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Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 154

Sydney Sales Wool Average £13/18/ in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

At the closing wool auctions of last week at Sydney, the market ruled firm for all descriptions, spirited competition being met with for super sorts…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

The average price of the wool sold in Sydney during the first three days of this week was £13/0/5 per bale, and 10.5d. per lb…

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Wool and Stock Reports. "The Riverine Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires Cattle: 4115 yarded; market firmer; bullocks £6 to £14; cows £3 to £9; best beef 40s., good 35s., medium 30s…

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Agriculture Prevention of Bunt in Wheat Method of Seed Treatment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 24

Although bunt cannot now be ranked among the limiting factors in successful wheat production in this State, there are occasions when through…

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Border City Hotel to Be Replaced Modern Structure Next Door Townsend Street’s Pastoral Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

Work on the new hotel planned by Messrs J. M Cox and C. C. Water street, owners of the Border City Hotel, has already begun on the site…

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Agricultural Suitability of Wheat Varieties. Representative Advisory Council to Be Formed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

Owing to some conflict of opinion in regard to the value of certain varieties of wheat, particularly in regard to quality, the Minister of Agriculture has…

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The Wool Cheque. Drop of £15,000,000. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

Statistics reveal that the total realisation of wool sold in the Commonwealth during the nine months ended March 31st show a decrease of…

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Wheat Found on Road Suspected of Being Stolen Man Charged with Possession

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 5

Charged with having on December 23 last hid in his custody on the Corowa. Rennie road near Ringwood nine bags wheat might…

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Regulating Imports Into Britain Primary Producers Prepare No Agreement on Wool Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 4

The establishment by each primary industry of a Federal organisation from which would be formed a Federation of primary industries, was…

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Australia’s Wool Cheque Down by 515 MILLION Sharp Drop in Price Average This Week in Sydney £13 a Bale SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

Statistics released to-day indicate that the total realisations of wool sold in the Commonwealth during the nine months ended March 31…

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The Tractor on a Small Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 25

A fanner in an English journal described the work of a tractor on a small farm as follows:—The advantages of the tractor are equally…

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Dairying Cleansing of Dairy Premises An Ample Water Supply Essential

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 25

The provision of ample water supplies at all times for the washing of dairy utensils as well as the floors of the milking shed, dairy and inner or…

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Tractor Farming in Cowra District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 4

Large numbers of farmers are changing over to tractors in the south-western slopes district, of which Cowra is the centre, according to Mr. C…

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Farmers' Debts Adjustment. Scheme May Be Slowed Down. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

The adjustment of the farmers debts, under the Federal scheme, may be seriously affected by the heavy expenditure during the next three…

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The Farmer's Lament

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 5

Under its spreading hopeless The farmer's homestead stands; Its lord a mournful man is he As e ploughs his mortgaged lands…

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Trip to Irrigation Area. Cohuna and Guabower Inspected Pasture Plots and a Model Farm

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

In the third article reporting the tour of inspection of the Gunbower Cohuna irrigation areas by members of Deniliquin Progress Association, the visits to the Government pasture experimental. plots and the model farm of Messrs. Farrant Bros., in the Cohuna…

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Sales of Sheep Skins Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 5

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers’ Association report that 93,371 sheep skins were catalogued to-day. A weaker market was met with for all…

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Rain in Wheat Belt Now Urgently Needed Departmental Reports Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 6

The monthly wheat crop report of the Department of Agriculture for March declared that a particularly dry month had been experienced generally and in…

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Farmer’s Death Inquiries in Spite of Coroner’s Finding Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 7

Continued inquiries are being made by detectives from Melbourne into the death of William Charles Ahearn, 45, farmer, of Woodend, whose body was…

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“German Protests Backed by Bayonets” Speech by “Guns-Before-Butter” on Plebiscite Eve. Berlin, April 9

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 1

“Germany, once the anvil on which others hammered, now does the hammering,” declared General Goering, in a speech at a big…

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