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Farming & the land, 1926

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Tumut District Tobacco Crop the Best for 11 Years. Mr. Treganna's Views

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

Mr. C. J. Tregauna, Government Tobacco Expert, paid another of his periodic visits to Tumut last week and inspected the numerous growing…

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Dairying What Are Bacteria? Something About Their Nature and Distribution

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

It is undeniable that bacteria are of vital importance to the dairy industry in all its branches. Before however, one can gain an intelligent…

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Making Dairying Easier

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

Dairying is looked upon almost universally as an occupation of unending toil and ceaseless drudgery. That it need not be so may be taken…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Sale Dalgety and Co Ltd

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Wagga, report yarding of 12,531 [?]and stors sheep at the regular fortnightly sale held in the Municipal yards Wagga…

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Wheat Harvest 34 Million Bushels

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

A remarkable feature of the preliminary estimate of the wheat harvest of this State, for the current season, which was made available…

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Sheep Burned Wymah Fire Report Albury

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

|t is reported from Wyma[?] in the Upper Murray, that a fire which broke out on Mr. Bower’s property at 1.30 p.m. to-day destroyed more…

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Wool. the English Market an Encouraging Review London, January 30

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

The “Trade [?]aty” says the wool sales are [?]ding satisfactorily with ov[?] of inu[?] cont[?] generally…

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Artificial Wool How It Is Made Official Investigation Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

There is evidence that the samples of artificial wool which recently arrived in Australian have been made by a process similar to that…

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District Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Keen bidding was experienced for district wools at last Wednesday's Sydney auctions. Flecce from W. G. Prowse, Adelong, made 27½d…

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[?] Demand for Local Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Sydney, report having sold at Flemington last Thursday, on account Messrs. S. Wilson and Co…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 3

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co., Ltd., Melbourne, include the following in market quotations of January 28:—GPW/OBG (Wagga) Sup…

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Monument to Wheat Pioneers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Recently the exact spot was located where Alan Cunningham grew the first plot of wheat in New South Wales. It is located in the Sydney Botanical…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 1

At the London wools sales [?] bales were offered, and about [?] sold. The small supply met with good Home and Continental demand,…

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The Wool Position. the French Factor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: —France has been a good bidder for the better-class wools at recent Sydney sales. But her activity…

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Farming Accident. Caught in the Belting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

An accident, which at first was thought to have very serious results, happened on Friday to Mr. Ivan Sorensen, who was engaged…

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Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 1

At the London wool sales 9000 bales were offered. A good demand continues, chiefly for the kinds, which remain firm, especially [?]…

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Wool Sales London Market. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

At to-day's wool sales 9[?]29 bales were offered and about 8,000 sold. The small supply met with good home and contin[?] demand, especially for superior…

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Local and General Monument to Wheat Pioneers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

Recently the exact spot was located where Alan Cunningham, grew the first plot of wheat in New South Wales. It is located in the Sydney…

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Commercial Wool London Sales London, Feb. 1

The Daily Express · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

At the Wool Sales to-day 9,329 bales were offered and about 8,000 were sold. A small supply met with good home and continental demand,…

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Butter Market a New Outlet Big Shipment to the East Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

According to returns issued by the Customs Department 10,055 boxes of butter valued at [?] were shipped from Australia to the [?]…

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