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Farming & the land, 1927

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 3

A good selection, totalling 10,385 bales was offered at Sydney wool sales to-day. The sales at auction accounted for 9802 bales, and private…

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Queensland Drought Millions of Sheep Dead Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 2

The district stock inspector, Mr. J. E. Clegg, estimates the loss of sheep as a result of the recent drought at 65 per cent. On this basis 4,620,285 sheep…

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Pastoral Industry Conflicting Awards. Criticism of Industrial Chairman. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 2

In his annual report the general secretary of the Graziers' Association, Mr. J. W. Allen, refers to the "inequitable and farcical result" of…

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Queensland Drought Sheep Losses 65 Per Cent Brisbane

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 3

The district stock inspector, Mr. J. E. Glegg, bases the loss of sheep as a result of the recent drought at 65 per cent. On this basis 4,620,285 sheep…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Continues Firm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 1

A good selection, totalling 10,335 bales, was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Sales at auction accounted for 9802 bales and private sales for…

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Better Farming Train Arrived in Cootamundra This Morning Here Till 10 to Morrow Night Most Interesting and Instructive

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 2

The Better Farming Train reached Cootamundra this morning, at 6.30, after a successful time at Harden—the first town…

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A Fine Bee Farm

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. Percy Forth showed as yesterday over his fine lot of hives on a portion of General Mackey's estate near "Granite House." He is in…

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Better Farming Train

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 2

The staff of the Better Farming Train will be given a civic reception at Junee on Friday. The train trill be at Junee on Friday and Saturday, coming…

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With the Man on the Land. Agricultural Wimmera Rye Grass. Its Value to the Sheep and Wheat Farmer

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 4

Wimmera rye grass has been utilised by Victorian wheat farmers for some considerable time. It was introduced to N. S. Wales a few years…

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Wheat Crop Fire. Women Charged with the Crime

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 6

Circumstantial evidence was relied upon in the prosecution of Mr. Mary Ann Preston, of Koorawatha,on h charge of setting fire to a wheat crop…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 3

The Wagga office of Dalgety and Company, Limited, yesterday, received the following wire from the Melbourne office:—"At the Melbourne wool sales…

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Wheat Pool Closing Tate

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 2

The secretary of the Wheat Growers' Pooling and Marketing Company Ltd., writes: 14th March, 1927—a[?]vising that the closing date for the…

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Control of Wheat Diseases

Ariah Park News · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 2

Wheat diseases such as flagsmut, footrot and take-all, through present in almost every wheat paddock, did not take…

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Wimmera Rye Grass Its Value to the Sheer and Wheat Farmer

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 4

Wimmera rye grass has been utilised by Victorian wheat farmers tor some considerable time. It was introduced to New South Wales a few…

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Wheat Pooling Canada and Australia

Ariah Park News · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 7

“The wheat pool movement is getting on a solid foundation in Australia, as the farmers are learning the necessity of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 2

A good selection, comprising 10,104 bales, was offered at the auction at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Of this number 9326 were sold, while an…

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Wool Market Firm Attractive Clips

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 12

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co op. Co. writes:— At our sale of 7th March we catalogued an excellent selection…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney, Wed

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 1

A good selection, comprising 10,104 bales, was offered at auction at Sydeny wool sales to-day. Of this number 9526 bales were sold, while an…

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Markets Abroad. Produce Prices in Other Countries. London Wool Sales. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 3

The London wool sales were opened to-day, and 11,000 bales were offered. An excellent selection was practically all sold. The tone of the market was…

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5 Per Cent Rise London Wool Sales with Bidding Spirited London, March 15

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 1

The London wool sales opened to-day 11,000 bales, were. offered, the selection being of excellent quality Practically all lots offered were sold…

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