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Farming & the land, 1932

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Wheat And Wool Commonwealth Figures

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 16

The wheat yield for 1931 32 will probably reach 175,000,000 bushless, as against 213,000,000 for 1930-31 reports the Commonwealth…

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Wagga Special Sheep Sale

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 16

A big number of buyers put in an appearance at the Australian Mercantile Land and finance Co.'s first autumn sheep sale at Wagga on Friday…

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Albury Special Sheep Sale

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 16

Younghusband Limited report having held a special sale of store sheep at the Albury Yards on Febuary 17, when they, ocered .23,000 sheep and…

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Wheat Trucks Derailed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 4

Nine trucks were derailed at Old Junee near midnight on Wednesday. The trucks were bulk trucks laden with wheat. One had the axle booken…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 3
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., Melbourne, report having held their ninth wool sale of the season on Wednesday when they…

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The Wool Exports SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 21

The wool exported from Australia from July 1,to January 1 totalled 1682,181 bales, an increase of 57,960 compared with the corresponding…

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Wheat Prices Up 36½ A Bushel

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 16

Heavier continental buying of Australian wheat, coupled with a stronger position in the American and London option markets, on Thursday…

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State Statistics Wool Clip and Harvest

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 3

The State statistics forecast that wool production for 1931-32 would be 495,000,000 lb,which was almost equal to the record in 1926-27. At…

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Bunt In Wheat Importance of Seed Treatment

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 20

For the prevention of bunt in wheat, science has devised in the dry treatment with copper carbonate a method in the highest degree…

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Prime Wheat BEINGS 3/5½ a Bushel Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 4

More than 200 bags of prime wheat were sold for 3/5½ a bushel at Alexandria to-day. This is one of the highest…

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Soviet Wheat Disaster Predicted Five Year Plan a Failure

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 18

Unless a miracle occurs, the Soviet's programme of grain cultivation for the 1932 season appears pregnant with the elements of a catastrophe,…

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DAIRING For Qualify in Milk Products Requirements in Dairy Premises

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 16

Traversing in a recent wireless address the requirements under, the Rallies Supervision Act with respect to the construction and maintenance…

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Wagga Sheep Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wagga, report holding their first special sheep sale of 1932 at the municipal saleyards on Tuesday, when 15,000 sheep…

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Wagga Sheep Market

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 2

The usual fortnightly sale of sheep took place at the Wagga yards on the 25th February, and. in a yarding or 13,536, there were 3,982 fats, and…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following telegram from their Brisbane office: “Brisbane wool sales opened with average selection…

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Huge Eagle Attacks Grown Cattle Murwillumbah

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 2

Mr. E. D. Cox, of Terragon, was mystified recently to notice severe scratchings on the back of a cow brought from one of the back…

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Bush Fires Sheep Destroyed Grass Lands Burnt YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 1

BUSH fires did considerable damage in this district on Saturday. Over 12,000 acres of grass were destroyed, and heavily wooded mountains…

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Young Bush Fires Sheep Destroyed Grass Lands Burnt Young

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 1

Bush fires did considerable damage in this district yesterday. Over 12,000 acres of grass were destroyed and heavily wooded mountains near…

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Price Reductions Favored by Farmers Question of Exchange Grafton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 2

An animated discussion on exchange rates took plate at a meeting of the Clarence district council of the Primary Producers' Union, when the…

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