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Farming & the land, 1929

3,255 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 163

Items of News Alleged Sheep Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 2

Owing to the illness of Seigeant Davis, the case in which Ivan Spencer Beck, butcher, of Baylis-street, Wagga, is charged with having stolen 14 sheep,…

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Mortality In Sheep. Wastage that Might be Prevented

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 2

It is regrettable that stockowners do not pay more attention to counteracting the known causes of wastage in flocks, many of which points…

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Mortality in Sheep Wastage that Might be Presented

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 1

It is regrettable that stockowners do not pay more attention to counteracting the known causes of wastage in flocks, many of which, points out the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Demand for Skirtings Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 3

[?] Sydney wool sales to-day a selection totalling 12,043 bales was [?]ered. Of this number 10,924 bales were sold at auction, and an additional…

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Junior Farmers Wagga Club Activities Start of Operations

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 4

The fencing work at the Wagga junor Farmers' Club farm, at Willan's Hill, has been completed, and the committee anticipates that by the end of…

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Dairying Industry Increased Productivity at Lower Cost Inter-State Committee at Work MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Inter-State committee recently appointed by the Federal Government to consider the best means of increasing productivity and decreasing the cost of…

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Wagga Defeats the Farm

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 3

In the ball competition game at the Showground on Saturday Wagga defeated the Experiment Farm by 21 points to 5. Some excellent football…

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N.z. Dairying Record

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 1

Exports of butter from New Zealand so far this season have established a record and are still heavy. Exports of butter for March are…

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Welfare Farm Defeated

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 3

Plenty of thrilling moments punctuated the Rugby League match on the Welfare Farm Oval on Saturday afternoon last, when Yanco and High…

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RICHARDS v FARM

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 3

Richards' football team commenced their strenuous season on Wednesday last, when they met the Welfare Farm. In the first half…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 3

Sheep sales at Melbourne to-day were satisfactory from the buyers' point of view, as trade quality was well competed for at prices nearly, equalling…

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Wool Overseas London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 1

At the wool sales 11,665 bales were offered, of which 4391 were Australian and 1734 New Zealand. There was a medium size offering of merinos,…

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Sydney Wool Sales Values Generally Unchanged

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 2

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-op Co. writes 7/5/29:— We offered a catalogue of 6130 holes on 6th inst., which can be described…

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Wants Cheap Sheep Reasons for Q'land Protest MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 1

"An explanation of the Queensland attitude is that the State cannot produce stud sheep, and if competition is removed it may be able to purchase…

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Sydney Wool Sales Yorkshire and Continental Buyers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, prices were generally unchanged. Competition was active, Continental and Yorkshire buyers being the principal…

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Wool Substitutes "Industry Has Nothing to Fear" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 1

The chairman of directors of the Australian Knitting Mills, Mr. F. F. Robinson said to-day that the Australian wool industry had nothing to fear…

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Nouveaux Textile Exploiting New Fibre Combination with Wool London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 1

A large gathering of people interested in the textile industry attended a luncheon given by Textile (New Process) Ltd…

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Burnt to Death Beneath Fallen Tree Farmer's Dreadful End Blayney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 1

When Robert Melville, a well known farmer of Hobbye's yards, did not return to his homestead yesterday a search was made and his charred body…

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Junior Farmers' Club Wagga Advisory Council Meeting Interesting Report on Activities

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 3

A well attended meeting of the Advisory Council of the Wagga Junior Farmers' Club was held in the Wagga District Rural School last night. The…

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