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Farming & the land, 1934

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Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

The Grong Grong agents have entries of over 2000 fet. and store sheep and 50 head of cattle of their sale at the Grong Grong yards on Saturday…

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Wool and Meat

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

Not even the most optimistic amongst us would have dared to dream that the value of wool would double in less than a year, but such…

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Wool Sales This Year and Last

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

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

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World’s Wheat Big Drop Last Year

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

A report, issued early in November by the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, says with regard to the 1933 wheat crop that the…

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Wool Sales Sending Wool to London Not Considered Advisable Home Sales Declared Best Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

"The general opinion of the trade is that it would be inadvisable to send more wool to London for sale. The interests of the…

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Wheat Duties on Chinese Shipments Compromise Likely Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

It is understood here that a compromise is likely to be effected in connection with wheat shipped before the enforcement by the Nanking…

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Spectacular Blaze Temora Wheat Silos Alight Fireman’s Desperate Battle

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

Members of the Temora Fire Brigade and employees of the State silos at Temora had a thrilling fight with a fire which broke out in the engine…

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Wool Sales Sending to London Not Advisable Home Sales Declared Best SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 1

"THE general opinion of the trade is that it would be inadvisable to send more wool to London for sale. The interests of the…

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Southern Areas Crops, Roads and Railways Suffer

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 1

At Corowa 494 points of rain had fallen up till 9 o'clock yesterday morning and nearly all roads in the district were made impassable…

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DAIRYING Cheese A Valuable Food Room for Increased Local Manufacture

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 3

It has often been said—indeed, it has become quite a common saying— that cheese is indigestible, and should, therefore, be avoided by anyone…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

Messrs Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—"As we anticipated last week, the rise in value has taken place, and a very strong inquiry…

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New Wheat's Success

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

The remarkable success of the Baringa variety of wheat in experimental plots near Dubbo is another reminder of the debt we owe, firstly…

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Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool: "New South Wales February 22/9; flour 15/6,…

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Outstanding Success of New Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

The new wheat, Bencubbin, bred at the Merriden State Farm, Western Australia, and brought east by Senator Guthrie and sown on his Bulgandra…

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Local & General Horses Die From Wheat

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Just prior to his marriage, Mr. J. Alexander had bad luck through his horses getting at the wheat. Mr. Whytcross and Messrs. Alexander…

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At Hor[?] Creek. Flood Water [?]Where. Sheep Losses

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Mrs. T. Wilson, of "Lossit Park," is credited with being the first to advise Boree Creek people of the flood. The rain began at about six…

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Wheat Silos Closed at Belfrayden Appeal for Space at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

Mr G. E. Holmes, of Belfrayden, received word on saturday that the silos at that centre would be closed for the season on account of the lack of space…

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Wool Sales Higher Prices in Sydney Good German Demand Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 1

The wool sales again showed animation and prices showed an advance of 5 pet cent, on the closing sates of last week. A feature of…

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Bathurst Experiment Farm

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture [?] Hugh Main) has announced that there are a number of vacancies available at the Bathurst Experiment…

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Trail of Tragedy Follows State-wide Storms Farmer Drowned at Moruya People Reported Missing Rising Riverina Rivers Extensive Damage to Public and Private Property SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Violent storms which swept New South Wales and Queensland during the week-end left a trail of tragedy. Several persons lost their lives yesterday, while two others are missing and are believed to be dead. Many…

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