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Farming & the land, 1936

4,059 stories in Riverina's papers · page 78 of 203

American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May [?] cents a bushel; September [?] cents; December 851/2 cents. Winneneg options: May 741/2 cents a…

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Agricultural Council Wheat Grading Standards Discussed Too Many Butter Brands Efforts to Help Citrus Fruit Industry CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 4

The Australian Agricultural Council to-day had before it the subject of wheat grading standards. Reports from New South Wales and Western…

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Wool Classing Students' Dance

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

What is hoped to be the first of many functions of its kind will be held in the Masonic Hall, Wagga, on Wednesday night, when the Wagga wool…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable From Liverpool to-day; "Values 29/6; sold parcel Victorian afloat 28/3: sold parcel…

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Wool Scourer's License Police Oppose Application

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

AN application by William J. Hazelton for a Wool Hides and Skins Dealer's license, which came before Mr. Harris, P.M., at…

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Little Effect on Wool Sales Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 4
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Wool brokers to-day expressed the opinion that the Japanese decision not to operate at the June clearing sales in Melbourne would not seriously…

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Wool and Substitute Fibres Aspects of the Outlook

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on 26th. Though wages for those employed receded during the depression and unemployment increased, the very…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Question of Baths Site to Be Used As Wheat Stoke ?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. C. J. O'SuUivan) presided over this week's meeting of the Junee Municipal Council, the only absentee being. Alderman Hodson…

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For the Man on the Land Hand-feeding of Sheep Maintenance and Supplementary Rations Difference Explained by Expert

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 6

Many farmers to-day are having to face the position of hand feeding sheep. What to feed and how to feed is a worrying and vexing problem. Many farmers lacking sheep knowledge, and even quite a few graziers, are looking for…

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Farmer Drowned Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 4

Thomas Fothergill aged 68 years farmer, of Ventnor, was drowned at Philip Island to-day when a large wave washed him off the rocks while…

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Walbundrie P. and A. Society Junior Farmers' Club Proposed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

A meeting of the Walbundrie Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held In the Walbundrie Hotel last week. Mr. E. Clear (president)…

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Farmers' Requests

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 6

Resolutions adopted by the Temora branch of the F. and S.A. for consideration by the district council are: (1) That representations be made to…

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Citrus Crop Conditions Marketing Bureau's Review

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

IN a review of citrus crop conditions as at April 30th, 1936, the State Marketing Bureau of the N.S.W. Department of…

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Junior Farmers Flower Garden Project

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

Peggy King has a well prepared, rectangular plot containing marigolds, Iceland poppies and pansies. Her garden is carefully cultivated and…

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Melbourne Sheep Market

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 7

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., Melbourne, reported that they again had the biggest yarding of fat sheep and lambs at…

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New Weed Menace to Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 2

Mr. E. Cheel, State Botanist, announced at the meeting of the Linnean Society in Sydney, the discovery of a new weed in Australia, and said…

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Another New Weed Menace to Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 7

A new weed known as Paraquay Burr has been found at Glen Innes, and it has burr seeds somewhat similar to Bathurst burr and Noogoora…

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For Urgent Attention "Rivernook" Fat Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 6

Conspicuous among the yarding of fat sheep at Wagga at last Thursday's sheep sale was a consignment of extra well fattened Romney Cross wethers…

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Mummy Wheat Not Grown in Australia

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 12

Reports that wheat from teams thousands of years old had been grown in Australia were rid[?] by the N.S.W. Director of Plant…

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