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Farming & the land, 1938

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Australia's Primary Industries Genesis of Wheat Growth

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

When Governor Phillip established the first settlement at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was that of…

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Wheat Imports Overseas Estimates Demand for Australian Grain New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

According to the New York "Times" representative at Chicago, on the latest information wheat-importing nations will require about 250,000,000 bushels…

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Farmers!

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

Every farmer should have his own notepaper, with the name and address of his property printed on it. Best quality…

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Farmers' Relief Act. Debts Adjustment

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

By a recent amendment of the Farmers Relief Act, the period for receipt of applications for stay orders' from farmers desirous of availing…

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OBITUARY Well-Known Urangeline Farmer

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

Residents in the Urangeline and Bidgeemia districts were stirred with sorrow when they learned of the death of Mr. William George…

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Milk As Nation Builder Highly Nutritive Content No. 1 Protective Food Dairy Instructor's Address

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

The value of milk as a nation builder was stressed by Mr. A. L. Asbury, H.D.A., H.D.D., senior dairy instructor, in the course of a most interesting…

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Farmers' Relief Act Debts Adjustment

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

By a recent amendment of the Farmers' Relief Act, the period of receipt of applications for stay orders from farmers desirous of availing themselves of…

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Pasteurised Milk Chilled to 35 Degrees Distribution in Country Centres Dairying Director's Comments

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

The pasteurisation and chilling of milk in country centres, and its distribution over a wide range, was referred to by the Director of Dairying…

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Dairying Broadcast From Regional Stations Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

The Victorian division of the A.B.C. has arranged for a dairying broadcast, which will be put on the air from the Victorian station 3LO and other…

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Early Rice Crop

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

Whilst the main rice crop is still in the growing stage, green and not in ear, the experimentalists at the Rice Research Station have two or…

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Junior Farmers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

A meeting of the executive council will be held at the Leeton School to-night (Tuesday). Everyone interested in the Junior Farmers…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 3

At the Newmarket sales to-day 29,000 sheep were offered, an increase or 1500. The penning was one of the worst for weeks. Good quality was…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "37/; sold parcel South Australian afloat 37/9; quiet;…

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Sheep Attacked by Alsatian and Another Dog Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

There were over thirty witnesses (bowlers and tennis players) to savage attack by an Alsatian dog and another black dog on a mob of sheep…

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Wool Sales Wider Competition Firm Prices in Sydney. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 3

Under wider and more animated competition from all Continental sections, Yorkshire, and Japan, values at the wool sales yesterday ruled very…

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Wool Sales Wider Competition Firm Prices in Sydney SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

Under wider and move animated competition from all Continental sections, Yorkshire and Japan, values at the wool sales to-day ruled very firm…

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Story of Wheat Romance of Early Struggles and Modern Achievement Closer Settlement Stimulates Agriculture

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 2

At a time when Australia is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the landing of its first settlers, it is interesting to review the start and the expansion of the wheat industry upon which the Commonwealth is so greatly dependent…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Messrs Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd., report under date February 8th:— We offered a catalogue of 4,652…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 4

For our sale on Monday, we offered a catlogue of 4,872 bales. Included in the offering were some very attractive clips from the northern…

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