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Farming & the land, 1930

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Junior Farmers' Club Annual Meeting Postponed Vegetable Growing Competition

The Daily Express · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 2

Owing to toe absence of the treasurer on holidays and the fact that the balance-sheet was not ready for presentation, the annual meeting…

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Wool Problems Conference of Growers and Brokers Reduction of Offerings and Carry Over All the Year Round Auctions Proposed to Improve Clearances Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 1

An important conference opened to-day with the object of devising a scheme to stabilise Australia's wool market. Representatives of the National Council of Woolgrowers and the National Council of Woolbrokers from all States were…

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Sheep Breeding Better Methods for Better Wool

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 4

On the subject of the improvement of sheep, Mr. Frank J. Grogan, of Strathfield, proposes submitting a scheme to the N.S.W…

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To-day’s Markets Sheep Dull. Cattle Better. SYDNEY, To-day

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

At Homebush to-day there was big yarding of sheep, but the quality was mostly inferior. The market was dull in tone, and only really prime…

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Sheep Stealing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 6

At the Hillston Police Court on Tuesday, before the Police Magistrate (Mr N. L. Sheridan), William Ernest) Blunden was charged with stealing…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us this morning: We sold 7000 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday. The Continent, America, and…

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Wheat Overseas Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1

A private wheat agent in Sydney yesterday received the following cable from Broomhall: "February 15/- Sold parcel Westralian afloat 43/6,…

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Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 3

A Private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool [?] held parcel W.A. [?]…

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Yellow Discoloration of Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

During the past few weeks there have been submitted to the Glenfield Veterinary Research Station several samples of wool showing a distinct…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1

The local wheat market is quiet. Bulk wheat in parcels sold at 5/, and bagged lots 5/2 per bushel…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1

An average selection, totalling 10,061 bales, was offered at the wool sales yesterday. Of this number 9592 were sold at auction, and an…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney, Wednesdays

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 3

An average selection, totalling 10,061 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day. Of this number, 9592 was sold at auction, and an…

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Wool Tops Rise Manufacturers and Values

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

For the first time since November 9 last, the price of average 64’s merino tops has shown an upward move The rise only consists of an advance…

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Wheat Famine in Russia Moscow, February 4

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

The Soviet denies yesterday's report of the wholesale shooting of naval officers. It is asserted that there never was such a number of naval…

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The Wheat Harvest Is Much Under-Estimated

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 8

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

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Wool Conference Sitting in Private Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

The wool conference resumed to-day in private. No statement has yet been issued on the deliberations of the conference, which is regarded…

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London Wool Sales Improving Prices. London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1

At the wool sales 10,406 bales were offered, of which 3555 were from New South Wales, 1628 from Victoria, 427 Queensland, 351 South Australian…

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Commonwealth Wheat Pool Conference at Canberra CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1

The question of establishing a compulsory Commonwealth wheat pool will be discussed at a conference to be held at Canberra on February 18,…

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Good Wool Pays Record Price for Yass Clip SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1

Messrs. Pitt Son and Badgery, Ltd., advise that 32d per lb. was paid for a parcel of ewes fleece from Yass grown by Mr. J. Ryan. This is the…

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