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Farming & the land, 1933

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600 Sheep Die

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 31

The mysterious death has occurred of 600 sheep gracing in a paddock owned by Mr. A. P. Whip, of Croydon, about 30 miles southeast of Roma…

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The Wheat Policy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 10

THAT there is abundance of courage on the part of the Australian producers is shown by the fact that, despite the comparative poor returns…

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Sheep for Export Protests Against Allocation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 39

The Wangaratta (Vic.) Agricultural Society considered a request from the Yarrawonga Society asking that it join in a protest against the proposed…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 2

At the Brisbane wool sales, good quality wool showed an upward tendency…

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Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Preparing for Next Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 1

The committee of the Hay P. and A. Association met at Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's office on Saturday…

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Australian Wool Complaints by Japanese Buyers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 27

In the House of Representatives Mr. Holloway (V.) asked the Minister of Commerce, in view of complaints made by Japanese wool buyers, and the…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Advanced. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 1

The wool sales opened with strong competition. Merinos advanced 7½ to 10 per cent.; crossbreds 5 to 10 per cent…

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The Wool Clip. Coming Year's Prospects Substantial Decrease Predicted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 5

Senator J. F. Guthrie. who is a recognised authority on wool, stated last week that although the final figures relating to the production of…

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Overseas Freights on Wool. a Material Reduction. SYDNEY, Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 2

It was announced that shipowners had decided to reduce the freight rates on wool from 47/6 to 37/6 per heavy bale. The chairman of the…

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Wool Freights in Victoria. Reduced by 25 Per Cent. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 1

The Victorian Government has decided upon a reduction of 25 per cent, in the railway freights on wool…

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Victorian Wool Freights Reduced by 25 Per Cent. to Counteract Road Transport

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 45

"I have pleasure in announcing that, pursuant to my recommendation, the Cabinet has decided that a direction be given that railway freights…

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Sheep Train Disaster. On Western Line. Big Loss of Live Stock. Narrow Escape of Mail Train. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 2

A goods train was derailed late last night, near Werrington, between St. Marys and Kingswood. Five stock trucks were smashed…

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Farmers Stop Sale But Auctioneer Carries on

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 15

A few days ago 250 farmers from districts around Merriden (W.A.), attended an auction sale held in the sale-yards at Merriden and by moral…

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Water for Dairy Cows. Value of Concrete Thoughs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 24

THERE is nothing to pull down the dairy farmer's cheque quicker than poor drinking water for the herd. The effects are immediately reflected…

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Mr. A. Mair's Help Talks with Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 4

Mr. Mair, M.L.A., has been actively engaged in support of the Legislative Council Reform Bill during the past fortnight. In that time he has covered…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Brocklesby Branch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 3

On the 6th inst. Mr. L. Drew presided over a meeting of the branch, there being present Messrs. E. W. and G. B. Shipard, H. A. and A. C. Severin,…

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For Maximum Return's From Dairying Pastures Subdivision of Paddocks Essential

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 25

THE improvement of dairying pastures can have little permanent benefit unless subdivision, top-dressing with fertilisers, and rotational grazing…

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Man Pound in Corn Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 27

After being missing from his home at Eastern Creek (N.S.W.) for over an hour, Alexander Scott Proctor, 30, was found lying in a corn field with a…

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Farmer Killed by Cultivator

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 9

While operating a disc cultivator on his father's proporty on the Samaria road, Benalla (Vic), Thomas Knight, aged 27 years, a farmer, was…

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Farmers' Problems

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 12

For the first time in 37 years, a Premier officially visited Tumbarumba on Saturday. Mr. Stevona was told at a civic reception there that the late…

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