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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

3,405 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 171

Australia's Trade Balance Huge Deficiency Wool Exports Halved

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 12

Australia's favorable trade balance met with a severe setback during the six months ended December 31 last. Whereas for the corresponding period…

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Turning Back the Files . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” January 31, 1925

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 2

VISITRO,—Miss Edna, Wyse, M.A., is visiting Deniliquin after an absence of several years. Miss W[?]se recently returned from a 12 months tour abroad…

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F.a.q. Wheat Protest From Mr. Nock "Farcical Proceedings"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 12

Criticising the practice of the annual fixation of the "fair average quality" standard for wheat in New South Wales, the former president of…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

A new season's record cf 22d. was made at Sydney woolsales to-day, when a Yorkshire buyer paid that price for five bales of superfine clip…

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22d. Is Paid New Season’s Record Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

A new season’s record of 22d. was made at the wool sales today, when a Yorkshire buyer went to that price for five bales…

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Wheat Report Presented Writing Down of Debts Is Suggested Aid for Current Harvest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 16

A detailed plan for the stabilisation of the Australian wheat industry has been submitted to the Federal Ministry by the Royal Commission on…

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Weevils in Wheat Immediate Investigation to Be Made Inspection of Stacks in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 16

Action is being taken, by the Victorian Department of Agriculture to investigate the complaints regarding weevils in wheat…

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Good Competition at Albury Wool Sales Dalgety and Company Attractive Selection ; Firm Market Top Price Is 15d. Three Clips Share in Distinction

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Company Limited, Albury, report that they submitted an attractive catalogue of 5303 bales at yesterday’s wool sales, consisting principally of dry wools from the Upper Murray and hill districts. There was a large attendance of buyers from Melbourne and Sydney…

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Farmers' Debts Aid From the State

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

A bill providing for the granting of assistance to farmers to effect a voluntary adjustment of their debts with creditors was introduced by the…

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District Crops Ravaging Effects of Skeleton Weed Agricultural Instructor's Report

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 25

Mr. J. Judd, senior agricultural instructor for the Wagga and Southern Slopes districts, in his report for January, states that showers were…

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Farmers' Debts States to Handle Grant £1,500,000 Allocated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 27

In the belief that the farmers' debts problem in the various States is too complex for the Commonwealth to impose conditions with regard to detailed…

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Orchard Cover Crops Time for Sowing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 25

Early in February is the most suitable time for the sowing of cover crops. The upkeep of humus in orchard soils is of great importance…

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Pumpkin Beetle Protection of Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 25

Pumpkin beetles attack pumpkins and related cucurbitaceous plants at all stages of growth, the chief damage occurring to the young plants…

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Sugar-cane As Fodder for Dairy Cows Improved Varieties Now Available

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 24

The once popular cow cane has now gone out of favor with most dairymen, and many are sure to turn to varieties of the true sugarcane which are…

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Help for Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 1

The State Government will receive 25,000.000. from the Federal Government Grant of £12,000,000 which is to be utilised for the…

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Shire Rates a Remarkable Suggestion Farmers’ Resolution Grenfell

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

The Quandialla branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association has forwarded the following resolution to the Weddin Shire Council…

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Poultry Farmers Lyons Delegation to London Representation Wanted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

In promising a deputation from the Poultry Farmers’ Association that he would confer, with the Rural Bank to see to what extent assistance…

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Wool Arrivals

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 1

Return of the number of bales of Victorian and Interstate wool received at Victorian seaboard stations from July 1, 1934, to January 26,…

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History of Wool From the Year 200 B.C. Royal Purple was Original Wool

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 1

This is an outline of the wool since the dawn of history, as told by Mr. R. C. Wilson, in the course of an address before the National Council of…

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120 Sheep Killed by Mildura Dogs Alsatians Suspected of Slaughter

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

Believed in some quarters to have been the net of two or more Alsatian dogs, 120 sheep of a yarding of 268 were killed in a railway pen at…

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