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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wool Market Wool Auctions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 8

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report under the date 29th June:—Buyers are at present in Brisbane…

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Sheep and Lamb Rates

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 2

Offerings at the Homebush sheep and lamb auctions last Monday totalled 23,000 head. Rates were with out change competition proving keep…

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Farmer Shot Dead

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 6

Mr. W. P. Bevan, one of the most prosperous and scientific farmers in Little Plain district, met his death on Sunday as the result or a gun…

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Pastoral

Manilla Express · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 1

A series of articles under the above heading, specially written for the "Manilla Express" on current topics of interest to the…

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Manilla Special Sheep Sale

Manilla Express · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 2

Attention of our readers is drawn to Mr V. J. Byrnes' advertisement in this issue of the above sale, which takes place…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 2

Schute Bell and Co., Ltd., report: A very quiet week in the wool trade, with practically no business to speak of. During the week, though…

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Wool Reports

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:— The Annual Sheep Show and Ram Sales have proved unusually…

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The Wool Industry

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Over the last 20 years the quantity of wool sold on the Sydney market has practically risen 50 per…

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The Wool Market the Wool Industry. Confidence Its Foundation

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 1

Winchcombe, Curson, Lid., report, under date -1/7/28:—Over the last twenty years the quantity of wool sold on Sydney…

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Australian Wool. Record Figures

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 2

The Markets Department on Thursday advised that wool production during 1926-27 reached record figures, intalling 882,367,245 4bs, valued at…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Poisoning of Rabbits

Manilla Express · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 1

When employed for the poisoning of rabbits, strychnine is generally used with black thistle root, apple, carrot, or other firm…

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Crops Plus Stock

Manilla Express · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 4

The value of fallowing is now recognised by all capable farmers. Fallowing however can only give the best returns when…

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Big Cattle Deal

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 2

One of the largest stock transactions in the northern portion of this State for some considerable lime was tho purchase, during the past month of…

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Wool Auctions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 8

Buyers are again back in the home market after a busy week in Brisbane, where a large offering of average wools was disposed of. The amount…

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Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report under date 5th July.—A very quiet week in the wool trade, with practically no business to speak…

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Wheat Pool Discussion

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 5

A correspondent in discussing the proposed N.S.W. pool, asks why there should be any compulsion at all. He adds: "Bankers, insurance…

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Pastoral Preparing for Shearing. Matters That Should Be Looked To

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 6

With the shearing season close at hand—early sheds, in fact; are already making a start—reminders as to some necessary preliminaries are timely…

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Pastoral Some Shearing Matters Labour Freely Signing Up. an Important Innovation

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 6

No shortage of shearing labour is anticipated in N.S.W. this year. Doubtless, a great many men will be eager to secure work in the shearing…

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Grammas for Dairy Cattle

Manilla Express · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 3

The gramma occupies a definite place in the system of feeding the dairy herd practiced by Mr E. H. K. Downes, of Camden,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Manilla Express · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 1

For the control of liver fluke in sheep a three-fold programme is advocated by the Department of Agriculture, namely:…

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