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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

1,970 stories in Riverina's papers · page 74 of 99

Minister Wheat in Canada Important New Variety Evolved

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 6

Great importance is attached at Ottawa (Canada) to a new variety of early ripening wheat evolved by Dr. Seager Wheeler, known as the "wheat…

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Price of Wheat Effect of Competition on Voluntary Pool Why Private Buyers Have Paid Higher Rates Mr. E. E. Field Urges Farmers to Continue in the Pool

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 1

Recently comment was made on the fact that the Voluntary Wheat Pool was selling wheat for local consumption at 2d. a bushel more…

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Wheat Payments. the Case for Growers. Prepared by F. and S.A. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 4

Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, M.L.A., speaking yesterday on behalf of the Progressive Party, said that the Farmers and Settlers' Association had…

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For Urgent Attention. Opportunities in Town and Farm Properties

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 4

On Saturday next, October 20, 1923, one of the most important sales in the history of Wagga will be conducted at the Oxford 'Theatre. The offerings…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. District Council Meeting the Carabost Dredges

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 6

A meeting of the Wagga District Council of the Farmers and Setters Association, was held at the M.P. and A. room yesterday. Branches were well…

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Opportunities in Town and Farm Properties

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 2

On Saturday next (the 20th October), one of the most important auction sales in the history of Wagga will be conducted at the Oxford…

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Farmers & Setllers Meeting of District Council

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 7

A meeting of the Wagga District Council of the Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association was held in the M. P. and A. rooms yesterday, at…

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Crop Prospects

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 4

Up in the north west the spring is very disappointing and a note from Dubbo says that the continued dry weather, frosts and winds…

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Wool

The Daily Express · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Messrs Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date October 13: — Little change has occurred in the market since our sale of the 2nd…

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PASTORAL. The Sheep-magget Fly. Destruction of Breeding Grounds an a Means of Control

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 4

In the problem of the eradication of the sheep-magger fly, as of any other post, the destruction of the breeding-grounds is the method most…

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Stolen Wool

The Daily Express · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Yesterday at the Wagga Police Court, John Hodgins, was charged with having stolen on October 8, 346 [?] of wool, valued [?] the…

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Stealing Wool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

John Hodges on a charge of stealing, at Book Book, 336lbs. of wool, valued at £40, the property of Mr. A. B. Triggs, was remanded for a…

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Oversea Wheat Position. Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Co's Special Wheat Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Our overseas cable reads as follows "For cargoes afloat 45/ per quart has been refused. Parcel for December/ January has been offering at 44/6…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 8491 bales were offered and 8061 sold at auction. Private sales accounted for others. Competition was animated and…

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Firm Wool Market. Japan Buyers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., reports.— At our sale on 10th just., our catalogue comprised on average…

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For Urgent Attention. Large Sheep Sale at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

The wonderful rains that have just fallen throughout the whole of Victoria and the Riverina, in addition to the highly satisfactory state of the wool…

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Crop Rotation. Henty Farmers' New Method

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 3

After several years of careful experimenting in crop rotation Mr. D. P. Gibson, of Henty has evolved a method of rotation in crop, grazing,…

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Growing Crop Competition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Entries for the M.P. and A. Association's growing crop competition, held in connection with the annual show, close on October 20. A ten guinea prize is…

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Can Dairying Be Made to Pay on the Irrigation Areas?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George on his arrival in America last week is reported to have congratulated the Yankees on being a nation of "Boosters" and to have…

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Barellan Farmers and Settlers Association 1911 to 1923

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 4

The Barellan branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association has been a powerful organisation since its inception in 1911. Several other bodies…

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