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Farming & the land, 1929

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Sydney Wool Sales Values Firm at Late Rates Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 6

The seventh series of wool sales was opened in Sydney to-day an average selection totalling 10,914 bales. Of this number 10,112 bales were said at…

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Homestead Farm Area No. 1810

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 3

There were 216 applications received for block A (one block only area about 485 acres, parish Bogolong, about eight miles north west of Grong…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 4

As a result of inquiries by the Wagga police. Ivan Spencer Back, butcher of Baylis Street. Wagga appeared at the Wagga Police Court before…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 6

W. H. Wheatley reports that 43.509 sheep were sold at their special sale of Goulburn on Thursday last. About 10,000 early shorn wethers and 10,000…

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Southern Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson,Ltd., reported:on 16th; Brisk bidding was experienced at Monday's Sydney wool auctions The above firms sales…

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Rise in Sheep Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson.Ltd.,reported on 16th: Offerings at Homebush auctions last Monday totalled 20,000.sheep and lambs and 3100 cattle.The…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 1

As a result, of inquiries by the Wagga police, Ivan Spencer Beck, butcher, Baylis street, Wagga, appeared at the Wagga Police Court, before Mr…

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Bunt-free Wheat Treatment

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 2

Bunt is a serious Pest in wheat and crop should always be insured against it by preventive treatment Treatment of the seed with bluestone…

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Chicago Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 6

Chicago wheat options are quoted: May 123 cents a bushel, duly 1261/2 cents, September 1291/2 cents…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 6

On the London wheat market to-day cargoes had a stronger tendency. American and Argentine cabled steady. Sellers were asking an advance of 3d,…

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Sydney Wool Sales French and German Buyers Active Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 6

An average selection, totalling 11,444 bales, was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Of this number 10,027 bales were sold at auction and an…

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Markets Abroad Primary Products in Other Countries Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 6

A private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool: "April unchanged; sold Saturday New South Wales bulk…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 9

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery report under date 12th April:— Wool sales will be regained here on Monday, and daring the ensuing…

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Wool Sales Closing Series

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Cp. Ltd., reports:— On the 16th inst. we submitted a catalogue of 6,910 bales representative…

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Local and General Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us yesterday: We sold 7500 bales of wool at our Sydney sales by auction yesterday. Competition was very keen…

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Wool and Brains Ablest Conference of the Year

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 4

For four days approximately one hundred delegates to the Annual Conference of the Graziers' Association discussed fundamental problems,…

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For Bunt-Free Wheat the Best Method of Treatment

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 4

Bunt is a serious pest in wheat, and the crop should always be insured against it by preventive treatment. Treatment of the seed with…

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Chicago Wheat Sharp Drop in Prices Huge Surplus in Kansas Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 2

Responsibility for a breaking of nearly 5 per cent in the price of May wheat at to-day's session at the Chicago Board of Trade is attributed in some…

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Death of Kaffir Boer Farmer's Sentence Royal Prerogative Exercised Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 2

The decision of the Cabinet to recommend the Governor-General to exercise the Royal prerogative in the case of the farmer who was sentenced to a…

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He Did Not Vote And the Reason Why District Farmer Tells R.O.

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 2

At the West Wyalong Police Court before Mr.E. Harrison, P.M., A, M. Charges, farmer, Girral, was charged with failing to record a vote at the…

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