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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,347 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 118

Items of News. Wheat 18/ Per Bushel

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

What is believed, to be a record price for wheat was obtained at a sale at the farm of Mr. James Goodacre, at Eugowrn. A quantity of wheat was put…

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Wheat Silos. Cabinet's Decision. Day Labor v. Contract. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

The Cabinet has instructed the Railway Commissioners to carry out the work of constructing the powerhouses for the wheat silos by day…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report under date 5th May:— The appraising of our last catalogue…

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Wheat Pool Dividends

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

The chairman of the Australian Wheat Hoard (Senator Russell) has made a statement with regard to the published announcement that the…

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The Wheat Pool

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

There [?] unfortunately evidence that the [?] upon the [?] Rural [?] farmer will [?]…

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Wheat Harvest. Worse than the Estimate

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

The State wheat harvest, according to an official report, totals 1 1/2 million bushels, very little more than a third of the State's requirements for its…

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Tumut Butter Factory, Ltd. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

THE annual general meeting of shareholders in the Tumut Butter Factory, Ltd, wan held in O'Brion's Hall on Saturday afternoon lust. There was a small…

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Pastoral. Loss by Disease at Lambmarking. How to Curtail It

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 1

Every season during te period in which lambs are subjected to marking, reports reach the Department of Agriculture of deaths elesely…

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Australian Wheat. Local Board's Protest. Letter to Prime Minister. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. F. Dunn. Minister for Agriculture, referring to the cont[?]ued [?]ment of Australia wheat to Great Britain, said that the influence of New…

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Wool Control. Scheme Falls Through. Required Majority Not Obtained. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

The ballot of woolgrowers on the proposed scheme of control of Australian clips was finished to-day. There were 18,8.4O voles (equivalent to 74.88…

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Assistance to Farmers. Extending the Board's Activities

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

The urgent necessity for enabling the Rural Industries Board to cope with the increasing and often repeated applications for assistance has…

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Soldier Settlement No "Single Farm" Proposals

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

THE Minister for Lands (Mr. P. F. Loughlin, M.L.A.) issued an instruction that no "single farm" proposals under the promotion section…

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Saving the Farmers. Cabinet's Big Scheme. Raising the Loan. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

Referring to-day to the flotation of a local loan for £2,000,000, the prospectus for which will be issued on Saturday, the Premier (Mr. Storey) said…

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Farmers and Graziers Agency

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

At the Concussion of the F. and S A Meeting on Saturday last the letter from the Methul branch in connection with the attraction Coolamon agency of the…

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Pastoral Rents

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 6

In the Land Court in Brisbane Mr. P. Shannon delivered judgment in the cases of pastoral rents recently heard before him under the Land Act…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 8

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based…

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Homebush Sheep Sales. Prime Quality Prices

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 6

The sheep handled at Homebush on the 3rd inst., were generally, not in prime condition. A consignment, however, from Mr. F. C. Rowlands of…

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Wheat for Poultry. a Precarious Position

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 7

Apprehension is growing as to where wheat is to be obtained to keep the poultry industry going until next harvest is available…

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London Wool Sales. Yesterday's Sales. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

Greasies are plentiful and the demand is irregular, and prices have not changed. Queensland scoured merino combings 85d. Victorian 40d to 83d…

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Wheat Sales. Mr. Hughes Attacked. Price Too Low. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

In the House of Representatives to-night, Mr. Hill (Vic.) moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the position of the wheat pools…

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