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Farming & the land, 1934

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Berry Welfare Farm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

In spite of public protests the berry experiment Farm has been transferred to the Welfare Department and on the 21st. of last month…

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Coolamon Crop Competition. Presentation of First Prize

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon, 23rd December, the first prize is the Coolamon Crop Competition a handsome silver rose bowl, suitably inscribed, was…

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Soil Erosion Methods of Control. N.s.w. Farmers Enthusiastic

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

As soon as it was seen that the [?]son coar[?]ol [?]ints at Cow[?] Experimental Farm were successful, no time was lost in giving a…

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Pastoral Cup

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 16

There will be no game for the Pastoral Cup to-morrow. The Temora Juniors had intended to bring two teams for the two Cups, but…

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COMMERCIAL Wagga Cattle Sales Lower Values for Cattle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 12

The associated agents of Wagga the A.M.L. and P. Co. Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Fanners and Gr[?]ziers Coop. Co. and S. V…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. yesterday received the following wire from their Sydney office:--"Bales rseumed to-day (Tuesday). We…

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Wagga Wool to 28d

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

Wagga wool from James Lockett. Silver Springs, made 28d to 25¾d and broken 24½d; SharpTumut 27¼d; W. FowlerTumut, 27¼d; Estate T…

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Melbourne Stock Sales Sheep Values Improve

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 12

At Newmarket on Wednesday the sheep sales opened to good competition and the values of best wethers and ewes were 1 to 16 higher…

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The Farm Home Uses of Wheat in the Home Some Wholemeal Recipes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

Emphasising in the course of an address at the State Conference of the Agricultural Bureau the food value of whole wheatmeal, Mrs. M. A. Driver…

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Wheat Varieties Nabawa Most Popular

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

Nabawa, occupying 31.8 per [?] of the total area, was ear[?]y [?] most widely sown variety of who it during the 1932 1933 season in New…

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COMMERCIAL. Wagga Sheep Market Values Firmer Yesterday

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

The associated agents of Wagga report having being the ordinary sheep market at the Wagga municipal sal[?]eyards yesterday when [?]…

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Wool Manufacture Bradford's Big Improvement

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 12

Bradford, the wool manufacturing centre of England, shows the greatest improvement in business as indicated by the returns of the Bankers'…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable from Liverpool: "Unchanged; quiet. all shippers steady; European offers very…

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High Wool Average. £24 a Bale

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

For wool sold at auction in Sydney this week, the average price was £2401 a bale, equal to 19.3d 1b, the highest this season. In the same…

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Wheat Harvest Terminal Silos Filling Rapidly Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

It was reported to-day that unless there is a more rapid clearance of the terminal elevator at White Bay by more speedy sales of…

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Our Wool Cheque May Total £60,000,000

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 10

The £60,000,000 which, it now seems certain. Australia will receive for her wool clin will represent the largest wool cheque, except…

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Spectacular Blaze Temora Wheat Silos Alight Firemen's Desperate Battle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

Members of the Temora Fire Brigade and employees of the statea s[?] at Temora had a thrilling fight with a fire which broke out in the engine…

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Wool Sales This Year and Last More Than, Doubled Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

The wool sold by auction in Sydney this week reached £24/0/1 a bale, equal to 19.3d per lb, the highest weekly average registered…

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Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the view of our correspondents) Australian Wheat "Slaves" (Tde Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

Sir,—You published a report in your issue of January 1 referring to a letter published in the "Star" by Mr. F. Dodd, Secretary of the…

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Farmer As Business Man Necessary Qualifications

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

To be successful as a farmer one must be a shrewd business man—let us for a moment picture him as such. The farmer is a business man, the…

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