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Farming & the land, 1937

3,937 stories in Riverina's papers · page 32 of 197

200 Sheep Die Poisonous Weed the Cause? Windsor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 3

Mystery attaches to the death last week of 200 sheep in the Riverstone Meat Works paddock. The sheep were valued at 18/ each…

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The Link Between Story of Australian Pastoral 'Life Fighting the Bosh Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 3

The sixth instalment of Mr. Lindsay Powell's story of pastoral life in Australia, which follows here, gives an interesting account of a bush fire in the, days before…

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Leeton Sheep and Wool Class

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

The above class re-opened yesterday at the showground, when the instructor Mr. J. Boardman commenced the 1937 session. He reports a…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2
Also in Daily Advertiser, The Tumut and Adelong Times

The Farmers and Graziers cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on 18th February. We submitted at our sale on…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. Melbourne, report:— On resumption of the sales in the…

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Wool Sales Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., offered at auction on Monday 6095 bales of wool. The market showed no chance on closing rates of last week…

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No. 27 Wheat Cultivation Experiment

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 6

This experiment was sown on May 4 with 601b of Dundee wheat and 1121b of superphosphate per acre. Plots were half-acre in area…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney revived the following cable message from Liverpool: "Market quiet; pause in demand; New South Wales…

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Three Days' Sickness in Cattle Spread in Narandera District, Abated

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

The stock Inspector (Mr. F. T. Yeoman) informed us yesterday that for the past week the spread of three days' sickness had spread in this…

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Albury Woman's Work. Cream Testing at Butter Factory Passed Exam. at Tumut Factory

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 6

When the manager of a country butter factory gave his five-year-old daughter a pipette to play with "just to keen her out of mischief," he…

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Wool Sales Sydney Series Prices Maintained for Average Lots SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

There was a good demand for all best descriptions of fleece and skirtings at to-day's wool sales, and values for these at times showed a little…

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Food Shortage at Darwin Bond Store Strike Bread and Butter Stocks Nearly Exhausted DARWIN

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 1

As a result of a strike of casual employees at the bond stores, Darwin as without stocks of flour and condensed milk, while to-morrow bread and butter…

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Cricket the Big Store's Team Defeated by Grong Grong Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 3

On Wednesday last the Big Store's cricket team played a return match on the brewery wicket with the Grong Grong farmers team, but on this…

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Have You Tried "Clubman" Rare Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky? Farmers & GRAZIERS : : Agent Transport of Stock Railway Concessions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways (Mr. Newman) said on Monday that bylaw 899, which became effective from 1st January, had cancelled previous…

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Urangeline News Junior Farmers' Club Formed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

Convened, by Mr. J. J. Mazzochi, a meeting was held at Urangeline on Thursday afternoon for the purpose, at inaugurating a Junior…

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Referendum Emphatic "Ye$" Vote Urged Farmers arid Settlers' District Council Stabilisation of Rural Industries

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 6

At, a special meeting of the Wagga district council of the Fanners and Settlers' Association, held at Wagga on Saturday…

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Results of Experiments at Government Experiment Farm Valuable Information Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 6

The 27th article on results of ex-periments at the Government Experiment Farm, Wages, is given below AS the Information is of, great, value to…

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Pastoral Cup Wagga Reserves V Mahda

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 3

The following players will represent Wagga Reserves against Mahda for the Pastoral Cup at Bolton Park turt wicket on sunday. W. Short…

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