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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 81

Eagle Attacks Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

In the Cosgrove district sheep owners are alarmed at the savage attacks made on sheep and lambs by eagles. Mr. S. O'Brien, having…

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Wheat Farmers Sow While Conditions Are Favourable

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 28

Farmers who have much land to sow wheat, said the Chief Agricultural Instructor, Mr. M. C. Stoning, should expedite seeding operations while…

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Commercial Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd, for their thirteenth (and last but one) Melbourne sale of the current season, submitted on 19th May a useful catalogue…

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Wool Campaign Extends

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 26

The "Use More Wool" campaign, which originated in New South Wales, has extended to other States. A meeting of woolgrowers, wool brokers, and…

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Substitutes for Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

"Substitutes for wool have been gaining ground, and to compete with those rivals reductions in prices of genuine wool must bo made." This…

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Fatal Feeding Riverina Sheep Losses

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 3

Commenting on reports from parts of Riverina that there had been heavy losses of sheep on some holdings, because they were eating young grass after…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

Bulk wheat is quoted to-day at 46 12; bagged wheat, 47 12…

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Farmers Resent Appeal of Government to "Grow More Wheat" Duties Should First Be Removed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Maldon Agricultural Society the "grow more wheat", appeal was discussed. Mr. B. Dennis stated that the…

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Sheep Branding Specifics Results of Departmental Tests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 24

TESTS carried out by the Department of Agriculture indicate that the perfect sheep branding substance—one that is sufficiently permanent to…

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London Wool Sales London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

At the London wool sales there was a moderate selection of greasy merinoes, mostly spinners' sorts, and a good offering of all sorts of New…

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Not Due to Dipping Dermatitis in Cattle in Tick Area

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 24

REFERENCE is made in a recent report of the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture to eases of dermatitis reported by a…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Active Market. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 1

A very active market prevailed at the wool sales, yesterday, with keen competition from Continental and Japanese sections, and good support…

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Wool Industry No Overproduction High Cost the Problem

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 9

"Our trouble with primary production is not the fear of producing too much, but producing it at too high a price. We are not suffering from over…

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London Wool Sales. Market Very Brisk. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 1

At the wool sales, 9031 bales were offered. There was a large offering of greasy merino, principally super style spinners sorts. There was a good…

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New England Wool Special Line Realises 35½d

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 17

When some high quality greasy merino wool, from the New England district, was offered at Sydney wool auction sales last week, French…

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Wheat Pool Mr. P. Moloney's Defence Canadian Experience Quoted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

"DESPITE tho active propaganda conducted by interests not engaged in actual production of wheat, but concerned in obtaining a share of the…

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Heavy Wheat Yields 36 Bushers an Acre in West

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 16

Thirty-one farmers have been awarded West Australian Government certificates of special distinction for whole crops of not fewer than 200 acres which…

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Heavy Wheat Yields 36 Bushels an Acre in West

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

Thirty-one farmers have been awarded by the West Australian Government certificates of special distinction for whole crops of not fewer than…

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No Over-production in Wool Industry High Cost the Problem Mr. Tout Replies to Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.h.r

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

"Our trouble with primary production is not the fear of producing too much, but producing it at too high a price…

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Necessitous Farmers Speeding Up Relief

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 27

In the Legislative Assembly, replying to the Leader of the Opposition, the Minister for Agriculture reiterated that everything possible was being…

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