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Farming & the land, 1936

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A Wonderful Year Good Harvest Returns Demand for Farm Lands

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 2

Although the total rainfall in Wagga during the past year was only 1986 points, as against 2741 last year, the falls were at such opportune times…

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Plans of Farm Buildings Available From Department

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 13

It is not generally known that the Department of Agriculture has available working plans of various farm buildings, etc., including wool…

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Trade Review Wool Realisation Doubled Wheat and Flour Exports Higher SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

In a review of the year 1935 the State Marketing Bureau put the wool realisation of New South Wales as exceeding £9,000,000, compared with…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

There is practically nothing to say, as no sales are being held at present, but open again next week, report Messrs. Schute, Bell & Co. Ltd. All…

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Items of News Wheat Loader Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 2

Mr. J. Meee, of the Junee district, while loading' wheat in the Finley railway yards, was injured and taken to hospital…

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Wheat Easier Buyers Hold Off Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

Buyers on the local wheat market yesterday were hesitant, and yesterday's gain in price was lost. Silo wheat at 3/11 a bushel was…

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Less Wool German Plains for 1938 BERLIN

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

Germany expects to import less wool in 1938. Textiles will be rationed fan below the 1934 constumption. The factories are succeeding in popularising…

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Wheat Up! Highest Price For Years 4/ in Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

A further advance of lid a bushel in wheat prices, compared with Tuesday, took place on Thursday. The value of silo and bagged wheat was…

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Midget Bakery Used in Wheat Tests Tiny Loaf Produced

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 6

There exists in the heart of Sydney & minute bakery, which seems to provide a least a partial answer to the criticism of Dr. Otto Frankel, New…

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Wagga Experient Farm Extensive Field Trials Results For 1935 Tabulated (No. 4)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 4

Particulars given hereunder refer to trials conducted at the Wagga Experiment Farm during 1935, and are supplied by the manager (Mr. Hugh Ross)…

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Farmer Found Dead Shot Getting Through Fence

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 4

Walter Horace Reginald Green, aged 59 years, farmer, was accidentally shot dead on Wednesday last. Green had resolved to try to get rid…

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Wheat

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

Wheat was quoted at 3/4 at Lockhart to-day. 130,000 bags have been placed in Lockhart Silos…

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Sheep and Lambs

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 3

Pitt, Sosn and Badgery, Ltd., wired us yesterday: 58,602 sheep and lambs, mostly of fair quality, were penned at Flemington to-day. The market…

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Let Us Visit a Cattle Station

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

To those who live within easy reach of townships and to all the modern conveniences of civilisation, it would come very hard for them to accustom…

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Facts About Wool Prices

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

Discussing current prices for wool, Senator Guthrie said that they appeared to be lulling many persons into a sense of false security. Few…

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Wool Freights Conference to Be Held

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

The Department of Commerce has invited representatives of wool interests and shipowners to attend a conference at which the freight on…

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German Wool Imports Graziers' Association Perturbed SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 1

Expressing misgivings at the reported intention of Germany to reduce wool imports in 1936, the president of the Graziers' Association (Mr. Abbott)…

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German Wool Imports Graziers' Association Perturbed Trade Treaty Urged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 1

Expressing misgivings at the reported intention of Germany to reduce wool imports in 1086, the president of the Graziers' Association (Mr. Abbott)…

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Wool Sales Sydney Prices Show Increase Rates Up Five Per Cent. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 3

Under very strong competition from Yorkshire and Japan, supported to a great extent by the Continent, values at the first wool sales of the new year…

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Skeleton Weed Menace Prevention of Seeding Conference of Shire Presidents Called Heavier Stocking of Sheep in Infested Areas

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

Although it was stated that there had been much heavier stocking of sheep in infested areas than for many years, which was a good preventive of seeding, it was pointed out at a meeting of the Wagga skeleton weed…

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