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 21

The Minister, for Markets and Transport (the Hon. Parker Moloney) has announced, that the Commonwealth Government has decided to regain the…

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The Grape Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

The protracted dry and hot weather has had a most disastrous effect on the ogrape crop in this district, on both sides of the river. In the early…

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Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 2

GOLDSBROUGH Mort and Co. Ltd. report.—For our eighth stile of the season on 11th February, we offered an attractive catalogue of 6336 bales,…

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Australian Wool Growers Another League Formed

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 2

WOOLGROWERS of the southern districts of Victoria as well as the Goulburn Valley and Riverina agreed recently to the formation of a new…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

Dennys, Lascelles Ltd. report (12th Feb.):— Our seventh sale of the season held to-day comprised an attractive catalogue of 4200 bales, drawn from…

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Wool and Skin Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association report, 13th February, 1930: Sheep skins.—Smaller supplies of sheep askins were offered at auction…

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Yellow Disoloration in Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

During the past few weeks there have been submitted to the Guenfield Veterinary Research Station several samples of wool showing a distinct yellowish…

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Telegrams Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

Balk wheat 410 12; bagged wheat 5 per bushel…

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Australia Alarmed at Export of Australian Stud Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

229,11 stud sheep, valued at £389,043, have been exported from the Commonwealth since 1919…

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The Wool Market. British Expert's View. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

William Hunter, ex-president or the Wool Federation, said he was convinced that the lack of confidence was resulting from the world wide…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Greasy Merino Reaches 21 1/4d. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

An average selection, totalling 9215 bales, was offered at the wool sales, to-day. Of tins number. 8443 were sold at auction and an additional…

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The Price of Wheat. Important Conference. Parliaments to Guarantee 4s. at Siding. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

A conference of State Ministers of Agriculture and representatives of the wheat growers, met at Canberra, to-day, when a compulsory pool and…

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Dairyman Gored by a Bull. Wollongong

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

James Guest (37), a dairyman, was seriously injured when attacked by a bull, while taking a short cut through a neighbour's property, and…

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A Visitor's Optimism Mr. R. F. Gardener's Riverina Tour Corowa Farmers "Did Not Require the Cash"

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

A remarkably optimistic note was sturck by Mr. R. F. Gardener, a well-known stock and station agent, who has returned to…

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Pastoral Wages Higher

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 5

On Friday wages in the pastoral industry were increased when the Board of Reference met before Mr. Stewart, Industrial Registrar. The…

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