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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Crop Report Good Quality and Yield Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

The crop report issued by the Department of Agriculture states: "Harvesting in the wheat areas proceeded without interruption this season as the…

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Many Bush Fires Houses and Small Farms Destroyed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 4

The intense beat to-day caused serious bush fires in various parts of the metropolitan area. The most serious occurred at Bankstown, where…

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Coolamon Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Up to last night 248,000 bags of wheat have passed over tile Coolamon Weighbridge, 212,000 being delivered to the railway and about 100,000 going…

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report Prices realised on resumption of sales in Brisbane must be regarded as very satisfactory, as generally…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office:— "First Brisbane wool sales of New Year opened…

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Wagga Sheep Sales Values Easier

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

The associated agents of Wagga, Messrs. Byrnes Best and Co., Dalgety and Co., A.M.L., and F. Co., the Farmers and Graziers' Co.op. Co.,…

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Trucks Derailed Many Sheep Killed Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

A guard's van and 21 trucks broke away from a goods train at Mt. Lofty this morning, and after dashing down the slope for 4½ miles became…

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Newcastle Wool Sales Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Keen competition prevailed at the wool sales held at Newcastle this afternoon. Many foreign buyers were present…

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Pastoral Prospects. Problems and Hopes. Graziers’ President’s Views

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

Mr [?] President of the Grazier’s Aggressing discussing the pastoral held by in prospert and [?] optimistic not…

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Gilihore Leads the Way with Wool Competitions Woolgrowers Enter Their Fleeces. Merino Ewe Show Suggested for Next Year's Feature

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

With commendable enterprise, the woolgrowers of Gilmore district recently staged their first wool competious which attracted…

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Fruit Fly to Protect Late-ripening Crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Growers of late-ripening varieties of fruit may be reminded of the wisdom of taking precautions against the fruit fly, from which the greatest…

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Farmers and Settlers Local Government Problems

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

Although the last annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association passed eleven resolutions dealing with local government…

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Items of News Price of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee Milling Company yesterday quoted wheat at 3/11½ a bushel in bags and 3/9½ a bushel at the silo. Generally speaking, in view…

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Old Convict Sentenced Theft of Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

At the Parkes Police Court to-day, Patrick Marton, who was released from prison last March after having been sentenced to penal servitude for…

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Wagga Gold Grain, Wool and Mineral What of the Hills? Our Opportunities

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

(It is only in recent years that a certain popular encyclopedia, which includes gazetteer giving the names of towns and their chief industry made…

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COMMERCIAL Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report under date 10th January:— Prices realised on resumption of sales in Brisbane must be regarded…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Advocated by Wyalong Farmers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

The West Wyalong branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association has decided to advocate a compulsory wheat pool. Member express the belief that the last ballot did not…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Advocated by Wyalong Farmers West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

The West Wyalong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided to advocate a compulsory wheat pool. Members express the…

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Steamer Adrift Crew's Serious Plight Lives on Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 6

The Norwegian steamer, Olesarvold, which does not carry wireless, was towed 350 miles to Aberdeen after drifting helplessly in the Atlantic for…

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Season's Wheat Fair Average Quality Fixed 63 Lbs. to the Bushel Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 3

The fair average quality of wheat for the season was fixed today at 63 pounds to the bushel. Weighing was carried out by Mr A. A. Ramsay, of the Department of…

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