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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

2,557 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 128

London Wool Sales. Market Irregular. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

At the wool sales, to-day, 7950 bales were offered, including 1163 from New South Wales of which approximately 4281 were sold. Prices were…

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Wool Sales 32d[?] Top Price for Greasy

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd of Melbourne Corowa and other branches report that they offered a very attractive…

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Season's Wool Cheque Highest Since Boom Years

The Independent · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

For the first time since the 1928-29 season, Australia's wool, cheque promises to approach the £60,000,000 mark…

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Pastoral Award Wage Deductions From March 1 Will Apply to all Sections

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

RATES of wages under the pastoral award for the 12 months beginning on March 1, 1934, were reduced by the board of reference for the No. 3 district…

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Wireless Telephone Of Great Assistance in Wool Market

The Independent · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

One of the must notable recent developments in the Sydney wool market is the increasingly general use of the wireless telephone by representatives…

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Overseas News London Wool Sales. Prices Steady. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

At the wool sales, 6632 bales were offered, of which approximately 5463 were sold. There was brisk continental competition, and Bradford buyers…

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Wool and Stock Reports. "The Riverine Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires: At yesterday's stock sales 2800 cattle were yarded; the market was unchanged; bullocks, £0 to £10 10s…

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For the Man on the Land Crutching of Sheep. a Seasonable Operation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Crutching usually takes place about midway between shearings, and is therefore considered to be of some value as a preventive of blowfly…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Telegraphic and Cable News. Leeton Farm Inquiry. Evidence of Shire President. LEETON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

Giving evidence at the Riverina Welfare Farm inquiry, to-day, Frederick Charles Mountford, president of Killimbong Shire Council, said that…

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Helping the Farmer Green Manuring the Significance of Legumes

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

Green manuring benefits the soil in two ways. It enriches the soil, in the first place, by supplying it with a considerable amount of readily available…

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The Leeton Welfare Farm Scandal

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

As evidence is daily brought to light in the charges made against Major Parsonage, who has been suspended from duty in his position of superintendent…

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Weirs Not Wanted Lachlan River Farmers Oppose Evidence Before Commission

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

It is interesting and somewhat sur prising to read that at the Commission of Inquiry held at Forbes last week to consider objections lodged against…

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Crops and Fallow Yarrawonga Competition Q.A. Bruce(savernake) Successful

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Results of the YARRAWONGA crop and fallow competition conducted by the Yarrawionga and Border Agricultural and Pastoral Society have been…

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The Pastoral Award Adjustment of Rates All Round Reductions

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 3

The Board of Reference for the No. 3 District (Victoria and Southern Riverina) under the award of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and…

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Wool Market Goldsbrough Mort £ Co. Ltd

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 3

After an interval of some weeks, occasioned by the attendance of buyers in Tasmania and Adelaide, auctions were resumed in this centre on 29th…

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Commercial News McNamara's Report Melbourne Sheep Market 30th JANUARY 1934

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 3

Forward:—70,000 fat sheep; 45,000 fat lambs; 12,746 store sheep were penned at the Newmarket Sales on 30th January 1934…

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Wool Sales Fairly Animated Competition

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

MESSRS DALGETY & CO, Melbourne wired us to-day:— “Yesterday we submitted an attractive catalogue of 5000 bales…

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Oats Instead of Wheat Suggestion at Ouyen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 3

Although wheat growers, at a meeting in Ouyen, declared that it was hopeless to grow wheat at the present price, the majority opposed a…

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Mathoura Mews (From our Correspondent) Monday. Wheat Deliveries

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

This season 22,554 bags of wheat were delivered, at Mathoura. Most of the wheat has been trucked away. YOUNG MAN’S DEATH…

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The Federal Pastoral Award. Automatic Adjustments in Rates of Pay. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

The general secretary of the Graziers' Association (Mr. Allen), stated to-day that an automatic adjustment, under clause 24 of the Federal…

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