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Farming & the land, 1934

2,557 stories in Murray's papers · page 54 of 128

Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Tunes” August 2, 1924)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

FAT LAMBS.—Mr. R Caldwell, jnr., sold a very fine draft of old lambs at Newmarket on Tuesday, which made the high price of 42/4 and averaged…

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Brightest Yet Wheat Market Outlook Prices Again Up SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

The outlook on the Australian wheat market is now tho brightest for a long time past. A further advance in prices took…

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Less Wheat Sown Position in Victoria 10 Per Cent. Down Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

Semi-official estimates disclose that the area sown-with wheat in Victoria this season is approximately 2,750,000 acres or a million less than 1929-30,…

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Dairymen of Australia Message From Dr. Page “Get on the Roll; Vote ‘Yes.” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 5

In the course of an Interview prior to his departure for Canberra, Dr. Earle Page, Leader of the Australian Country Party,…

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Farm Implements Reduction in Tariff How Australian Industry is Protected MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 5

“We can see nothing to stop the local manufacturer of agricultural implements selling in Australia at the same prices as…

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Fat Sheep Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

Competition was good for prime trade wethers at the Newmarket sales today, and prices were firm at last Tuesday’s average rates. The…

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Wheat Market Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

A private wheat agent at Sydney today received the following cable from Broomhall. “Westralian afloat 18/ ; sold Saturday part cargo first half of…

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Wheat Sowings for 1934 35 a Mid June Estimate

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 3

From information supplied by crop correspondents and departmental [?] officers, stated a recent report of the Marketing Bureau [?]…

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Trefoil Burr in Wool. As a Factor in Skirting

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 1

The amount of burr (tre[?]) present is an important factor in relation to the depth which it is necessary to shirt the fleece, points [?]…

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Diocese of Riverina. Jubilee Year, 1934. Black Wool Appeal

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 3

IT is fifty years since [?] was [?] as the first [?] of Riverina. To mark the event special Appeal is [?]…

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Still Upward Price of Wheat Season’s Record Established SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 1

Wheat buyers bid a penny in advance of world parity to-day, offering 2/ a bushely for silo lots. Sellers, however, were scarce, the…

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Our Butter in Britain Is Used for Blending Purposes Attempts to Stop Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

Replying to Mr. Sanders, (U.A.P.) in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Minister for Agriculture said it was well known that Australian…

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Dearer Bread Possible Flour Up With Wheat Prices Hint in Melbourne Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 1

With wheat prices ait 3/3 to 3/3½ a bushel in Melbourne, the price of flour has risen from £7 to £8 17/6 a ton since the end of May, and master…

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Bishop’s Pica for Dairymen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

In his monthly diocesan letter Bishop of Goulburn (the Right Rev. E. H. Burgmann) says :—“The tenant dairy farmer will become little…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1934 · 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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Wool and Cotton

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 2

In view of the fact that the demand for increasing quantities wool and cotton throughout the world is steadily Improving, it may…

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Fat Cattle Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 2

Although offerings were heavier at the cattle sales at Newmarket to-day there were so many plain quality bullocks in the market that butchers had…

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Wheat Bounty Delayed Payments

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Kilpatrick (U.C.P.), asked if it was a fact that only partial payments had been made under the wheat…

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Wheat Market Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 2

A private wheat agent at Sydney today received the following cable from Broomball:—Unchanged ; market quiet; inclined to react Canada hot…

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Italy and Our Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 2

There is need for consideration because of the definite movements in various parts of the world to restrict imports of the possibility of Australia…

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