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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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London Wool Sales London, Jan. 23

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

At the wool sales 10,108 bales were offered, of which 3920 was from New South Wales, 1238 Victorian, 980 South Australian, 906 Queensland, 669 West…

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Australian Wheat South African Duty Capetown, Jan. 24

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

The price of Australian wheat is the ruling factor in the negotiations between the producers and the millers. Provided the duty on wheat is…

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Canadian Wheat 1929 HARVEST 299,520,000 Bushels Ottawa

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

The total Canadian wheat yield for 1929 is estimated at 299,530,000 bushels from 25,255,000 acres, as announced by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics…

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Farmer's Death Traces of Poison Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

The death of Thomas Henry Flanagan, a farmer, of Wagant, near Ouyen, is the subject of police investigations. He died on December 19 after taking…

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Farm House Ablaze

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

On Thursday a fire destroyed the farm house of Mr. Hubert Pratt, near Old Junee. The family woke up early in the morning, hearing the cracking of…

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Domestic Tragedy Elderly Farmer and Wife Shot Rifle Near Bodies Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 6

Calling at a farm at Black Dog Creet, Norong, to-day, the mailman found the bodies of Theodore Emil Dugay, aged 70 years, and his wife,…

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Riverina Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

A report gained currency during the week-end that purchase were being made in Victorian interests of large parcels of this season's Wheat at…

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Eleven Farm Areas Mahonga Estate Riverina Wheat Lands Available

The Daily Express · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

Notification appears in the Government Gazette of January 17, setting apart eleven farms on Mahonga Estate for settlement purchase…

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Settlement of Mahonga Riverina Wheat Lands Eleven Farms Available

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

The Minuter for Lands, Mr. Ball, advises that notification appears in the Government "Gazette" of January 17, setting apart H farms on Mahonga…

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Butter Fat High Jersey Yield Victorian Test Records

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 4

There is evidence on every hand that Jersey cattle are becoming increasingly popular in the Murrumbidgee Valley for dairy farming purposes though, as…

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Canadian Wheat for British Markets London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 5

The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. .J. H. Thomas, will meet three representatives of the Canadian wheat pool next week in London to continue discussions…

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3½ in at Narromine Record Wheat Planting Expected Narromine

The Daily Express · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

The rainfall for twenty-four hours was 340 points, and the sky is still overcast. Falls of over four inches have been recorded along the…

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Gundagai’s Live Stock Less Cattle Than 20 Years Ago The Fast-Fading Horse

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

With the advent of the motor car, the horse is fast passing out. Twenty years ago there were, in Gundagai P.P. Board district 12,607 horses…

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Apricot Butter

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 4

Quarter pound cooked apricots (or prepared apricots in very little water), pass through a fine sieve, cool and add 1lb. sugar, 1/4 butter, 4…

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Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report—Sales opened in Brisbane on Monday with an available supply of 50,000 bales. A downward…

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Ban on Sheep Export South African Comment Empire Farming Conference Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

The leader of the South African [?]logation, which arrived on Saturday on the Runic, Mr. A. V. Allan, said that South Africans were disappointed…

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Wool Stabilisation Dissatisfied Growers Minister's Advice

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

Commending upon the deputation from pastoralists which waited upon the Prime Minister, Mr, Scullin, and the Minister for Markets, Mr. Parker…

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The Wheat Harvest Is Much Under-estimated

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 3

Wheat delivered to country stations for the season is more than 25,000,000 bushels already. This does not take into account wheat loaded…

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Wheat Buying on Victorian Border. the State Elections

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 4

A report was current at Wagga during the week-end that wheat buyers, acting in Victorian interests, were operating amongst farmers Speaking at the annual banquet of the Rozelle Chamber of Commerce on Saturday evening, Mr. J. Quirk, M.L.A., in expressing the opinion…

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M.i.d. to Purchase Cattle Power to Borrow £2000

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

At a special meeting of the M.I. Dairy Farmers' Company on Wednesday, a resolution was passed giving the firm power to…

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