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Farming & the land, 1936

2,201 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 111

Butter Factory Burnt Damage Estimated at £4000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 12

At midday on. Monday the Tragowel Butter Factory was found to be on fire. A message was sent Kerang, and no time was lost getting the…

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N.s.w. Wool Cheque

The Independent · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

Wool sold in Sydney during December realised £2,850,910. making the total for the first seven months of the season £13,866,081. campared…

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12,172 Sheep Average 16/2 at Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

A special sale of sheep and lambs was conducted at their Echuca East yards on Wednesday afternoon by MESSRS, McKENZB& & CO The penning…

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Federal Pastoral Award. No Adjustment of Rates. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

The General Secretary of the Graziers Association (Mr. J. W. Allen) stated to-night that the Commonwealth statistics which were now…

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Earmarking of Sheep Compulsory Under 1934 Pastures Protection Act

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2
Also in The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register, The Independent

The Minister for Agriculture directs the attention of sheepowners to the fact that in terms of the 1934 Pastures Projection Act it is now compulsory fox all…

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Greater Use of Wool Money Foe Publicity

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 35

Approval was given by the General Council of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales to the action of the Graziers' Federal council and the…

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Wool Barter Plan Germany Disappointed Berlin. Feb. 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

There is disappointment in official circles that the Australian Government will not allow a barter of motor parts for wool. Similar transactions…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Recent Improvement Maintained. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Competition was keen and general, especially for all well grown descriptions, at yesterday's wool sales, and the recent improvement in values was…

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Exchange of Wool for Motor Cars "Australia Cannot Barter"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 32

Declaring that the Commonwealth Government could not agree to a barter arrangement with one wool-buying foreign country unless the benefits of…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. The Week's Average Price. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Under strong competition from Yorkshire, Japan and the Continent, and with some support from the United States, values for all…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week-ended 1st February…

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The Farm Home to Pickle Walnuts a Seasonable Operation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 31

Gather the nuts on a hot clear day, while they are quite tender—at the stage that when cut in halves the shell is white and the kernel is like…

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Dairying the Dairy Cow

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 31

The problem of judging or estimating the milk and butter producing qualities of cows by their external characteristics is an ever present one,…

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Good Fodder Crops

The Independent · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

[?]ega The irrigation work at Wakool is [?]ow getting into stride and becoming [?]pr[?]value. Landholders who made an [?] is y start have fodder crops up as…

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Interest Rates Effect of an Increase on Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

The president of the Richmond district council of the Primary Producers' Union and president of the Lismore branch union (Mr. R. C…

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The Wool Cheque

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 4

At the end of this week wool available for sale in Australia will have been reduced to ess than 1,000,000 bales, and the ceque will have passed…

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Sound Sheep Special at Moulamein

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 3

JOHN McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd. report:—We submitted 7,400 good class station bred Merino sheep at our Monlamein Special Sale on Friday last…

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Pastoral Award

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

The general secretary of the Grazlers' Association (Mr. J. W. All[?]) said in Sydney last week that the Commonwealth statistics which were…

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