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Farming & the land, 1927

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Narandera Crop Competition, 1928

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

We publish, for the information oF those interested, the judge b report on the wheat growing competition conducted last season by the…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 4

The A.M.L.F. Co., Ltd., reported on 23rd:— Sales were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday last, and will extend up to…

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Wool Auctions

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 4

Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., report: Following upon the Easter vacation, the final series of sales dealing with the 1926-27 clip was entered upon on…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

The selection offered at the wood safes to-day was below average. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report Under strong general competition the…

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Wheat Steamer Aground Floated Off on Tide Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 5
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The steamer Osaka Maru, laden with a cargo of wheat, ran ashore at the entrance to Newcastle harbor at an early hour to-day. For 20 minutes she…

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Farm Tragedy on Big Springs Station Crushed Under Harvester Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 1

Mr. Harold Francis Bennett, aged about 26 who was well-known in the Wagga district, met his death in tragic circumstances…

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Farm Tragedy Man Found Dead On Big Springs Station Crushed Under Harvester

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 5

Mr. Harold Francis Bennett, aged about 26 years, who was well known in the Wagga district, met his death in tragic circumstances at Big Springs…

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Gundagai Wins Maize Crop Contest the R. A. S. Cup

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 3

The maize crop ch[?]onship in the southern district [?]es to Gundagai Both Gundagai and Tumut demonstrated this realise growing caoab[?]ties…

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Sowing the Wheat Crop

Ariah Park News · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 7

Extremely dry weather has been experienced right throughout the Summer months practically all over the South and…

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Wheat Consumption

Ariah Park News · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

As a large exporter of wheat, Australia is interested in steps which are being taken in several European countries to reduce…

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Wool Trade Clearing Up Catalogues

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co report:—At our sale on 21st April we offered a catalogue totalling 5800 bales of a…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

The quality of the wool offered at the Sydney auctions to-day was below average. The market was practically unchanged from the previous day's…

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Champion Cow. Wonderful Butter Yield. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

Parson's Guernsey Ked Rose 20th of Wollongbar has just yielded 17,252½1bs. of milk, giving 1081.171bs. of butter fat, in 365 days,…

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"Shave, Sir?" Cootamundra Farmer in Sydney. Gets Barber's Bill for £2 12s

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

Another barber has been found in Sydney who will "trim" his customers if they like to pay his extortionate prices…

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On the Farm. Swine Fever. Drastic Measures are Necessary to Stamp it Out

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

The recent outbreak of swine fever in the county of Cumberland is reported by the veterinary officers of the Department of Agriculture to be…

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Farm Tradegy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. W. f. Day, will resume the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death at Big springs of Harold Francis Bennett…

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Sowing the Wheat Crop

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

Extremely dry weather has hern experienced right throughout the summer months practically all over the south and south-western wheat…

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Wheat Marketing

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Merchants Association forwards the following circular for publication:-The Wheat Mer[?] Association…

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Southern Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

Yorkshire buyers competed keenly for Mr. Ralph Cottam's wool clip, from Lower Bago, offered at Winchcombe Carson's Sydney auction last Tuesday…

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