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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wheat Loading Speeding Up at Elevators Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

To obviate shipping delays two additional galleries are being constructed at the terminal grain elevator at Sydney and will be completed in a few…

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Wheat Prices After Low Prices for January and February Good Prices for March

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Co., Ltd., report that they have recently made very good sales of wheat…

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Wheat Prices. After Low Values for January and February. Good Prices for March

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co., Ltd., report that they have recently made very good sales of wheat [?] both on pool and warehouse…

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South Africa's Great Prosperity Heavy Reduction of Tax-action Notable Wool Trade Advance Governments Splendid Record Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 5

The Union budget shows an unpresidented surplus of £1,750,000. Half a million is to be allocated to the redemption of debt, and the balance to…

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Country Party's Warning "Watch Labor Conferences" Farmers Urged to Keep Awake Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

A statement issued on behalf of the Australian Country Party to-day warns Australian farmers to watch closely the proceedings of Labor Party…

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Motors and Motorists Insect Friends of the Farmer Australian Beetle American Bug

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 9

If it weren't for a beetle, specially imported from Australia, the Californian citrus industry would not be worth a cent. The presence of the…

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Farmer's Terrible Death Caught by Machine Belt Condobolin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 5

Herbert Frazer was killed when working a threshing machine to-day. The bell flew from the machine and striking him his head was almost torn…

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“The Free State Farmers”

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 4

The following important article is reprinted from a bending British Journal of February 1923: The [?] of tariffs has now…

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Coolamon Combined Fallow and Crop Competition

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

The judging of the fallow portion of the above competition was commenced on Wednesday of last week. Judging had been somewhat bampered…

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RICE-GROWING 200,000-Bushel Crop

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 4

It is anticipated that nearly 200,000 bushels of rice will be harvested on the Murrumbidgee irrigation area this year…

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Farmer Drowned Dungog

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 4

William McDonald, a well known farmer, was drowned when thrown from his horse while crossing the swollen Chichester River…

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Wagga Sheep Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 2

The Wagga Stock Agents' Association has decided that in future the sheep sales will be continued during the luncheon hour. This is considered…

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Trees and Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 1

Mr. R. H. Anderson, assistant botanist at the Sydney Botanic Gardens, delivered an interesting lecture on "Trees and the…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Wagga Farmers Market (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 2

Sir,—Now that the design for the Memorial Gardens has been accepted, work will be commenced and continued until completion, the rose garden…

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Sheep and Wool Class

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 2

Mr. C. A. Sussmllch, Assistant Superintended of Technical Education, was in Cootamundra yesterday, and, assisted by Mr. J. Armstrong,…

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The Oat Crop. Its Value on the Wheat Farm

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

For all round general purposes Algerian oats stands first favorite in New South Wales. Being a late maturer it has the disadvantage that…

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The Oat Crop Its Value on the Wheat Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 4
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For all round general purposes Algerian oats stands first favorite in New South Wales. Being a late maturer it has the disadvantage that its…

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Butter Factory Expansion

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

A sign of the times is the growth of secondary industries and in Wagga one of the most progressive is the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy Co.,…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 3

The N.Z.L.M.A. Co., Ltd., reported on 11th:— The chief item of interest during the week has been the decision to…

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