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Farming & the land, 1926

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Commercial Wool Sydney Sales Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day [?],700 bales were offered and 9,989 bales including private sales were disposed of The brokers report that very good…

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Transport of Cattle Police Conference Criticism Railways Neglectful Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 1

Seating criticism of the manner in which cattle are transported was mode at the Police Conference to-day when the chairman. Mr. H. Chinner, said…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Competition Continues. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 2

The Sydney wool-sales were continued to-day. The Sydney wool selling brokers report: "Very good competition ruled throughout to-day's auctions…

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Near Danish Prices Kangaroo Wand Butter. Successful Australian Organisation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 2

The Minister for Markets and Migration, Senator Sir Victor Wilson, stated today that a cable received from the London agency of the Dairy Produce…

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Big Sheep Sale Wagga’s New Record More Than 63,000 Offered

The Daily Express · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 1

The statement made home time ago in opposition to the expansion of the Wagga Municipal Stock Yards, that the new yards would…

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Record Sheep Sale Wagga Yards Not Large Enough Prices Show Slight Drop

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 6

The phenomenal yarding, 53,000, at the Wagga sheep sales yesterday taxed the yarding space to its uttermost, and, at at the previous sale, cattle…

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Farm Accounting Teaching Boys and Girls

The Daily Express · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 3

Seeking to interest farmers in conducting their activities along better business lines, the Oregon (U.S.A.) Banking Association, through us…

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Farmers' Friends Insectivorous Birds the Useful Species

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 5

A most interesting lecture, upon [?] Relation to Agriculture,was given during tile Royal Show by Mr. J. R. Kinghorn, who pointed out…

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Is the Boy Fit to be a Farmer Principal Potts at his Australian Farm College in Norfolk Makes an Interesting Experiment

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 8

"Fifty years ago, a young man, Potts by name, sailed on u day over the sea to--Australia. A vast continent this Australia, twenty…

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Sheep Sale Report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 3

J. J. Byrnes and Co. report another record yarding of 63,000 sheen of all classes at the Wagga Municipal Saleyards on Thursday. There was also…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Sale

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 4

Messrs, M[?] Blake W[?] [?] Ltd. repo[?] that [?] figures were again the order of the day a Wagga on Thursday a [?] of [?]…

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Wheat Diseases. Methods of Control

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 5

Since the rain of some two weeka ago, fine warm weather has prevailed throughout the Southern and Western wheat growing districts of…

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Chicago Wheat Options New YOrK

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 7

Chicago wheat options are now quoted as follow:—May, new, 1601 cents a busbel; old, 164 1/2 cents. July, 145 3/4 cents; September, 137 7-8 cents…

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Markets Abroad. Advance in Australian Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 3

Wheat cargoes are former at from 3d. to 6d. a bushel increase on the American firmness and demand. Cargoes near at hand are quoted: Ewainby…

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Shortage of Cattle Waggons

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 2

A voluntary admission has been made by the Railway Department that there are not sufficient waggons to cope with the present demands, and that all cattle…

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Commercial Albury Special Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 4

Maclure and Co., auctioneers, Albury, report having held a very successful sheep sale on April 22. They yarded 25,000 sheep and sold right out with…

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Big Sheep Sale Over 55,000 at Wagga

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 4

The greatest sale of sheep ever held in Southern New South Wales if not in any country centre in Australia, was held at Wagga on…

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Continental Wool Buying The Pessimists Surprised

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report: The Continent has again proved its great value as a competitor at Australian wool sales. German and…

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Muttama Talks Sheep Rams, Lambs and Licks Bureau Meeting

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 2

A very instructive discussion took place at the meeting of the Muttama branch of the Agricultural Bureau on Wednesday, 21st inst., on "Fat…

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Victorian Farmers Crisis in Cabinet Liberal Hostility to Premier Breakaway from V.F.U. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 3

Recognising that the political situation requires delicate handling if the non-Labor forces are to retai control of the reins of Government, the…

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