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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,255 stories in Riverina's papers · page 66 of 163

Quiet Markets Wool and Other Fibres

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

Despite the absence of very spirited competition at the current London wool sales, no reason exists for growers to assume that wool is gradually losing…

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LONDON . Wool Sales London,. July 16

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

'At the wool sales 7886 bales were offered, of which N. S. W. submitted 1876 bales, Queensland 1596, Victoria 904, S. Australia 1400, West Australia…

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Use More Wool Advertise says Bruce

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

In a special statement issued by t[?] Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) ne stresses the seriousness of the wool position, and urges that urgent steps be…

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Our Mallee Lands Their Wheat Growing Possibilities

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 8

The part which mallee land seems destined to play in New South Wales wheat growing. The peculiar problems which such land presents and…

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Wheat Market Further Rise 6/2 Per Bushel Country Stations

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

The local wheat market was again [?]mar [?] wheat in parcels gold of 5/7. bagged lots 6/8 per [?] or [?] at country stations…

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Selling Our Wool Competing for Cargoes Season Expected to Yield £60,000,000

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

While details of exports from all Stated during the financial year [?] ended are not yet available, progressive returns indicate that the year's…

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Helping Farmers to Fallow

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 11

Advances for fallowing will be available this year. The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. V. Thorby, has approved of this assistance…

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U.S. Farm Board Aims to Eliminate Middleman Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Legge, president of the Farm Board, has announced that the first, policy that the new board has agreed upon is that of building up…

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Shocking Accident Farmer's Son Killed Loaded Waggon Passes Over Body LOCKHART

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

Archibald Exton, aged 17 years, met his death in circumstances on his father's farm [?]ol Yuluma this afternoon. He and [?]e is father were…

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Agricultural Sheep on the Wheat Farm Fodder Crops Essential

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 6

Sheep are valuable on the wheat farm on so many grounds that they must be regarded as indispensable. If they are to be utilised to best…

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Dairy Farmers Deputation to Minister Butter Factory and Abattoirs

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

Messrs W. E. Fackender and A. Marston and Major J. S. Dooley; representing the M.I.D.F. Cooperative Society, interviewed…

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Butter Prospects

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 8

Owing to the very cold weather experienced throughout the State, and the wet conditions on the North Coast, there has been a definite shrinkage in…

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Young Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 2

Young has followed Cootamundra's lead, and is holding a sheep show on july 31 and August 1. The committee has been generous enough to back…

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How Governments Help (?) Wool and Wheat. (To the Editor Coolamon “Review” )

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 4

Sir. The [?] in the Farmers [?] [?] that at next [?] [?] discussion on matters apart…

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The Wheat Conference

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 6

Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, has constantly kept before him the problem of reducing the cost of the production of wheat. In the…

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The Sheep Show Numerous Entries Received

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 2

Four years ago sheep show in the country were unknown. It was not until 1927, that the Cootamundra A.P.H. and I. Association held the…

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Narandera Sheep Show a Notable Success

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

The second annual sheep show conducted by the Narandera P. and A. Association which was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last was…

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WHEAT American Drought SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

Wheat interests in Sydney are watching with interest the markets of Canada and the United States. It is stated that, owning to the conditions…

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Use More Wool Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 4

Colonel P. P, Abbott said to-day that he thought no better scheme had ever been conceived in the interests of the wool industry than the…

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Wheat Prices Soar Price of Flour Increased

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 2

Soaring prices overeas and thought in the country caused the Sydney market to advance [?] on Tuesday. Wheat appeared to be unobtainable…

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