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Farming & the land, 1936

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 21

Eggless, Butterless, Milkless Cake.—Cup of hot water, cup of brown (or white) sugar, third of cupul of lard (or good dripping), quarter…

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Orchard Cover Crops Soon Time for Sowing

The Independent · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

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

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Farmer Found Shot. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

A message from Upper Manilla states that detectives are inquiring into the shooting, yesterday, of Aubrey P. Cummins (54), share farmer…

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Skeleton Weed an Effective Eradicator Discovery by Quandialla Farmer

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

That remarkable results had been achieved during an experiment before representatives of the Jemalong (Forbes) Shire Council by a Quandialla…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Control of Weeds by Prevention of Seeding

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Weeds, particularly annuals, frequently infest the land so completely that entire destruction is impossible, except when the land can be placed…

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Profitable Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

A sheep farmer with a sense of humor sent to the Homebush stock sales yards a nicely fattened lamb with six legs instead of the usual four, and…

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Lice Infested Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 4

In the Moulamein (Police Court on Tuesday, January. 14, Allan McNiven (Stork Inspector of the Moulamein Pastures Protection Board)…

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Margarine Sold at Butter

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 3

Howard Dean, of Puckle Street, Moonce Ponds, was fined in the Essendon Court on Monday for having sold margarine as butter. A. G…

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The Battlefields of Australia Let Us Visit a Cattle Station Part [?]

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 4

To those who live within easy reach of townships and to all the modem conveniences of civilisation, it would come very hard for them to accustom…

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[?]Sheep Sale

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

[?]zle and Co. will hold [?]at Echuca to-morrow [?]en 14,000 sheep will be [?] 8000 merino ewes, the…

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Lice-infested Sheep

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

L[?] the Hay Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, W. Duffy, of Uabalong, was charged, on summons, with travelling lice-infested sheep. There was no…

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Echuca Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

Messrs. McKenzie and Co will hold a special sale at Echuca to-morrow (Wednesday) when 14,000 sheep will be yarded, including 8000 merino ewes, the…

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Wool Shipments

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

A return issued by the Victorian and South Australian Wool Buyers' Association shows that wool shipped from Australia in the season 1935-36…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales Monday

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

Daigety and Co. to-day submitted an attractive catalogue of 5,300 bales There was keen general competition All sections of the trade were…

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World-wide Publicity for Wool Compulsory Wool Levy Proposed Promoting Sales in Oversea Markets

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

A SPECIAL fund for wool publicity and research, raised by a compulsory levy on growers, was favored by the joint conference of the Australian…

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Butter Stolen From Deniliquin Factory. Padlock of Freezing Chamber Forced

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

Twenty pounds of butter were stolen from the freezing chamber at the factory of the Deniliquin Butter Factory and Farm…

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Ancient Wheat From Tutenkhamen's Tomb Grown at Gilgandra

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 1

A head of wheat, of unique appearance and with an exceedingly interesting history, grown at Mr. J. Parslow's "Cooya' property. Gilgandra…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times, February 6, 1936)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

FATAL ACCIDENT.—Tomas Horneman, aged 19, soil of Mr. and. Mrs. H. Horneman, of Finley, died in Narandera Hospital from injuries received…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. a Slight Advance in Prices. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

Values for best fleece and skirtings at the wool sales to-day were from par to 5 per cent. higher. The demand was spirited, principally from…

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Yanco Welfare Farm Administration Criticised

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

At the second meeting of the newly appointed advisory committee of the Yance Welfare Farm, Leeton, the president (Mr. F.C.Mountford) presented…

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