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Farming & the land, 1930

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Good Wool Pays Record Price for Yass Clip Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery advise that 3rd per lb. was paid for a parcel of ewes' fleece from yass, grown by Mr. J. Ryan. This is the…

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Commonwealth Wheat Pool Conference at Canberra Prospects Considered Good Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 4

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

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Wheat Pool Fed'l Scheme Mooted State Ministers to Confer Sydney

The Daily Express · 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…

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Are Wool Sales Fakes? How the Grower Is Fooled Buyers Ad In Concert

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 3

How many people know the other side of the picture, or catch even a shadowy glimpse of the methods by which the wool markets is rigged so…

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Wool Industry Important Conference Extension of Sales Position to be Explained To Prime Minister MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

A JOINT conference of representatives of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and National Council of Wool-selling Brokers was held…

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Junior Farmers' Club Camp at Royal Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

In a previous issue an account of the junior farmers' camp at the Royal Show at Easter was given. Out of the 40 boys who attend three will be form…

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South African Farmers Two Weeks in Australia

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

A party of South African farmers passed through Wagga yesterday in the mail train on the way to Harden and Sydney. Eleven men and seven…

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U.S.A. Farm Board Buys Chicago

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 1

The Federal Farm Board came to the relief of the wheat market, causing a decided turn up by means of persistent buying. Wheat opened…

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What of the Wheat Farmer ? Bagged wheat yesterday was quoted

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

[?] Sydney at 4/8 country station it in unnecessary to remind farmers that the [?] is not due to Australia’s poor harvens but to happenings in…

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Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report;—"We sold 7000 bales of wool at our auction to-day. The Continent, America and Yorkshire…

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Wheat in The South-West. Lessons From Crop Competitions

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 6

Discussing the recently concluded wheat-growing competitions in the south-western districts, the departmental officer who acted as judge…

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Wagga Cattle Market Values Firmer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 3

The associated agents of Wagga, Messrs. Whiticker and Wi[?] Da[?] and Co., A.M.L. and F. Co., Farmers and Graziers', and Tapscott Bros.,…

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Wheat Ballot. Non-voters Nearly 3700 Farmers to Show Cause

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

The State Marketing Bureau by direction of the Minister for Agriculture recently asked 3674 farmers why they failed to record their votes at the…

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Wheat Overseas Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

A private wheat agent in Sydney to-day received the following ca[?]le from Broomhall: "Afloat, 44, Sole parcel Australian afloat, 433, 436…

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Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool: "A[?]oat 44/; sold parcel Australian afloat 43/3; North…

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Yellow Discolouration of Wool

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

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

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Closer Settlement. Riverina Wheat Lands

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

Notification appears in the Government Gazette of 17th January selling [?] eleven farms on Mahonga Estate for Settlement Purchase…

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