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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Wool by Aeroplane. Cheaper Than Camels

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 7

Australian Aerial Services Ltd. are considering the transport of wool by aeroplane, and it is stated that the cost in certain cases, would be no…

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Commercial. New Year Wool Sales. Safe Market Outlook

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The eyes of the wool world will be centred on the Brisbane market for the first Australian sales of the New…

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Wool Clip. Estimate Increased by 115,000 Bales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 6

The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, after exhaustive inquiries throughout the various States, reports that the estimate…

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Missing Farmer. Police Fear for Safety

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 1

Wagga—The police have received a report that a well-known farmer, Alexander Robertson, has been miss-ing for several weeks, and fears are…

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Record Crop For State? 48 Bushels to Acre

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 2

What is probably a record crop of wheat for the State has just been taken off by Messrs. Waddell Bros., of Oakwood, Inverell…

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Liens on Crops. Forfeiting Holdings. Soldiers Seek Abolition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 8

At a recent soldiers' conference a resolution was carried "that the Minister for Lands be asked to waive all liens of the Rural Industries Branch…

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PASTORAL. To Treat Blown Sheep

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 3

Individual sheep can often be caught and treated in the paddock, but with a serious infestation it may be necessary to yard the flock or run…

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The Future of Wool

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 3

Wincheombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The most serious mediate to the wool market some months ago was the heavy stocks of tops on hand,…

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Is This a Sheep Record? Remarkable Story of Herdwick Ewe's Success

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 2

Is this a record? If it is not, what is? Mr. William Wilson, the Secretary of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association, owns a ewe of that…

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PASTORAL (concluded from third page)

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 6

get in ahead of us and then our path would be much more difficult. The prospects are that fat lamb production will be combined with wheat and it may mean millions of pounds extra to the State's wealth every year. THERE ARE PROBLEMS!…

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Pastoral Retrospect and I Respect. Counting Up Our Blessings

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 5

How did the Old Year and how will the New Year treat the pastoral industry? It is a timely question and one in which many others…

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Wool Market Closes Firm. Yorkshire Active

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 6

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:— The final sale of the year can be described as a fitting finale to a very…

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Wool Market Closes Firm Yorkshire Active

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. writes:— The final sale of the year can be described as a fitting finale to a very…

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Newcastle Wool Sales. Defended by Grazier

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 3

Writing to the "Sydney Morning Herald," Mr. N. C. Backnell, of Newstead North, Inverell, says: — As a woolgrower who had some of my…

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New Year Wool Sales Safe Market Outlook

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The eyes of the wool world will be centred on the Brisbane market for the first Australian sales of the New…

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Is This a Sheep Record ? Re[?] Story of Hardwick Ewe's Success

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 2

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Wool Report

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 10

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report:-- Sales for the year were brought to a close on Thursday, when we submitted an attractive catalogue…

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To-day's Markets Price of Wheat

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

Wheat ex trucks Sydney is quoted at 47 per bushel…

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Wool Position More Bale Than Expected

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 10

Schute Bell and Co., Ltd. report: Whilst the amended estimate of the Australian clip is particularly satisfactory from the producer's viewpoint…

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1,500,000 CATTLE. Construction of Two Huge Airships

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

More than 1,500,000 cattle will contribute to the making of each of the two 6,500,000 cubic feet airships which will be built for the United States Navy…

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