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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Carnival Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

At the Wagga District Hospital carnival at the Show Ground on Easter Monday a fat sheep, presented for the purpose by Mr. A. Brunskill, was…

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Markets Abroad Produce Prices in Other Countries Liverpool Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 6

A private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable from Liverpool: sold a [?] South Australia at 57/3; New South Wales mostly…

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Crossing Fatality Lobby Struck at Warwick Farm. Coroner Exonerates Train Crew. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 1

At the inquest at Liverpool in connection death of George Solomon (26), who was killed when his motor lorry was struck by a train at…

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Snake Farm Charmer in Court. Magistrate Says: "Drown Them." Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

In the Hawthorn Court, to-day, Kezan, champion snake charmer, was charged with keeping a breed of snakes in the residential area. The Health…

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Value of Trees Forestry for Farmers an Instructive Lecture

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

At the Royal Showground Mr. R. H. Anderson, assistant-botanist, at the Botanic Gardens, delivered a lecture upon a comparatively new subject…

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Production Progress Farming and Grazing Wheat Average 16.8 an Acre. Large Increase in Sheep Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

The Government Statisties to-night made available the agricultural statisties for the year ended June 30, 1925. During that period, 3,550,078 acros…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 6

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. writes: At our sale on the 24th March we offered an excellent catalogue, totalling $167 bales. The…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmer's and Graztors' Co.-op. Co. writes:— At our sale on the 24th March we offered an excellent catalogue, totalling…

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Oats Their Value on the Wheat Farm

The Daily Express · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 3

The value of the oat crop to [?] wheat farmer c[?]not be over-estimated Not only do oats prove to be a reasonably profitable crop in…

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Oats Iheir Value on the Wheat Farm Contributed Article No. 11)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 6

The value of the out crop to the wheat farmer cannot be over estimated. Not only do oats prove to he a reasonably profitable crop in them…

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Pleuro in Cattle Supervision of Contacts

The Daily Express · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

The Chief Veterinary Surgeon (Mr. Max Henry) advises that additional precautions have recently been brought into operation to control the…

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Wheat Freight Market Low Level Record SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 1

The fixture of the steamer [?] to load 6500 tons of wheat for the United Kingdom and Continent at 24d. a ton markets a low-level record…

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Wheat Areas Last Year’s Return Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

The Acting Government Statistician reports that for the year ended June 30, 1925, the area under wheat was 3,550,078 acres and the production…

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Rural Workers Pastoral Industry A.W.U. Seeks New Award Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

Mr. Justice Gavan Dugy, in the High Court to-day, ruled that a dispute that is not confined to any the State existed in the pastoral…

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Wagga Stock Yards Great Sale of Sheep Conducted Yesterday Nearly Forty Thousand Sold in One Market Wagga’s Capacity As a Stock Sale Centre Fully Tested and Proved

The Daily Express · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 1

Despite the record number of sheep yarded yesterday at the Wagga yards, 39,000, the sale was in every way a great success, and…

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Rice Crops Visitors Highly Impressed with Prospects

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

Representing milling interests in the Commonwealth Messrs Little and Bell last week and portion of this had a look at a great number of rice…

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Wool

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 2

Messrs. Schute Bell and Co. Ltd., report under date of April 8:-Further splendid rain over a large area of the State must render the…

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Items of News Wagga Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 4

The prices ruling for wheat in Wagga yesterday were: Bagged wheat 5/6½, bulk wheat 5/4½…

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Pastoral Industry Claim for New Award a Preliminary Objection Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day the hearing was commenced of the, claim by the A.W.U. for a new award for the pastoral…

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Wheat Freights Another Decline Bedrock Now Reached Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

The [?] [?] [?]Inkuia, now on her way from Westport (N. Z) to Sydney to load wheat at 24/- ton, marks a new low level record in the wheal…

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