Wangaratta Sheep Market
At the [?] sheep market on Thursday there was a good yarding of fat sheep and lambs, to the usual attendance of the trade Competition…
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Commercial Sheep Skin Sales
SYDNEY, Friday: There was steady inquiry for 66.495 sheepskins offered for sale today. Values for short lengths ruled par 10 [?] lb dearer, while the…
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MELBOURNE. Fri.—A total of 10,164,000 sheep and Iambs was slaughtered in Australia for the eight [?] ended last August,…
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WALLTOWNSHIP [?] Fri.: A shipment [?] of explosives was [?] late [?] on a farm here by State…
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The leader of the Federal Country Party (Mr. Fadden) said to-day that a conservative estimate showed that primary [?] has last at least £100 million because or the Federal Labor Government’s war-time agriculture [?]…
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MELBOURNE, Fri: With the capture by police to-day of Stanley Neil, 21, in the bush at Amphitheatre, near Avoca, and…
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COMMISSIONER H. Hanslow. of the Victorian State Rivera and Water Supply Commission has presented a cup (above) for perpetual…
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First Albury wool sales in the new year will take place Albury on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Selling agents predict…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—-The: 1948 wool [?] commencing, in Sydney tomorrow will be held in three series in which 184,000 bales will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Freak Storms Badly Batter Albury and District Terrific Downpours of Rain and Hail Crops Flattened; Road Flooded; Telephone Lines Disorganised
A terrific downpour of rain and hail, the like of which farmers had not seen in 40 years experience in this area, battered Albury and district yesterday afternoon. The storm was a climax to an earlier freak storm which cut…
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MELBOURNE. Sun.: Reports from district officers did not indicate any shortage of rural manpower. except where heavy crops…
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Bethanga farmer, Thomas Martin, 60, died while under an anaesthetic In Albury Hospital late on Saturday afternoon…
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What is believed to be a record local load of wheat was received in Deniliquin yesterday. The load of 300 bags, from Mr. D…
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SYDNEY, Mon: Thomas Bruce Buckman, 23, motor driver, was charged In the Central police court to-day with stealing 29…
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Despite light and heavy falls, of rain In the district while the local wheat crop was maturing, the standard is very good…
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SYDNEY, Mon; Under good general competition, bidding, coming from all sections of the trade, the market showed an improvement at the Sydney…
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THE export ban on merino sheep introduced 20 years ago has caused a decline in the quality of Australia's flocks, it was declared at the Graziers' Association meeting in…
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Australian dairy, farmers should find encouragement. in the agreements reached with other countries by the Australian delegation at the Geneva conference. British preferences have been preserved, the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America Expected To Buy Wool Here Albury Sales To-morrow: May Be New Record Price
First Albury wool sale of the new year trill begin to-morrow when 16,000 bales will be offered at auction over two days. President of the Albury Woolbrokers Association (Aid. A. A. Rogers) said yesterday it was anticipated that the market would…
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The State Secretary of the R.S.L. has set out the present position concerning single unit farms in a circular to…
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