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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 67

Record Wool Price

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

The highest price of the season was paid for greasy merino fleece at the wool sales in Sydney on Wednesday, when five bales from Mr. W. T…

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A. Bushel of Wheat

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 8

Jinks again entered a plead of not [?] charged with stealing at Deniliquin, on January 29, 1932, one bushel of wheat, the property of…

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An Essay on Wheat

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 8

A wise child of six living in "Croagingalong" once wrote an essay on "wheat." As wheat and bread are being discussed from all angles at…

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A Guaranteed Price for Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 3

In my article under the above heading appearing in your issue of the 9th inst., I stated that "the Liverpool Corn Exchange rules the world's…

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Wheat Season Concludes 72337 Bags at Deniliquin

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

So far as Deniliquin district is concerned the wheat season is, practically completed, the total number of bags which have passed over the…

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Lucerne in the West Twenty Sheep to the Acre

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 3

For nearly two months at the end of last year a 30-acre paddock of lucerne on Mr. Andrew Allen’s property near Dubbo carried 20 sheep to the acre. But…

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Wool Quality Results of Research Laws of Sorting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

An Armenian bishop who laid the foundations of the British wool industry, and was subsequently tortured to death 1600 years age, is mentioned in…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Season's Record Price. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

An American buyer paid 38½d. for greasy merino wool at the Sydney sales to-day. This is the highest price in the Commonwealth for two years…

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Farm House Theft Plea of Guilty: 4 Months Prisoner Thanks Magistrate

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

Pleading guilty before Mr. Sheridan, P.M., in Deniliquin Police Court yesterday morning, on a charge of stealing goods from a farmers' home at…

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Fearful Tragedy in France. Six Dead in Farmhouse. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

Attracted by a neighing horse, neighbours entered a farmhouse, near Agen, and found dead six members of the Dilulafe family, representing four…

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Wheat Farmers Western Australian Conference Move For Better Returns

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 4

Some militant speeches son the question of sustenance for farmers were made at the second annual conference of the Western Australian Wheat…

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Wool Week Poster

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

A prize of £10/10/ is offered by the “Wool Week” committee for the most suitable design for a pictorial poster to be used in connection with the Wool…

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A Guaranteed Price for Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 3

Confirmation of the view expressed in the article under this title, that the farmer can be saved by a rise in the price of wheat is to be found in…

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Leaf Spot of Wheat Breeding Resistant Varieties

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 4

Leaf spot of wheat due to Septoria tritici was again prevalent during the past season. Observations were continued by plant breeders at the…

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Ear-marking Sheep Grenfell Case Grazier’s Contention Upheld

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

In Chambers, in Sydney, Mr. Justice K. W. Street decided a point of law in regard to the ear-marking of sheep, a matter which was submitted in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Last Week's Average Price. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 3

Good competition prevailed at the wool sales, and prices generally were equal to the closing rates of last week but an easier tendency was noticeable…

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Farmers’ Debts Reduction of Interest On R.I.B. Advances

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

The interest rate on all debts to the Rural Industries Branch has been reduced from 6 per cent, to 5½ per cent. The reduction will take effect as from…

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Pastoral Award. Cost of Living Variation

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

As a result of the [?] adjustment according to the variation of the cost of living, the rates set out below are those to be paid under the…

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Foot-rot in Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

“About 60 per cent, of [?] crops had foot[?] the manager of new England Experiment Farm in the course of [?]…

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Cost Price of Wool

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

The following letter [?] the “Bulletin” of February [?] Dear “Bulletin” My clip [?] of most in New South [?]…

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