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Farming & the land, 1930

4,350 stories in Riverina's papers · page 62 of 218

Duty on Wool Tops Application Adjoubned to Melbourne Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

An application was made to the Tariff Board to-day for a duty on wool tops imported into Australia. Mr. P. W. Hughes, a director of F…

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Export Duty Sheepskins and Unscoured Wool Oppostion by Growers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

Applications were made to the Tariff Board for an export duty on sheep skins and unscoured wools to relieve unemployment. The applications were…

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Wool Tops Suggested Tariff Mr. F. W. Hughes Gives Advice Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

Application was made to the Tarifi Board to-day for a duty on wool tops imported into Australia. Mr. F. W. Hughes, Director of F…

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Items of News Record Price Crop

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

Provided the weather remains suitable for the harvesting of the rice crop on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas, a record total of at least 34,000 tons is…

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Farmer's Ordeal Dragged Abound Yard by Horse Leg Attached to Rope

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 5

Mr. R. Nixon, shire farmer, of Ganmain, had a trying experience yesterday afternoon when he was dragged by his leg around a yard by a horse…

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Painful Accident Share Farmer Injured

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2

Mr. E. S. Nixon, a share farmer, working with Mr. Coleaman between Ganmain and Currawarna, had a narrow escape yesterday from being…

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The Rice Crop Prospects at Leeton Fine Weather Wanted

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 4

Providing the weather remains suitable for the harvesting of the rice crop on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas, a record total of at…

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Cattle Compensation

The Daily Express · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 2

The forecast by Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, in his address at the opening of the Stock Inspector's Conference, that it is possible…

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Lectures to Wheat Section

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 6

A series of lectures will be delivered to the wheat section at 'Downside by Mr. Carne, experimentalist at the Wagga Experiment Farm. The lectures…

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Wheat Acreage Help for Victorian Farmers £200,000 Available Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 1

Addressing the Convention of the Chambcr of Agriculture to-day, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Slater) said that the associated banks, in…

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Wool Sales Wider Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 3

The secretary Farmers and Gruziers Co-operative Coy, reports:— On the 31st March we offered 6613 bales, which included a number of…

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Geelong Wool Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 3

At the Geelong wool sales to-day the competition was the best of the season, and the market was about 5 per cent, better than last month. Some of…

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London Wool Sales Good Competition London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 3

On the London wool sales to-day 9652 bales were offered, including 2158 from New South Wales, 644 from Queensland, 1218 from Victoria, 285…

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Sounder Wool Market The Fine Quality Question

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 2

The wool market has stood up strongly to the effects of two weeks simultaneous sales in Australian and London, report Winchcombe, Carson…

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Sydney Wool Sales Concluded To-day Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 3

The wool sales concluded in Sydney to-day, and will not be resumed for several weeks. An average selection totalling, 9755 bales, was offered, of…

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Export Duty Sheepskins and Unscoured Wool Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 2

Application was made to the Tariff Board to-day for an export duty on sheepskins and unscoured wool, to relieve unemployment…

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Wool Sydney Sales Market Closes Firm Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 3

The wool sales concluded in Sydney today, and will not be resumed for several weeks. An average selection totalling…

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Governor Makes a Talkie for the "Use More Wool" Appeal

The Daily Express · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 3

In furtherance of the "Use More Wool" appeal and the Golden Fleece Exhibiting which opens early this month. His Excellency the Governor…

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Additional Wheat £2,000,000 to Be Made Available Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 1

Addressing the Convention of Chambers of Agriculture to-day the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Slater said that the Associated Banks in…

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Canadian Wheat Mr. Thomas Advice Not Accepted by Pool Winnipeg

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 1

The Lord Privy Seal (Mr. Thomas) in the House of Commons said that he had advised the Canadian wheat pool to sell last fall when wheat was 147 cents…

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