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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Europe Ousts Gloom Quick Consumption of Australian Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 24

General trade conditions in Europe have improved slightly, and the impression is that the financial situation has touched bottom, stated…

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Live Stock Wheat As Stock Feed How It May Be Used

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 5

Discussing the feeding of wheat to live-stock, a question of considerable interest just now, an officer of the Stock Branch of the Department of…

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Wheat Rising Holders Won't Sell 29 a Bushel Refused Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 22

Considerable interest is manifest in the wheat market, which is showing the strongest upward tendency for some time…

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On the Land Dairying Calf-Rearing Conditions Precautions Against Outbreaks of White Scour

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 5

The conditions under which calves are penned and fed determine very largely the success with which calf-rearing is attended, and they play a…

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Farmers' Outlook a Change Essential

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 9

The need for a change in the outlook of farmers and all rural workers in Australia was emphasised by Professor Wadham, when speaking…

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Dairying Prospects Production Maintained Fodder Being Conserved

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 10

In his report for April, the senior District Instructor of Dairying (Mr. I. Scott), states that not for two years, according to old residents, has…

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Farmers' Requests Railway Commissioners' Replies

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 12

At the last Farmers and Settlers' Conference numerous resolutions were passed urging the Railway Department to grant concessions in…

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Wheat Boom Follows American Report: Offers of 29 a Bushel Refused Big Mail Bag Robbery Ten Thousand Pounds in Notes Taken From Mail Four-empty Mail Bags Found at Paddington No Trace Of Missing Notes To-day

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 22

Between 8.40 on Thursday night and 6.10 on Friday morning a mail bag containing £10,000 was stolen. It was one of a number of bags…

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Sydney Wheat Market Rise of 5d Holders Hanging on Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The "squeeze" in the local wheat market, which developed at the close of April, continues. Buyers to-day were wiling to pay 2/9 a bushel for…

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Farmer Seriously Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 2

Henry Eisenhauer, farmer, of Brush wood, who is well known in the Coolamon and Ganmain districts, was riding on his bicycle from Ganmain to…

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Black Disease Sheep Farmers' Losses

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 4

in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Hedges asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) if he were aware of the heavy losses…

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Wool Week

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 6

At the instance of the Graziers' Association, a sub-committee of four has voluntarily undertaken the task of organising "Wool Week"…

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Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool: "New South Wales in bags May 24/3; flour 16/3, slowly…

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Wool Auctions. Final Sales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers' and Graziers Co-operative Co., reports. On 29th April we offered 6358 bales of wool, being, for this time…

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Wool Auctions Final Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers & Grazers' Co-operative Co., reports:- On 29th April we offered 6,358 bales of wool, being, for this time of…

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N.s.w. Voluntary Wheat Pool

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

The Wheat Growers' Pooling and Marketing Co. Ltd., advise that arrangements have been completed for the payment of a second dividend on…

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Protect Your Flocks Scientific Control of Deadly Sheep Pests

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 4

For many years flock owners have been confronted with, the problem of saving their sheep from parasites which cause losses aggregating…

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Cheaper Woollen Goods Wool Production and Revenue

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

Wincheombe, Carson, Ltd, report:— Despite the depressed condition of trade generally, the sheep's staple has commanded a wider range of…

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Moratorium Act Action Against Farmer Dairying Suggested As Way Out

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 2

Before Mr. D. [?] Parker. P.M., at the Wagga Court House yesterday, William Holland applied for leave to call the whole sum secured by and to…

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