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Farming & the land, 1930

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office:— "There was god general…

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The Empire and Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

An advance copy of a report on wool has come to hand from the Empire Marketing Board, London, which contains, a company study of…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

The local wheat market is quiet Bulk wheat in parcels sold at 5/1[?] and bagged lots 5/3 per bushel…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

Competition was more general to-day; at the Melbourne wool sales and present were steady. Some good prices were obtained for super hogget and…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool: "January 46/6; sold West Australian parcel afloat…

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Wool Freights Reduction Refused Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

The Railway Department has refused the request of the Graziers' Association to reduce the wool freights…

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Wheat Prices South African View Capetown, Jan. 20

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture pointed out at a conference of wheat farmers that the falling in prices was due to an increase of 40 million bags…

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Wool Freight "Too High" Say Graziers Commissioners Consider Them "Reasonable" SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

Graziers point out that while wool prices are down to pre-war levels, transport charges are emphatically post-war. They are asking for a reduction in…

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Wool Auctions

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery report under date 17th January:— The opening series of the new year sales came to a conclusion on…

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Newmarket Store Sheep and Ram Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

Messrs. John M'Namara and Co. Pty. Ltd., fat and store stock auctioneers, Temple Court, Collins street, Melbourne, report: At Newmarket on…

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Sheep Killed When Trains Collide Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 1

Ninety-two sheep were killed when a goods train crashed into the rear of a pilot engine at South Kensington to-day. Two trucks were badly…

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Pastoral Award Accepted by A.W.U. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

At a conference of 70 branch members of the Australian Workers' Union at Toowoomba, it was decided by a large majority to accept the new…

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Commercial the Wheat Market Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

The local wheat market is firmer. Parcels of bulk wheat sold at 52, and bagged lots 53½ per bushel…

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Mr. A. H. Moore Wool Trade Personality Passes

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

The death of Mr. A. H. Moore, chairman of the Sydney Advisory Board of Goldsbrough, Mort & Co, Ltd., brings to an end a long career…

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A Federal Wheat Pool Candwindra moves to secure it. Deputation's Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 11

Re[?]nty a meeting was held in Canowi[?]dra under the auspices of the District Development League, Mr. A. R. Lhuede presiding. From the…

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Junior Farmers' Club Royal Show Junior Farmers' Visit

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

Arrangements have been made for 40 boys who are members of the Junior farmers' Clubs of New South Wales to visit the Royal Show in…

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Canadian Farmers Object to Australian Trade Treaty Calgary

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

At the United Alberta Farmers' Convention it was asked that the Canadian Government renounce the Australian trade treaty, and cancel the trade…

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SHEEP and Wool Instructor

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

Advice has been received to the effect that arrangements are being made by the Department of Agriculture, Sydney, for Mr. McKee, Sheep…

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Eagles Attack Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Four large eagles made a concerted attack on a prime weaner on Councillor D. Keih's estate, Mount Lonarch, and devoured it alive (says the…

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Wool Market. Brisbane Wool Sales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from their Brisbane office:— Good general competition opening…

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