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Farming & the land, 1931

1,965 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 99

Rain in Wheat Country Barmedman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—I like the ponname you gave me very much. We broke up school and had a concert. I could not go to school because it was…

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Wheat Marketing Conditions of Guarantee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 26

The conditions under which the Government's guaranteed price of 3/ a bushel for wheat of f.a.q. will be paid this season are outlined in a…

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"Scabby Mouth" in Sheep Caution to Owners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 25

REFERRING to the outbreak of "seabby mouth" in sheep in the north-west, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon states, that it has been of a…

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Wool Company's Comment Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

Commenting upon the increase in the exchange rate, Winch combe Carson Ltd. stated to-day that it was the best development the wool trade…

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Telegrams Price of Wheat Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

Bulk wheat is quoted to-day at 24½ per, bushel bagged; 26½…

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Wheat Position Financing the Harvest Federal Government Criticised

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

"My association is usually reluctant to criticise, but we consider that wp cannot criticise too strongly the dilatoriness of the Federal Government in…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market as Usual. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

Wool sales were continued at Sydney, to-day, a good selection, comprising 10,792 bales being offered. The market closed without change…

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The Wheat Guarantee Arrangements for Payment Position Op Millers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 16

The Federal act under which the Commonwealth guarantees the three shillings wheat guarantee, is not expected to be availed of by either…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Prices as Usual. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

Competition was well maintained at the wool sales; prices were fully equal to the previous day's auctions. Greasy merino sold to 14½d…

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Wheat Deliveries Over 35,000 Bags Delivered at Walla Walla Silos

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

Up to the present, about 35.003 bags of wheat have been delivered at the Walla Walla alios. In a couple of instances wheat that…

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John M'namara and Co. Pty. Ltd. Sales of Over a Million Sheep for 1930

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 45

John M'Namara and Co. Pty. Ltd., stock salesmen. Temple Court, Melbourne and branches, sold during the whole of 1930 1,108,260 sheep. This is…

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French Wine Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 26

Owing to the rainy and stormy summer the French wine yield will be the lowest for 10 years and will be equivalent to only two quarts per capita of…

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Farmers' Credit Stopped by Fertiliser Companies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 26

A serious position is arising in the fertilisor industry owing to a succession of unfavorable seasons. During the last few years the…

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The Tocsin an Open Letter to the Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

FARMING Friends and Fellow Countrymen! How are things with you now? Many of you helped to put Messrs. Lang, Anstey, Beasley, Garden…

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"Black Magic" on Farm Red-robed Wizard's Mystic Bites

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 34

Stories of "black magic" on a farm, with, "mystic" powders and incantations, were told at Jersey Criminal Assize Court. Rollo Ahmed, 31,…

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Starving Farmers March on Town New York Jan. 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 46

The prolonged drought that ruined hundreds of farms in Central United States last summer had a dramatic sequel to-day when a mob of 500…

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Pest and Disease Control How Farmers are Protected Against Dangers from Overseas

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 24

MOST farmers recognise the danger represented by uncontrolled pests and diseases, and realise that the price of safety is unceasing vigilance, but…

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Virus Disease in Potatoes Increasing Demand for Seed from Uninfected Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 24

THE many failures in coastal potato crops as the result of virus disease must inevitably tend to greater discrimination in respect to seed…

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1930 Crop Competitions Riverina District Results

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

THE following districts conducted crop competitions during the past season:—Deniliquin, Narandera, Berrigan, Oaklands, Coolamon, Wagga, Verong Creek, Henty, Culcairn, Munyabla, Lookhart, The Rock, Bendabe, Bidgeemie, Balldale, Albury and Corowa. The first-named four…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Farmers' Credit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 9

It is reported that all storekeepers at Temora and west of Temora have decided that al sales over the counter must be for cash, the new order…

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