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Farming & the land, 1926

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Wagga Wheat Price

The Daily Express · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

The ruling price for wheat delivered at Wagga was 6/2 a bushel yesterday…

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Paterson Scheme Successful Butter Control First Month's Operations Protection for Dairymen SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 3

Satisfaction was expressed by speakers at a meeting of the Australian Butter Stabilisation Committee, which concluded its meeting to-day, at the…

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Death of Sheep a Doctor's Explanation Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2

Reporting to the Australian Meat Council upon the deaths of a large number of sheep at [?], in the Monaro district Dr. Dodd, the…

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Commercial Wool Sydney Sales Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 10,773 bales were offered and 96,300 bales were sold There was good general inquiry…

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Lessons of the 1925 Wheat-Growing Season No. 1

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 3

The year 1925 was a difficult one for the wheat grower. The summer fallowing months were excessively [?] this made correct fallow working not…

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Wheat Pools Invitation to Canada (Reuter Service) WINNIPEG, February 23

The Daily Express · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2

Four Australian wheat Pools have extended an invitation to the Canadian Wheat Pool to aca[?]d delegation to Australia in August to confer…

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"Rose Farm" Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2

Messrs, Fuller Broa., Cootamundra and A. E. Lesile and Co., Stockinbingal, report a very successful clearing sale at Mr. Corby's "Rose Farm"…

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Shocking Fatality At Farmer and Co.'s New Building SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

A shocking fatality occurred this morning at Farmer's new building. A man named Smith was standing on the top of a skip…

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"Meant To Kill" Murder of Farm Worker Accused's Alleged Confession. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

In the Criminal Court to-day, Frederick Mervyn Newman (17) was charge with the murder of Albert M'Cormack (28), at Rankey…

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Deadly Pea Rifle Murder on a Farm Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

Cred Erick Newman, 17, was charged at the Criminal Court to-day with having murdered Albert Maccormick, 28, at a farm near Darwick…

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Wheat Pool

Ariah Park News · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 2

The final dividend in connection with the 1924-25 Wheat Pool was due for payment yesterday (Wednesday)…

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Rise in Prime Cattle

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 3

No lack of life was noticeable in bidding for prime cattle at Homebush last Monday. Rates on the average rose 10/ per head. Values for other…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest

Ariah Park News · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 7

Evidence of the decreased yield this season is given in the wheat loading figures supplied by the Railway Department. Since…

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Wool Market. Good Clearances

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 8

At our sale on the 15th inst. we offered a good average selection, totalling 7,475 bales. The Southern Tablelands were…

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Wheat Growing Lessons of 1925 SEASON No 1

The Daily Express · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 2

The year [?] was a one for the wheat grower. The summer following months were exe[?] wet; this made correct fallow work…

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The Sowing of Wheat Seasonable Reminders for Growers

Ariah Park News · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 2

As much depends upon the time that the wheat is sown as upon the variety that is sown, As a general rule, late…

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Sydney Wool Sales Last of the Series. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 3

The seventh series of wool sales concluded in Sydney to-day, and there will be no further auctions until March 8, when the eighteenth series…

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Harvest of Notes Young Business People Robbed by Valueless Cheques Criminal and Pseudo-farmer Visits His Old Haunts

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 3

Valueless cheques to the amount of about £70 with the signature of Arthur John Taylor, purporting to be the signature of A. J. Taylor, grazier,…

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Tractor Tax Maximum of £15 New Bill Introduced Rates for Farm Tractors SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 2

The Motor Taxation Amendment Bill, which provided for the redaction of taxation on farm tractors, and also abolishes the taxation on road-making…

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Farms and Rating

Ariah Park News · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 8

Every system of general applications, however perfect, cannot fit ail individual circumstances, and some persons are…

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