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Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 191

Batlow Crops Fruit and Potatoes Depredations of Grubs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

The dry conditions, while not seriously affecting the fruit crops generally, have left their mark on the potato crops in the Batlow district. A…

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Welfare Farm's Literary Club Visit the "Irrigator's" Printery

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 4

ON Wednesday night, fifteen members of the Welfara Farm's Literary Club inspected the "Murrumbidgee irrigator's"…

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Yanco Welfare Farm Visited by Teams From Gosford

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

SIXTEEN trainees and two officers, comprising cricket and debating teams, from the Gosford Institution paid a visit to…

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Black Butter Sauce

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 7

Take 20z butter, 2 tablespoons vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Melt the butter in a frying pan till it is dark brown, then cool. Boil the vinegar…

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Wool Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., reported on the 6th. We submitted a catalogue today of 5010 bales, the selection being only of ordinary descriptions. Good…

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Wool Sales Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. wired us today: We offered at auction on Tuesday 6354 bales of wool The market, compared with our sale of the…

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Poisoned Butter In Wagga Food Safe SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 1

The Government analyst reported that butter found on March 27 in a but at Wagga, occupied by Alfred James Day, aged 25, laborer, contained…

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Effect of Drought Dead Sheep Drift Down Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 6

A grim reminder of the drought is the number of dead sheep drifting down the Murrumbidgee. Feed has vanished and flocks are so weak that…

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Wool Sales Melbourne Market Firm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day the market ruled fully firm at yesterday's levels for all descriptions, competition being firm in all sections, except for dusty and…

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Wheat in Country Elevators Can be Obtained for Feeding

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 3

At the present time wheat is held in every country elevator, and it is unlikely that the plants will be emptied for some time…

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Wheat Despatched From Southern Railway District Week Ended April 2

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 3

During the week ended last Saturday, 2344 bags of wheat were received through railway gates in the southern railway district. This makes the total…

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Suitability of Wheat Varieties Representative Advisory Council to Be Formed

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 4

Owing to some conflict of opinion in regard to the value of certain varieties of wheat, particularly in regard to quality, the Minister for Agriculture…

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Poisoned Butter in Wagga Food Safe Sydney Detective to Help Investigations Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 1

The Government analyst reported to-day that butter found on March 27 in a hut at Wagga, occupied by Alfred James Day, aged…

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Warning to Wool Industry Danger in High Prices Progress of Substitutes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 6
Also in Cootamundra Herald

"While most of the civil population of Germany is dressed in zellwoole (German artificial wool), the army is dressed in wool, pure wool," said…

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Poisoned Butter Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 4

Detective-Sergeant Arnold, of Sydney, arrived in Wagga yesterday to assist Detective-Sergeant Ramus in investigations following the discovery…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 2
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser, The Gundagai Independent

The wool market was without material change this week prices generally ruling at recent levels. Catalogues are now indicative of the approaching…

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd: wired us are yesterday: We sold 4900 bales of vool at our Sydney sale today. Japan he Continent, and Yorkshire…

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