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Farming & the land, 1936

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Pastoral Cup Cookardinia v Wagga Reserves

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 10

Cookardinia will visit Wagga to-morrow for their second match this season for the Pastoral Cup. Although easily beaten when they played here…

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Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 8

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool "29/9; sold parcel South Australian 30/6; sold parcel…

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Commercial Sheep Sale at Lake Cargelligo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 2

Paech, Benson and Co. report having conducted a very successful sheep sale at Lake Cargelligo on February 6 in conjunction with Dalgety and Co., of…

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Unsold Wheat Surplus Lowest for Many Years

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 9

Although safes have slackened considerably in the past two weeks, the unsold surplus of Australian wheat this season is now less than…

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Wheat Market Up Again Advance of 1d in Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 4

A sharp recovery in prices in the overseas markets led to a revival of interest in wheat on Thursday and moderate business was done. Millers…

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F.A.Q. Wheat High Victorian Standard Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 6

The f.a.q. standard for the season's wheat is 63½ lbs a bushel, the highest since the 1911-12 season…

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Wool for America Better Buying This Season Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 1

Wool shipments to America have shown a marked increase during the past six weeks. as a result of the activities of the United States…

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Kyeamba Shire Resignation of Cr. Fitzgerald Farmers' Relief Act Effect on Rate Collections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 2

A meeting of Kyeamba Shire Council was held yesterday, the President (Councillor .J. M. O'Brien) presiding. Others present were…

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Poultry Farming Reminders for February

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 10

On account of the humid weather conditions usually experienced during February, the pullets should not he overcrowded and large numbers…

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Farmer Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 10

Charles Marshall Wells, 42, a well known farmer of the Temora district was drowned in a dam on his property on Sunday. With his four…

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Odd Job Hour Hammer and Nails on the Farms

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 11

From a settler of the Grong Grong district comes the suggestion that for the great farming community this is the moment when time can be…

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Electricity For Farms

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 9

Harden Council has decided to supply current to the farms of Messrs L. C. White and Smith Bros., at 2d per unit, these consumers to…

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District Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

Values showed a distinct trend in sellers’ favor at last Thursday’s Sydney auctions, Winchcombe, Carson’s sales include Estate H. L. Harris,…

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Wool Sale Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort, and .Co., Ltd., reported on 14th: For our sale to-day we submitted a catalogue of 4837, bales of wool. The clips were drawn…

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Commercial Ladysmith Wool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

A Ladysmith clip from the Estate of M. H. Carter commanded keen bidding at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction last Thursday. The…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. report that on Wednesday they submitted a catalogue of 4837 bales of wool. The clips were drawn chiefly…

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Country Deluge Farms Suffer From Hail, Wind and Rain Washaways Delay Trains Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

Deluges of rain, up to three inches, washed away railway tracks in central New South Wales between Trundle and Bogan Gate last night and…

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New Dairy Instructor Mr. J. D. L. M'gibbon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 2

The new senior diary instructor for Riverina and the southern slopes (Mr. J. D. L. M'Gibbon), who takes the place of Mr. I. W. Scott, who has been…

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report: Generally, market conditions were favorable to the growers selling during the week, with the…

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Commercial WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd , report having received the following telegram from their Sydney office "Wool at cur sale showed no…

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