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Farming & the land, 1931

3,443 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 173

Sydney Wool Sales Further 5 Per Cent Rise

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 16

The wool market at the Sydney sales on Monday showed a further 5 per cent rise for all merino descriptions. Good general competition…

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On the Land Dairy Farm Competition Revised Scale Of Points Suggested

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 6

Mr. I. W. Scott (senior dairy Instruction) who judged two of the Wagga district dairy form competitions, has submitted to the…

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Four Dead Farmer's Wife and Children

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 11

A fawner's wife and her three children were drowned on Monday on a lonely farm 10 miles from Birchip, on the board of the Victorian…

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Wheat Silos

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 2

A start will be made this week (from Monday) to shift over a million bags of wheat from the southern districts to the terminal silos in Sydney…

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Auction Sale Prevented by Spectators Woman Put Off Farm Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 1

Declaring that they would not see a woman and family put off their farm, spectators prevented an auction sale of stock and implements on a property at…

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Farmers at Cootamundra Support for Advisory Council Rally May Be Organised COOTAMUNDRA

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 2

A large crowd assembled at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon at a meeting organised by the Cootamundra branch of the Graziers' Association to…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 4

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report: under date of 5th March.—"During the week the market has maintained its strength, with a firmer tendency…

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Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort offered at auction on Wednesday 5395 bales of wool. The market was very animated, all sections buying freely,…

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Bounty on Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) dated March 5:—"With reference to your…

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Local Wool Clips

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

A few clips from surrounding centres were included in Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney wool catalogue last Thursday. Mr W…

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Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 3

[?]private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool: "New South Wales 20/9 flour 10/3 [?]nents 1,500,000…

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Wool Auctions. Buoyant Conditions

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. reports:— On 3rd March we offered 7503…

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Marketing Methods Wool Well Handled Forbes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

Speaking at the Forbes branch of the Advisory Council, Mr. Charles Lodge, son of Professor Lodge, who recently returned to England from a…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Strong Competition Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Caroon, Lod., report that Japanese competition was particularly strong at the opening of the Brisbane wool sales to-day. York…

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Maize Crops

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 6

The following statement of maize crop conditions in the South-western Slope has been prepared from reports supplied to the Director of…

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Chicago Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 3

Chicago wheat options are quoted: March 70½ cents a bushels. May, 83 cents; July, 64 cents; September 64 cents…

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Wool Industry Brighter Outlook

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 3

Win[?]combe, carson, Ltd., report that with the improved returns for wool companied with some weeks ago, the cancellation of the export duty…

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Flour Acquisition Bill Relief for Farmers SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 1

In moving the third reading of the Flour Acquisition Bill in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture announced that…

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Flour Acquisition Bill Passed Third Reading Relief for Farmers £250,000 Made Available SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 2

In moving the third reading of the Flour Acquisition Bill in the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Agriculture (Mr…

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Wheat Growers Assn

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 4

The Conference of the above Association was held at Rankin Springs on Monday, 23rd February, 1931. The President (Mr. L. McInnes)…

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