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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,347 stories in Riverina's papers · page 69 of 118

Price of Butter. Meeting of Protest. Country Member Silenced. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

A large meeting of the Sydney Housewives' Association was held in the Town Hall to-day to protest against the rise in the price of butter…

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Wool Freights Increase to Be Withheld. London, Sept. 6

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 1

The conference of steamer lines admit it has circularised co[?]st[?] voting 2[?]d for scoured wool, but that it is now holding its hand pending…

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State Parliament. String of Questions. the Wheat Payment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly at question time to-day, Mr. C W. Oakes (N.) asked the Premier. Mr. J. Storey, in the absence of the…

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Local and General Farmers’ Meeting

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Wagga Branch of the F. and S. Association will be held at the School of Arts to-morrow afternoon at 2.30, to receive report of…

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Wheat

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

At the F. and S. Conference lately, the General Secretary, Mr. T. I. Campbell inadvertently. I think in his report misstated the area under…

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Federal Parliament. Buyers Want Wheat. Export of Wool. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Hughes told Mr. N. J. Makin, (C.P.) that he had asked the wheatgrowing States to give a firm offer for…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

W. H. Wheathy revolts having yarded 4000 head of cattle on Thursday, September 2, to the largest and most representative attendance of…

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Wheat Guarantee. Farmers Want to Know Otherwise Will Cut for Hay

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

Wheatgrowers in the Dubbo district are anxious to hear something definite about the guaranteed price for [?]ext season’s…

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Sale of Burrawang Estate Stud Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

One of the most important and successful sales yet held in the western district was that conducted by Messrs W. K. Garnsey, Forbes, and W. H…

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Australian Wheat Yielo. Great Harvest Expected Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

Members of the Australian Wheat Board consider that if the present conditions continue and timely rain falls, the Australian wheat yield for…

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Wool Profits. Last Year’s Figures Doubled. London, Sept. 7

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. Goldfinch anticipates that the audit of the surplus of wool profits for the year ending March, 1920, will be completed before the end of the…

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Australian Wheat Estimated Yield of 137,000,000 Bushels. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 1

Mel[?] of the Australian Wheat Board consider if the present conditions [?] and timely rain [?] the [?] of wheat [?]…

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Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd. report under date September 7, as follows:—Wool is arriving in increasing quantities, and the market will…

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Alleged Cattle Straying

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

Frank Holder pleaded not guilty and admitted all formal matters He explained: I have a paddock in the flood area. A flood came. The…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

Coldshrough. Mort and Co. Ltd., report under date 3rd September:— We have pleasure in advising that a definite announcement has been made…

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High Prices of Butter

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

With reference to the present high prices ruling for butter, and which are likely to be maintained for some time to come, the smallest…

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Wheat Prohibition Means [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

Prohibition in America was organising designed to wipe out of existence the saloons which were open [?] and in most cases were conducted by…

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Farmers and Graziers Co Annual Meeting Wheat Co-operation Can Do

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

The third annual meeting of the Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Grasis imureance and Agency Co Ltd generally known to-day as [?]…

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That 7/6 Wheat Guarantee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

In reply to representations made by the secretary of the local branch of the Formers and Settlers' Association, the assistant general secretary of the…

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White Grubs in Wheat. Plough Land on Which Crop Has Been Totally Destroyed

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 8

Reports have reached the Minister for Agriculture regarding the appearance of white grubs in wheat crops in…

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