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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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Wheat Pool Ballot To Be Taken SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture says the Government is proceeding with arrangements to take a ballot of wheat growers to determine…

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Better Farming. Minimising Crop Failures

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

If North-Western farmers would only fallow their land, their crop failures would be few.--Mr. C. McCanley…

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London Wool Sales Keen and Firm Demand LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 1

At the woolsales to-day there was a good selection of merinos and an average selection of other descriptions. A keen home and continental demand…

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Bogus Cheques Farmers Victimised PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 1

Recently a man who appeared to be aff[?]ept, visited Nyabing and Pingrup farming districts and began to acquire properties. A number of…

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P. R. Not the Government's Policy Reply to Farmers and Settlers SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 1

The Premier, through the Acting Under Secretary to his department, has replied to the letter addressed to him by the Farmers and Settlers…

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Rabbit "Farming."

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 3

Rabbit farming, or "ranching" as they call it, is being adopted on a commercial basis in California (U.S.A.) The Consolidated Rabbit Corporation…

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Wool Prospects Bright. Business Generally Improved

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: All indications point to continued buoyancy in wool values. In Great Britain, turnover in the mills is…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool. Ballot to Be Taken

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture says that the Government is to proceed with the arrangement to take a ballot of wheat-growers to determine…

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Pastoral. Sheep Transport by Motor. An Interesting Queensland Experiment

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

Details of an interesting experiment in the transport of sheep appear in the Queensland Agricultural Journal. The journal describes how Mr. W. A. Russell…

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Pastoral. Graduated Land Tax

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 1

To help finance the Child Endowment scheme, the Labour Caucus committee has recommended a [?]uated land tax with an examption of…

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Sheep Branding. Important Experiments

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 2

Sydney, Wednesday. Experiments ate still going on with a view to finding a sheep branding substance that will not injure the wool from…

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Wool Market Firm

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 2

The sales in Sydney this week should make satisfactory reading to Uralla district. On Monday there was a rise of 5 per cent in prices…

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Wool Spirited Demand

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers and Grazers' Co-op. Co., writes:— The eleventh round of sales in the Sydney market concluded on the 19th…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. BETTER SEED, BIGGER CROPS…

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Vote "No" on Wheat Ballot Country Members' Advice SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 1

All members of the New South Wales Country Party interested in wheat matters, namely Messrs Buttenshaw, Bruxner, Drummond Main…

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Commercial London Wool Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

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No Compulsion. the Wheat Pool

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday Mr. W. J. Seully (Namoi) asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) whether it was a fact, as stated…

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Latest Telegrams and Cables [Through our Metropolitan Agents.] SYDNEY, Thursday. Farmers Can Vote. On Wheat Pool Proposal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture stated flint share farmers were entitled to vote on the compulsory wheat pool proposal…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

Goldsbrough Mort offered at auction on Thursday 6182 bales, including a few superfine wools. The competition was keen and well…

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A New Wool Pack

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

The vexed question of the method of packing wool from Australia, which has been agitating the Yorkshire manufacturers for some years, is…

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