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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

4,059 stories in Riverina's papers · page 83 of 203

For the Man on the Land Dairying Industry More Scientific Methods Importance of Proper Ration Feeding Value of Green Fodder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

At a gathering of farmers and settlers at the Australian Hotel on Saturday night, the senior dairy instructor for the district (Mr. J. L. M'Gibbon) gave an interesting address on the dairying industry. The economic conditions…

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Late Sown Cereal Crop Need for Special Fertiliser Treatment

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

There is no doubt that the dry autumn, combined with the lateness of the sowing season this year will have an adverse effect on the yield of…

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Know Your Soil Why the Englishman Clings to His Farm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 3

A farmer with whom I was staying in Worcestershire picked up a handful of red earth. It was, I could see well, very good earth indeed—the old…

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Pleasing Function Farm Officers and Students Entertain 100 Guests at Annual Ball

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 3

Officers and students of the Wagga Government Experiment Farm entertained about 100 guests at the annual Experiment Farm Ball on…

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Distressed Dairymen

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 3

At the Milk Inquiry farmers in the Campbelltown, Picton, Liverpool, and Camden districts agreed that their earnings did not exceed £2 a week…

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Wool Sales MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 3

For their final sale of the season, Goldsborough Mort & Co. Ltd., submitted 1300 bales. The selection comprised mainly crutchings and oddments,…

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Items of News Sydney Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 6

Entries received for the forty-first annual sheep show, conducted by the New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association, to take place at the Sydney…

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Timely Rains Save the Wheat Seed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 14

Timely rains at the week-end over the Riverina wheat belt and pastoral areas have changed entirely the winter prospects…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 7

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable from Liverpool to-day: "Unchanged; steady; Australian-offers fewer; North…

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No Jap Bids At Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 11

The Geelong wool sales concluded on Thursday, when there was again an absence of Japanese buyers. One lot of merino wool was passed…

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Good Trade Balance Wool Plays Big Part

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 14

Australia's favorable overseas trade-balance for the 10 months ended last April was £28,423,000, compared with the period for last year…

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Wool-selling Season Reduced Carry Over Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 5

A review of the wool selling season to May 31, just before the start of the clearing up sales, was released by the National Council of Woolselling…

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Wheat Belt Dry Ten Week Period Rain Still Needed Irregular Germination Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 5

The monthly report of the Department of Agriculture for May, states that throughout the greater proportion of the wheat belt, only light scattered…

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Japanese Wool, Imports Two-thirds Reduction Urged by Council of Trades Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 5

The Bureau of the Council of [?] presided over by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Ogawa) has' approved of the Government invoking a law for…

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Japanese Traders Issue Statement in Melbourne Others Seeking Share in Wool Sales Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 5

While expressing the hope that there' would be an early return to happy trade relations between Japan and Australia, a statement was issued…

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Crops Damaged by Hail on Irrigation Area Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 6

Considerable damage was done to portions of the irrigation area by a hailstorm to-day. In one case the losses are assessed at one-third of the…

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Money For Roads Farmers Seek £250,000

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 9

The Culcairn district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at a meeting decided to ask the executive of the association to…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reported on the 5th instant:— The outstanding topic in trade…

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N.Z. Sheep to Australia Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 1

The Wanganella, which reached Sydney to-day from New Zealand, brought, over 600 sheep, consigned to Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide…

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Closely Watched Company Chairman on the Wool Position

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 1

In the course of his address to shareholders at the annual meeting of the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., the chairman (Mr. Frank…

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