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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,255 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 163

Dairyman's Death Body Found in Paddock. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 1

William H. Bibby, a dairyman at Invermay, near Ballarai, has been found dead in a paddock, near his home. Death was apparently due to a…

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Queensland Government Farmers and Settlers Pleased Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 1

The following resolution addressed to the Premier of Queensland, Mr. Moore, was passed at a meeting of the metropolitan branch of the Farmers and…

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Dairy Herds a Startling Allegation Only 35 Tubercle-free Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 1

The "Sunday Times" to-day publishes a statement by an official of the Veterinary by an official of the Veterinary School of the Sydney University to the effect that,…

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49 FARMS Available for Selection on Ungarie-narradhan Line

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 3

Fifty thousand acres of Crown Land will be open for selection as Homestead Farms in 49 blocks, average area about 1,000 acres each…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

The local wheat market is steadier. Bulk wheat sold 4/5½ to 4/6, and bagged wheat 4/7 to 47/½ per bushel.WHEAT OVERSEAS…

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Homebush Market Smallest Yarding of Sheep SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

The supply of sheep and lambs available at Homebush saleyards yesterday was the smallest for some time past. Buyers operated keenly…

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest Season 1928-29

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

The final returns of the wheat har vest for the season 1928-29, have been received by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) and…

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Tomato Crop Cannery Shortage Welfare Farm May Assist

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

When the subject of the scarcity of supplies of peas and tomatoes for the Leeton cannery was mentioned by Mr, F. D. Inman at the annual…

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To Regulate Production. Rotation in the Dairy Herd

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

The desirability of "evening up" production throughout the year, and how it might it be accomplished was discussed by Mr. E. H. Filmer at a…

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Farmers' Winter Schools. Facilities at Hawkesbury College

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

An alteration is being made in the arrangements for the winter schools at Hawkesbury College, Richmond, in July. Two courses of…

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P.d.s. Column Increasing Dairy Production

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 6
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

In some States, Victoria and New South Wales particularly, Directors of Butter Factories and other prominent dairymen have become…

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Higher U.s.a. Tariff on Dairy Products

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 6

The President of the United States made increase of the duty on dairy produce an election issue, and if this is brought into effect, of which there…

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Assistance for Dairying Deputation to Minister for Agriculture

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

On Wednesday morning, Messrs J. S. Dooley, R. Farrar and W. E. Fackender, of the M.I,D. Company and Mr. Grant, of the P.P.U.,…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Narandera Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Shire Office on Saturday afternoon last, there being…

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Narandera Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 4

The annual sheep show of the Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held at the Narandera show ground on Tuesday and…

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Melbourne Sheep Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 3

Owing to the sheep entries at Newmarket to-day including only a small proportion of prime wethers a good demand resulted and the best quality…

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Price of Wheat Growers Seek Production Cost Forbes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 1

A mass meeting of farmers of the district was held here to-day. A resolution was passed, asking the Federal and State Governments to…

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Wool Auctions

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 11

Messes Pitt, Sod and Badgery report under date 24th May:— The Australian marketing season has now practically closed with…

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Butter Stabilisation Paterson Scheme How Farmers Benefit Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 4

The annual report of the Australian Butter Stabilisation Committee states that it is estimated that the pecuniary gains to the dairy farmers of…

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