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Farming & the land, 1937

3,937 stories in Riverina's papers · page 85 of 197

Wheat Prices Rise in Sydney Adverse American Crop Reports Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 4

Wheat values made a sharp recovery of 1¾d to 2d a bushel in Sydney to-day following adverse crop reports from North America…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 6

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "44/3; weak; continued pressure all shippers owing to…

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America and Wool Her Future Buying

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 8

At the present series of Australian sales, supplies of wool suitable for the United States are negligible, but increased imports of wool by that…

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Stud Sheep Graziers' Council Favors Embargo Abolition Motion Defeated

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 5

A motion that the embargo on the export of merino sheep to Empire countries should be withdrawn was defeated by 12 votes to 4 at a…

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Wool Sales Sydney Values Firm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 6

Values generally were very firm at yesterday's levels at to-day's wool sales. Fleece showing good length commanded particularly keen competition…

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Sheep Classing Seasonable Reminder For Breeders of Merinos and Fat Lambs

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 4

Sheep breeders, both breeders of merinos and fat lambs, alike, are reminder that the classing season is fast approaching, and men desirous of…

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Wheat Despatched From Southern Railway District Week Ended June 5

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 6

During the week ended last Saturday 5032 bags of wheat were received through railway gates in the southern railway district, making the total…

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Graziers' Council Urges Speedier Payment Proceeds of Wool Sales Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Graziers' Central Council decided to-day to ask the wool brokers to arrange for the payment of wool sold at auction to be made to the…

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Tariff Board Australian Wool Exports Tops Only Woul Save Freight Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 4

Giving evidence before the Tariff Board to-day Frederick W. Hughes, grazier and woollen manufacturer, said that if Australia exported her wool in…

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Rival to Wool New Czechoslovakian Product Result of Inability to Buy From Australia LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 1

What may turn out to be a serious rival or Australian wool has been discovered by the chief investigating officer of the Australian Customs…

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Farmers' Taxes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 2

Some time ago a request was made to the Premier (Mr. Stevens) by the P.P. Union that primary producers should be permitted to claim…

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Youth Killed on Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 4

William Stewart Sievewright, aged 18 years, whose mother lives at Lavington, was fatally injured yesterday afternoon when he fell from a spike…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 4

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received the following letter from the, Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) "You will remember that,…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 2
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review, Daily Advertiser, Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review, Adelong and Tumut Express

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 4th instant. The concluding auctions of the…

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Speeding Up the Wheat Crop Practical Hints to Growers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 7

In the great majority of seasons, says Mr. W. B. Miller, M. Agr. Sc., senior inspector of agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Victoria, the…

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