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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,347 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 118

Sheep by Rail. Powers of Drovers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Under the new railway regulations, drovers in charge of a consignment of sh[?]ep being conveyed in open goods waggons, have been granted increased…

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State Elections. Mr. Holman's Hostility. Delayed Wheat Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

One of the most remarkable developments of the election campaign is the ferocity with which Mr. Holman and some of his colleagues have been…

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Mr. Watts' Mission. Financial Adjustments. Australian Wool and Immigration. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

A large gathering assembled at the Melbourne Town Hall to-day to bid farewell to the Federal Treasurer. Mr. Watt said he believed the great…

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Off to the Show Darbalara Cattle

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 2

On Tuesday 25 head of Darbalara stud milking shorthorn cattle were trucked from Gundafai to Sydney, to comlpete at the big…

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The Wool Ballot Reasons in Favor

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Referendum ballot papers in connection with the proposed wool scheme for next season have…

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Farmers & Graziers'Co Easter Invitation to Shareholders & CLIENTS

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 2

The approach of the Easter holidays and the opening, after a two-year interval, of the Royal Show at Moore Park, are certain,…

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Farmers and Graders' Company. Easter Invitation to Shard Holders and Clients

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 4

The approach of the Easter holidays and the opening, after a two-year interval, of the Royal Show at Moore Park, are certain, as in previous years…

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Wheat Guarantees

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

New South Wales has always led the States in guaranteeing prices for the wheat crops. In 1916 it was the National Government of New South Wales that induced the…

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Scour Your Own Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

The same principle would apply to the wool industry Scouring in the country would be fostered, and where to-day thousands of Japanese and…

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Overseas Sales of Inferior Wheat

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

A firm stand was taken up by the New South Wales Wheat Office when the Australian Wheat Board, in 1917, desired to introduce a method of pooling the overseas sales of inferior wheat,…

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Wheat Silos. Scheme Outlined by Minister. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture stated today that the proposal for handling grain in bulk was originally a complete scheme providing for storage in…

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Agricultural Wheat on Heavy Black Soil. Good Results from Broadcasting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

"I have a 140 acre paddock of very heavy black and chocolate soil. Wheat has failed on it three out of five years, and I am advised to plane oats. I…

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State Election. Labor and Wheat Growing. Years When Agriculture Flourished. Mr. McGIRR'S FIGURES

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

Mr Gregory McGirr, one of the Labor Candidates for the Cootamundra seat addressed a large and attentive audience in the Royal Hall Grenfell…

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National Government and the Wheat Problem Management of the Pool New South Wales Compared with Other States

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

The farmers of New South Wales have been supplied for political purposes with stories of mistakes or shortcomings in regard to the Wheat Pool management…

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Farmers and Graziers' Coy. Easter Invitation to Shareholders and Clients

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 6

The approach of the Easier holidays and the opening, after a two-year interval, of the Royal Show af Moore Park, are certain, as in previous years…

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Farm and Field. Mating Heifers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

Opinions differ as to whether a [?]fer should produce her first calf at about 27 months or 36 months old. In Holland and America heiters are…

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Prospects of Dairying

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

Lord Ernie, late President of the British Board of Agriculture, in proposing the loast of "Success to Dairy Instruction and Dairy Farming." at…

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4000 Soldier Farmers

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

The New South Wales National Government has incurred an outlay in concessions and assistance to soldiers of considerably more than £5,000,000. Of this amount, £1,500,000 was…

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Relief of Farmers £1,000,000 Set Aside by National Government

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

Owing to the continuous drought the Rural Industries Board has been established to render prompt assistance to farmers needing relief and £1,000,000 placed at its disposal. A…

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Bulk Handling Its Advantages to the Farmer National Government's Scheme

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

When faced by the necessity for storing wheat, it was decided by the National Government to take advantage of the situation to introduces bulk handling…

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