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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wagga Cattle Market Values Advance

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 5

The Wagga Associated Selling Agents report having held their usual fortnightly sale of cattle in the Municipal Saleyards on the 23rd…

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Wool Auctions Record Prices

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 11

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. writes (24/2/28):— At latest sales the general condition of the wool market remains…

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Items of News Money in Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

Big profits were made out of sheep at the last sheep sale at Lockhart market. Sellers, in some cases, obtained rises of 10/ a head on prices…

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Wheat Growing South Australian Experience

Ariah Park News · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

A valuable contribution to the ever-green controversy costs of prediction of wheat has been made by Professor A…

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Wheat Root Grub Problems of Control

Ariah Park News · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 4

It is already apparent that the control of one of the most recent the pests affecting wheat— small heelle larva known as…

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Super Doubles Wheat Yield Striking Results In Wagga Test

Ariah Park News · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

A series of manorial trials has been In progress since 1924 at the Wagga Experimental Farm in, testing the effect of…

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Schoolgirl Murdered Farm Hand Arrested Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

Ivy Lewis, aged 12 years, was brutally murdered near Parkan, 150 miles from Perth, yesterday. The girl did not arrive at school yesterday, and a…

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Wool Auctions Record Prices

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes (24228):-- At latest sales the general condition of the Wool market remains…

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Narandera Sheep Show Two Days Decided Upon

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed to draft the schedule for the Narandera Sheep Show was held on Saturday last…

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Wool Marketing Country Selling Condemned

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

Immediately prior to, and during the early stages of, the current wool selling season the Graziers' Association strongly recommended growers…

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Pastoral Wimmera Rye Grass Autumn the Best Time for Sowing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 6

Wimmera rye grass has produced excellent results in many parts of this State, and gives promise of being a useful grass, in many districts where…

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Sydney Wool Sales Keen Competition Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

A good selection, totalling 10,646 bales, was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Of this number 9695 were sold at auction and 467 bales…

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Experiment Farm To-night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

The annual Yanco Experiment Farm Novelty Ball and other attractions in aid of the hospital, comes off to-night with the farm grounds…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Assa. Murrumbidgee District Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 4

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council was held at Coolamon on Thursday 23rd February. There were present: Messrs. E. M. Ham[?]…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

The secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op Co., reports:— On the 1st March we effered a catalogue of 6,057 bales, largely made up…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

A private wheat agent in Sydney received yesterday the following cable message from Liverpool: "March consignments valued at 52/3. Sold a…

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P.D.S. Column Butter Factory Closes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

After 27 years' service to the dairymen round Goulburn, the Argyle Central Dairy Factory is to close. For a number of years after the Company…

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Disastrous Hailstorm Tobacco Crops Ruined Farmers' Great Losses

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 1

By the terrific hailstorm which burst over the district on Thursday afternoon, putting an end to the second day's Show-ring programme and…

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