Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

4,350 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 218

Extending Western Leases Bill Provides for Further 25 Years. Minimum Carrying Capacity to Be 6000 Sheep

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 8

Provision is made in the Western Lands (Amendment) bill for the extension of western leases for a further period of 25 years after the existing leases expire on June 30, 1943. THE bill provides that applications…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Junior Farmers' Club. the Vegetable Garden Carrots and Parsnips

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 6

Inquiries have been received from junior farmers for information on, the growing of carrots and parsnips. Both of these vegetables may be sown now…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Junior Farmers' Display

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 6

Members of the Junior Farmers' Clubs of New South Wales have been asked to forward some of their selected produce to the Royal show where a…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

No Compulsion Victorian Farmers Reject Moloney’s Scheme. Sydney, To–day

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 2

The Framers’ Annual Convention at St. Arnand, Victoria, rejected the Federal Government’s scheme for a compulsory wheat pool by 63 votes…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Rabbits on £40 an Acre Land Where Rabbits Were, Cabbages Nov Grow. 6000 Skins Taken Off 1000 ACRES Tumut “Rabbit Farms”

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 4

At the P.P. Board meeting on Saturday Assistant Rabbit Inspector Adam submitted a very comprehensive report of his month’s inspection…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sheep and Wool

The Daily Express · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

Statistics released the Government Statistician disclose officially the very unsatisfactory state of the grazing industry in New South Wales…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Butter Quality

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 8

Complaints which have cause concern have been received from London as to the quality and moisture contents of some Victorian butter…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, inform us that the eighth series of sales was brought to a close on…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Use More Wool "Talkie" of Sheep Sales Governor and Mr. Thorby Takf Part

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

While inspecting a flock of sheep at Homebush saleyards to-day the Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair) and the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby)…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wheat. REDUCING U.S.A. Wheat Acreage

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

The United Stales Farm Reliu[?] Board expects to have a carryover of 100,000,000 bushels of wheat into the new cereal year opening on July [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., of Melbourne, report having held their second sale of the March series on Monday, when…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wagga Wool Classes

The Daily Express · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

Mr. N. T. King, of Sydney, has Taken over charge of the technical wool classes at Wagga, Henty and Albury from Mr. R. S. Farncomb,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Markets Wool

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 6

Under keen and widely distributed competition the market at the Sydney wool sales on Tuesday ruled firm at the best point of the week fir all…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wool Sales Wider Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. reports:— On the 31st March we offered 6,612 bales, which included a number of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wheat Overseas Market Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable from Hroomhall. Sold part cargo Westralian, alloat, 396. South Australian…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Marketing of Wheat Canberra

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

THE MINISTER for Markets and Transport (Hon. Parker Moloney), in moving the second reading of the bill to provide legislative…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Commercial Wagga Cattle Market Values Fall Considerably

The Daily Express · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

The effect of the dry weather conditions, and the fact that another change has passed over. without sain was most noticeable in the Wagga…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

When Sowing Wheat Points to Consider

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 6

For some years past the rate of seeding for wheat has been on the increase, but there are some who have found that there has been a tendency to go…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →