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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

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Wheat Growers' Relief Bill Mr. Ball's Comments Extract from Parliamentary "Hansard"

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 1

Mr. Ball; Most of the remarks on the bill made by hon members of the Opposition were mainly directed against the cost of producing wheat,…

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Maori Farmer Murdered. Employee Arrested. Wellington (N.z.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 3

Hat Robson, a well-known Maori farmer, was Hound murdered in his bed at Paketoke. A Maori youth, employed by Robson, was later arrested…

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The Tobacco Crop Importance of Thorough Cultivation

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 3

Tobacco responds well to cultivation and the grower should aim at keeping his land in fine tilth, and free from all weeds up to the time…

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Handling Bulk Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

Tests which have been made on the Victorian railways recently have proved that the existing rolling stock is suitable for carrying bulk…

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Farming for Fun

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 4

Clever was he who first coined one went “dough,” for money, for it is much “kneaded.” very plastic, and [?] overnight; but the joke has…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 4

(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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Bulk Wheat by Rail Victorian Tests

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

Tests which have been made on the Victorian railways recently have proved that the existing rolling stock is suitable for carrying bulk…

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Wheat Deliveries

The Independent · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

Wheat deliveries to Deniliquin railway station are being consistently maintained. Up to lunch-time yesterday the total of deliveries was…

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South Africa and British Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 25

INQUIRIES have been received in Yorkshire from a resident stock brooder in South Africa regarding the possibility of raising a type of cross…

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Wheat Burnt at Rand

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 5

A fire broke out near the properties of Messrs. Cobb and Williams, about six miles from Rand, at 5.30 o'clock on Tuesday…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 6

The comparative return to farmers in New South Wales who patronised the bulk handling system and to those who bagged their wheat has been…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 45

A private wheat agent at Sydney, to-day received the following cable from Broomball:—"N.S.W. January 25/3. China bought two cargoes…

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Big Wheat Yields at Yarrawonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 31

Further excellent craps of wheat are being reported at Yarrawonga, and it is plainly apparent that yields this season are not only well above the…

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The Wheat Situation Public Conference Ureged to Oppose Restriction of Wheat Areas

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 3

It is learned that in certain influential quarters a tentative proposal to grow less wheat is being discussed, says the Wagga "Advertiser." In a…

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Wheat Record Claimed for Finley Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 6

A total of 14,835 bags of wheat was delivered at the Finley railway station last Tuesday, between 7.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.—a record for any…

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Rabbit Menace in Riverina No Grass for Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 3

Rabbits are daily becoming more numerous in Rive0rina states a report from Wagga Seasonal conditions have favoured natural increase and the…

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London Wool Sales London, January 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 45

There are 161,500 bales of wool available for trip sales which begin on January 17. New arrivals include 73,200 bales from Australia and 38,200…

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The Wheat Harvest Disease of Little Trouble

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

In a special report dealing with Riverina wheat competitions, Mr. G. C. Bartlett, senior agricultural instructor, states:—…

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Bulk Wheat Trucks. for Yarrawonga-oaklands Line

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 5

The following letter has been received by the Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.V., from Mr. Harold Clapp, Chairman of the Victorian Railways, dated 4th…

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Wheat Deliveries 36,000 Bags to Date

The Independent · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 6

For some weeks the railway yards at Mathoura, Gulpa, and Moira hare been scenes of activity, and will be so for seme weeks longer, although the influx…

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