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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 81

Losses of Sheep Serious Position in Riverina

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 6

Unless rain falls before the winter serious losses of sheep are expected in Riverina. Already there have been losses on…

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Telegrams Price of Wheat Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

Bulk wheat is quoted in Sydney to-day at 47 per bushel; bagged wheat, 48…

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[?] Sessions Farmers Prosecuted

The Independent · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 4

At the Police Court at Deniliquin last week, Messrs. T. W. E. Stanley and L. Wragge were proceeded against for failing to destory noxious weeds…

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Superphosphate How It Benefits the Wheat Plant

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 3

SOME interesting observations were made last season by an instructor of the Department of Agriculture during the judging of the crop-growing…

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Sheep Stealing Case Extraordinary Features Plan to Gain £200 Reward

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 3

A CASE of sheep stealing, heard at the Ashford Police Court, before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., had some extraordinary features…

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The Wool Industry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

THE IMPORTANCE of the wool du[?] to Australia is admitted on eyery hand. The decline in [?] price of this primary product,…

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Crow Pick in Sheep Treatment Recommended

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 3

In a circular just issued by the Chief Veterinary Surgeon, Department of Agriculture, the following appears in reference to the above subject:—…

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The Wool Sales. a Pleasing Increase in Prices. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

The market was fully 10 per cent, above the closing rate of the last Sydney series, when the new series of wool sales was opened at Sydney…

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Wool Dearer at Yesterday’s Sales Prices Up 5 to 7½ Per Cent

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

After an interval of four weeks [?] were resumed in the Melbourne [?] yesterday, when 8000 bales were [?] mit by Goldsbrough, Mort and Co…

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Wool Worries Braziers Conference Seeks a Way Out of Impasse Mr. W. W. Killen Favours Combined Control

The Independent · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 1

At the Graziers Conference the disastrous position of the wool industry was discussed from all angles, and many suggestions made for Improving the position. Mr. W. W. Killen, M.H.R. agreed that Empire Wool Control would be a good thing, but…

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Government Share Farming Dumping Loss on Returned Soldiers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 4

About 1011 or 1912, Mr. Attenborough said, a Government share-farming scheme was entered into at Woodlands or Forest Vale, Land, plant and…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Opposed

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 3

At the last meeting of the council of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, the following resolution was carried and. forwarded to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 1

(These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience…

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SUPERPHOSPHATE Ho wit Benefits the Wheat Plant

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 1

Some interesting observations were made last season by an instructor of the Department of Agriculture during the judging of the…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Melbourne, report. We submitted a good average selection of 4000 bales on Tuesday mostly from Gippsland and the south-east of South…

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Wheat Competitions a Factor in Better Farming

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 2

The field wheat competitions carried out each year m New South Wales under the auspices of the Royal Agricultural Society are nowadays an accepted…

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Farmers Grow Better Wheat Competitions Are the Incentive Department of Agriculture Is Pleased

The Independent · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 1

That the wheat competitions throughout New South Wales are improving methods of wheat growing, is the statement made by the Department of Agriculture, in the following report:— The field wheat competitions carried…

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The Wool Sales. The Improved Tone Maintained. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 3

At the closing wool sales of the week, to-day, the market reflected all the best features of the week, prices being maintained under keen, general…

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More Slogans Complementary to “Grow More Wheat” Master Painter’s Suggestion

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 2

“The recent slogan which the Postmaster-General has adopted Grow More Wheat is opportune.” said Mr. Brindley (president), addressing the…

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Increase in Wool Prices Maintained. At Yesterday's Sales. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 1

The improved conditions reported at the opening of the wool sales, were fully maintained to-day, under strong, general competition from all sections…

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