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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Items of News Sheep Stud

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 2

Sheepowners in this part of the State will be pleased to learn that Mr. T. H. Kelsall. of Romney Park, Oura, has decided to start a Dorset…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 2

On the London wheat market to-day cargoes were dull and featureless, and there was no material change in quotations…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 3

Bradford French and German buyers operated strongly at the wool sales this afternoon. When Dalgety and Co., Ltd. offered a good selection…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Excited Competition. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 3

Under excited competition in which all sections shared, the wool market ruled at quite the best point of the season to-day, and full and…

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Farmers' Picnic

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 2

A fanners' picnic is to he held at Tarcutta on Saturday. starting at 11 o'clock. There wil be ample provision for luncheon and other…

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Wheat Gorged Horses

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 5

Mr D. N. Johns, of Wollengough Station, Ungarie, writes the following useful article in the Pastoral Review…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 3

At the London wool sales yesterday 8439 bales were offered, of which 6871 were Australian. There was a large attendance, and strong all-round…

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London Wool Sales. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

At the London wool says today 8439 bales were offered of which 6871 were Australian. There was a large attendance, and strong all-round…

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Wheat Pool Close on January 31

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 5

It has been decided by the Board of Management of the Wheatgrowers’ Pooling and Marketing Company , Ltd. that…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Firm Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 3
Also in Daily Advertiser

A good selection totalling 11,162 bales was offered at the wool sales yesterday. Of this number 10.773 bales were sold at auction while 1668…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Market Animated Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 3
Also in Cootamundra Herald

At the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co's sales to-diay a fine selection of wool was offered. The marker was very firm and bidding…

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Next Year’s Crop Good Yields Assured if Farmers Fallow

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

The principal lesson to be learned from the last season’s wheat harvest is that it is not the rainfall during the growing…

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Murrumbidgee Dairy Co

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., during December manufactured 45,539 lbs of choicest butter, and 539 lbs. second grade…

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All Government Farms[?] Minister Proposes to Make -General and Drastic Reforms

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

Drastic alterations in the supervision and working of the whole of the Government farms is forecast by the Minister for…

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Good Crops

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 6

Some phenomenal yields have been barvested in the Harden Mun[?]mburrah districts this year on the property of Mr B. J…

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Pastoral Hay Crops Wheat and Oats at Trangie

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

While wheaten hay has been grown for many years in the Trangie district mainly as a feed for farm horses and as a reserve against recurring droughts…

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Pastoral Award. Holidays Anomaly

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

Under the Federal Pastoral award station hands are entitled to a fort-night's holiday on full pay for every completed year of service with the…

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