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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,443 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 123

Bishop's Pastoral Divorce Undermining Society Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 1

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Transvaal, in a pastoral declares: "The ever-increasing number of divorces is undermining society…

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Wheat Without Sheep Precarious Farming

Ariah Park News · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

It has been proved conclusively that wheat growing alone means bankruptcy to the farmers of the vest and northwest, said Mr A…

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Small Reduction in Pastoral Award

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 2

Clause 25 of the Federal Pastoral Award provides for automatic adjustments according to the rise or fall in the cost of living as shown by…

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Wool Market

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 5

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report on Flemington sales of 16th inst.: Cattle—2380 head yarded, being…

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Wool Sales Values at Best Point Crossbreds Bring Extreme Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co. writes, 20/2/28:— At our latest sale we offered a catalogue of 7048 bales, which…

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Pastoral. Shearing Award Reductions

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

Clause 25 of the Federal Pastoral Award provided for automatic ad[?] according to the rise and fall in the cost of living as shown by the…

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Pastoral Industry Rains Brighten Prospects

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 3

The heavy rains of the past week will appreciably improve the outlook in the pastoral industry over most parts of Australia. The feed position…

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Commercial Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson wired us last night:— We sold 6200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction to-day, competition…

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Pastoral Potato Growing The Value of Seed Selection

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

Notable among plots visited at Taralga as illustrative of the value of the system of seed of selection and "rogueing" outlined by the Instruction…

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Wool Classes. Cootamundra and Albury

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, said that for some time he had been impressed with the need for the provision of additional…

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Gland Tests with Sheep Experts Examine Voronoff's Claim

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

Professor Voronoffs claim that he can effect the rejuvenation of live stock is possibly justified, says a report of the committee of board of…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool, F and S Executives Deletion

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

A decision to support a compulsory wheat [?] under the [?] amended in the from proposed by the [?] for [?] was [?]…

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Wool Sales Values at Best Point Crossbreds Bring Extreme Prices The Secretary, Farmers and Gra- -ziers Co-op. Co. writes, 20228

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

At our latest sale we offered a catalogue of 7048 bales which comprised a particularly attractive selection of wools from New England, Mudgee,…

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Wheat Industry. Last Season’s Record Problem of Prices

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

The wheat crop during the 1926-27 season was one of the largest harvested by Australia since it embarked on wheat production, the total for all…

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Wool Sales. Values at Best Point Crossbreds Bring Extreme Prices

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes, 20/2/28. At our latest sale we offered a catalogue of 7,048 bales, which comprised…

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Wool Sales. Vaules at Best Point. Crossbreds Bring Extreme Prices

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The Sec[?] Farmers and [?] Co-op Co. write 20/2/28:— At our liste[?] sale we offered a of 7048 bales which [?]…

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Ar[?] & Beckson Flooded Farmers Resulted by Boat House Collapses

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

On Thursday night last following on heavy rains [?] in the week over five inches of rain fell at [?] 130 points of which fell in 20…

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Australian Wool Need for Maintaining World Pre-eminence

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 8

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., in its wool report for February, points out that Australia holds a position of distinction, due to…

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Dairy Farm Competition

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

The committee of the M.P. and A. Association has decided to postpone the dairy farm competition until the spring. The committee considers…

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Wool Auctions Record Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co.op. Co. writes 24/2/28:— At latest sales the general condition of the wool market remains…

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