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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Wheat Harvest 24,000,000 Bushels for Export Lower State Average Riverina Returns 9.4 Bushels

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

The Government statistician, Mr. T. Waites, announced that he estimated the current wheat harvest at 11,948,000 bags, equivalent to 35,844,000…

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Two Crops in One Season

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 14

Two crops in the one season have been secured by Messrs. H. and J. Scurrah, of Echuca (Vic.), from a 20-acre paddock. In July the area, which had…

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Dairying Industry Council to Be Retained

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 6

The Minister for Markets and Tran-port, Mr. Parker Moloney, announced that it had been decided to retain the Australian Dairy Council as an…

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Necessitous Farmers Advances Under Guarantee Act Banks Ready for Applications

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 6

Mr. H. V. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, is taking the utmost steps in bringing the Advances to Settlers (Government Guarantee) Act into…

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Fair Crops "Ulev." Ardlethan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Albury Banner." I like going to school. Last year I didn't miss a day. It is dry up here…

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Tobacco Inquiry Inspection of Wangaratta Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

The tobacco inquiry committee visit-ed farms of growers in the Ovens and Buffalo Valleys on Tuesday and will take evidence there this week. At…

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Geligniting Fish. a Farmer's Painful Experience. HOBART

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Victoria Marriot (31), a farmer, had his hand blown off and the entire skin removed from his face, when he attempted to gelignite fish in a Nichols…

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Opossums Attack Wheat Stacks Corowa Farmers Want Open Season

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

An open season for the destruction of opossums is wanted by the Corowa P.P. Board. At the last meeting of the board, Mr. E. Bott said the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 3

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., for their first sale of the current year, on 28th January, submitted a catalogue, of 2992 bales, comprising an average…

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Pastoral Pasture Improvement the Methods That Can Be Employed

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

Stock raisers in Australia depend on the productivity of the natural pastures in a greater extent probably than do those in any other important…

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Wool and Skins

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association, report on 30th January, 1930:—Sheep skins: Offerings considerably less in numbers…

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Wheat 42,417 Bags-received

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. Jeff Fowles representative of the Victorian Producers’ Co., informs us that to date 38,621 bags of wheal have been received at Deniliquin this…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

At the wool sales, a moderate selection of greasy merino and. scoured merinoes, and a fair lot of greasy crossbred, were offered; market was…

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Telegrams Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 3

Bulk wheat is quoted to-day at 51[?] per bushel. Bugged wheat, 53…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. An Upward Trend. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

An average selection, totalling 9,607 bales, was offered at the wool sales, to-day. Of this number 7,956 were sold at auction, and an…

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The Wool Prices English Visitor's Views. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

Sir Emanuel Hoyle, a well-known English business man, who arrived in New Zealand, yesterday in an interview, said that wool prices were…

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Attacks Mr. Thorby T. His Bill Is Statesmanlike N Versus Farmers' Assistance

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

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Wool Auctions. London Sales Affect Values

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 4

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Coy., writes :— On the 29th January [?]…

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Wheat Harvest. Three Bushels an Acre Below Average

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 3

The Government statistician, Mr T. Waites, announced last week that he estimates the current wheat harvest at 11,148,000…

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Wheat in the South-west Lessons from Crop Competitions

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 4

Discussing the recently concluded wheat-growing competitions in the south-western district, the departmental officer who acted as…

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