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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Graziers' Association Conference. Discuss Wool Prices. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

Wool prices were again discussed at yesterday's session of the Graziers' Association Conference, and it was decided to appoint a committee…

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National Buying of Wool Restricting Competition Equalisation Fund Urged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 6

That wool prices were at present barely profitable, and any further regression in values would mean not only heavy losses to the pastoral industry…

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Tractor Power Its Value on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 38

The adoption of mechanical power and power-driven machines has been a development of comparatively recent years. The tractor has made its…

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Dairying Encouragement of Clovers In Coastal Pastures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 24

The most outstanding plant for sowing in coastal districts, and especially amongst paspalum, is a persistent strain of certified seed of white clover…

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Farm Training for Youths

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

[?] quite willing to give [?] training which is…

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Floods Extending a Crop Washed Away. Roads Under Water. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 6

Floods in eastern Gippsland became more acute to-day, but although rain is still falling, the position is expected to improve slowly…

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Visiting Overseas Junior Farmers to be Entertained

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

Four overseas junior farmers (one each from Canada, N.Z., South Africa and Britain) will be entertained in Albury by the Albury Junior…

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Melbourne Wool Auctions

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the average price realised for Greasy wool fold in Melbourne during the week ended 12 March 1938…

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Tick Infested Sheep Owner Fined £10

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 1

At the Balranald Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. A. B Collins, P.M., Stock Inspector Mc-Niven proceeded against Charles…

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Wheat Prices Slide Lowest Since 1936 Quotations in Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 3

Wheat in Sydney to-day recorded the lowest levels since January 1935. the falls this week aggregating 3½d a bushel…

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Prison Farms Proposed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 2

Extension of the honor system and the establishment of prison farms in the Heytesbury district, will be recommended shortly to Cabinet by the…

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Clearing House of Information Desired by N.Z. Farmers Delegates Arrive for Con-ference Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 10

New Zealand delegates who arrived at Sydney to-day to attend the Empire primary producers’ conference, expressed the hope that an intelligence…

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Australian Wheat for Greece London, March 20

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 6

According to the British United Press correspondent at Athens. the Government of Greece [?] approved of the importation of 60,000 tons of…

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Commercial London Wool Sales. London, March 18

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 4

Prices at the London wool sales to-day were level with those ruling at the close of the last series. The catalogue submitted to-day…

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Crushed by Truck Farmer Killed Outright. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 4

Crushed under an overturned transport truck, Charles Crow, 60, farmer, of Merricks, was killed outright yesterday. With his son, William Crow…

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Workers on Farms Better Conditions Wanted. Labor Party’s Motion. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 4

In spite of argument by several members of the Parliamentary Party that a move for a rural workers’ log would antagonise country support,…

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Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

The Melbourne Woolbrokers reporting the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week ending 19th March, 1938,…

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Large Private Sale of Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

Probably one of the largest private sales of sheep effected in Western New South Wales for some considerable time took place recently when 12,000…

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Commercial Melbourne -Wool Sales Commonweal Wool and Produce Co, Ltd. Top Market

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report (March 16):—Sales continued in Melbourne to-day were offered catalogue of 3274…

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Fall in Cattle Prices Not Likely Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 4

The Secretary of the Master Butlers’ Association of Victoria (Mr. A. E. Stahl) said to-day that the prices of cattle are likely to stay up,…

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