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Farming & the land, 1936

4,059 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 203

Marrar News. (From our Correspondent.) FARMERS & Bettlera Again Annual Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 2

A general meeting followed by the annual meeting of the Marrar Branath of the Farmers and Setters’s [?] was held on [?]…

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Mixed Manures Are They Profitable on Stubble Sown Cereal Crops? Tests Show Extra Fertiliser Cost Is Justified. One and One Mixture Best

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 4

Taking all [?] into consideration it seems that [?] up to a [?] sure at [?] is the most [?]…

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A Perilous Perch Escaped From Welfare Farm? Caught At Cootamundra But Risked Death

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 1

The fate of two youths, who were found on the undercarriage of a train at Cootamundra last Saturday night, would have been death had…

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Pastoral Cup

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 16

The Rock Town (holders) and The Rock Country will play for the Pastoral Cup at The Rock to-morrow…

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Griffith Special Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 8

Messrs. Younghusband Ltd., Griffith, in conjunction with Palframaa. Wood and Co., Griffith, import having held a special sale of cattle at Griffith last…

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Commercial Tumut Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 8

An exceptionally successful sale of cattle was held at the Tumut special cattle sale last Tuesday, when the A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd., Wagga, in…

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Higher Wheat Prices

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 3

It is estimated that the higher wheat market in Australia this season has meant an extra £1,880,000 to farmers. The gain to Victorian…

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Sound Wool Position

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 9

Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report: The continuance of keen demand for merino wool despite the fact that millmen have been steadily…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 2

For wheat cargoes the market was quietly steady although following the disappointment caused by overnight American cables, Manitobas were 3d…

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Chicago Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 2

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May 98¼ cents a bushel, July 89¼ cents, September 88 cents. Winnipeg futures: May 87 7-8 cents…

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Terrible Havoc in United States Floods Cover One-third of Country Loss of Life May Exceed 1000 COUNTRY Loss of Life May Exceed 1000 Essential Services Crippled in 100 CITIES Wheat Crops Destroyed, Farmers Ruined New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 1

A triple disaster is overwhelming the United States. Flood waters now cover one quarter of the entire country, while in western areas terrific dust storms are denuding the country of fertile crop soil. In other sections, combined…

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Big Riverina Wool Cheque

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 13

The wool cheque for Riverina at the season's average of £17 a bale, will be £2,006,663, as 118,039 bales have, been received at railway…

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Wool Warning Graziers' Conference

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 14

"Don't get intoxicated by the present high prices of wool. We don't know what another year will bring," said Mr. C. M Williams at the…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 2

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "Unchanged; sold cargo New Sooth Wales afloat 28/4½;…

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Wool Freights Minister Sees Shipper's Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 2

The Acting Minister for Commerce Mr. Thorby, met members of The overseas shipping representatives to-day to discuss the question of…

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Jetting Of Sheep How to Make the Calcium Arsenite Mibture

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 10

With the approach of autumn, the attention of sheepowners may again he directed to the value of jetting with the calcium arsenite mixture…

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Queensland Drought Levy for Wool Publicity Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 1

Enormous stock losses by Queensland graziers were revealed by the president of the United Graziers' Association of Queensland, Mr. Nonman…

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Don't Rest on Wool Governor General's Advice Goulburn

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 2

Speaking at the Goulburn Show, the Governor General, Lord Gowrie, said the Australian wool industry had been a gilt-edged security in the…

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Big Wheat Deal Market Rises ½d per bushel 1,337,000 Bushels Sold in a Day

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 3

More than 36,150 tons, or 1,337,250 bushels of Australian wheat were sold to overseas buyers on Thursday. This is the largest business in a…

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Farmers' Relief Act

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 14

The Farmers' Relief Board announces that the last day for receipt of applications for stay orders is March 31, 1936. Only those…

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