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

Farming & the land, 1929

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Wool and Other Fibres. Quietness Not Confined to Wool

North West Champion · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Despite the absence or very spirited competition at the current London, wool sales, no reason exists for…

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The Sheep Sales. Champion Ewe for Moree

North West Champion · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

At the Sydney sheen gales Otway Falkiner sold, on behalf of F. S. Falkiner and Sons, Ltd., the reserve grand champion ewe for 400 guinesa, the…

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Use More Wool Advertise Says Bruce. Publicity Essential

North West Champion · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

In a special statement issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), he Stresses the seriousness of the wool position, and urges that urgent steps…

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Promising Crops Agricultural Inspector Pleased with Growth

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

Narrabri appears to be the most fortunate district in these parts as regards the wheat, crops. Further down the line crops are suffering…

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Masqueraded as Man on Farm for 23 YEARS

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 4

A remarkable story is told by a farmer of Hurray Bridge, who states that he has just ascertained that for 23 years a woman has masqueraded…

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Use More Wool Artificial Silk Menace

Manilla Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

Senator J. F. Guthrie, who was senior wool expert for the largest wool firm in the World for 20 years stated last week that he…

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Wheat Pool Vote. Grower's Ballot will be Held on September 13

Manilla Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

In the vote to be taken for the constitution of a wheat pool in N.S.W. under the Marketing Act, growers within the Murray State…

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Lang Buys a Farm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Lang, State Labor Leader, bought "Myrtle Farm'', at Ebenezer, on the Hawkesbury, recently. For a while it was…

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Wool Auctions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 8

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report under date 19th July:- Business in this centre continues in lines of locally treated wools, values…

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Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:- Not much encouragement can be gleaned from the current London sales…

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Champion Cattle Thief Dies

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 8

Our own operators in this State are very small beer compared with Jack Hanrahan, who passed out on a Northern Territory cattle station the…

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When Baling Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 2

When baling wool, the bales Should be as even in weight as possible, Between 300 and 336lbs, is a good weight for fleece wool, "pieces,"…

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Waste Land in Wheat Headlands

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 2

Many farmers waste far too much land around the headlands, comments the Senior Instructor of the Department of Agriculture located in…

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Aust. Wool Markets Their World Influence

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The importance of Australian markets as a force in establishing a world basis for wool values is illustrated by…

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Australian Wool Markets Their World Influence

North West Champion · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The importance of Australian markets as a force in establishing a world basic for wool values is…

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Farm Engineering Concrete on the Farm Requirements with Regard to Constituents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 2

Perhaps the greatest argument in favour of the use of concrete on the farm is its durability —It is white-ant proof and it neither rots nor…

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Lang Buys a Farm

North West Champion · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 4

Mr. J. T. Lang, State Labour Leader, bought "Myrtle Farm," at Ebenezer, on the Hawkesbury, recently. For a while it was thought that this…

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Pastoral

Manilla Express · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 3

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

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Compulsory Wheat Pool

Manilla Express · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 2

Farmers will soon be called up on to again express their views for or against a compulsory State wheat pool…

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"Wool Is a Necessity, Not a Luxury''

Manilla Express · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 6

"All Australia must combine in an assault against the substitutes which are being placed on the market to the detriment…

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