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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 191

Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day:-"New South Wales March shipment 36/9; flour…

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Australian Wheat For Vladivostock LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

The city editor of "The Times," commenting on the sale of 100,000 tons of Australian wheat to Vladivostock, says that many years have passed since…

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Wool Sales Sydney Market Very Firm SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

A very firm market ruled at yesterday's wool sales good lines being from par to 5 per cent. above last week's closing rates. There was good…

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Australian Wheat for Vladivostock English Press Comment London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

The city editor of "The Times," commenting on the sale of 100,000 tons of Australian wheat to Vladivostok, says that many years have passed since…

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Wool Sales Sydney Market Reported Vert Firm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

A very firm market ruled at to-day's wool sales, good lines being from par to 5 per cent, above last week's closing rates. There was good general…

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Junior Farmers Club Presentation of Trophies at Narandera East Enjoyable Dance Held

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

There was a very large attendance at the dance organised by the Narandera East Junior Farmers' Club in connection with the presentation of…

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Farther-sighted, Farming Methods Reproach of Our "Wornout" Areas

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

It was remarkable and an equally regrettable fact that very few farmers in Australia realised how young their country was in respect of…

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Junior Farmers Advisory Council Meets

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

A general meeting of the Advisory Council of the Tumut District Junior Farmers' Club was held at Mr. Milton Archer's office on Saturday…

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A.J.C. Move to Transfer Races From W. Farm to Randwick Opposed by Celebrations Committee SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 8

One of the reasons that actuated the A.J.C. in transferring. Its meeting on April 9 from Warwick Farm to Randwick, is that meetings at Warwick Farm…

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Wheat Statistics

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 2

Official returns for the southern railway district show that the wheat received at stations and sidings for the season up to February 26 was…

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Wool Sales Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 3

The improvement reported on Monday for well-grown wools was fully maintained, and on all other descriptions there was a tendency in the…

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Wool Sales Improvement Maintained in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 2

The improvement reported yesterday for well grown wools was fully maintained, and on all other descriptions there was a tendency in the sellers…

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Wool Selling Prospects Mill Turnover and the Market

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. reported on 1st: As a result of the slightly better feeling in Europe a brightening in the demand for wool has been…

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Information From Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Boyle, M.Sc. who superintends the field work for the manufacturers of sulphate of ammonia, and whose own demonstrations and…

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Farmer Burned to Death Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 4

A well known fanner Ira Nicholas was found dead some distance from his blazing car near his home at Auburn. His body was very badly…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Lid. reports on the 22nd instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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District Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 5

“We sold 7600 bales of wool at our Sydney sales yesterday, report Winchombe Carson Ltd.,. The upward trend in prices experienced…

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Sheep Population Latet World Figures

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 5

The latest official figures show that the world’s sheep population in 1935-36 was 695,200,000 and the provisional figures for 1936-37 are…

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Wheat Tested High Quality of This Year's Crop Superior Gluten Contests SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 1

A report prepared by the chief chemist of the Department of Agriculture on samples of bulk and bagged f.a.q. wheat received from the…

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Wheat Tested High Quality of This Year's Crop Superior Gluten Contents Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 4

A report prepared by the chief chemist of the Department of Agriculture on samples of bulk and bagged f.a.q. wheat received from…

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