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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 65 of 191

Coal and Petrol Manufacture From Crops Possibility of Future

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 7

Chemists will be able to convert farm crops into substitutes for coal, petroleum and natural gas before these resources are exhausted, according to…

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Federal Parliament Prohibition of "Horror" Magazines Help for Farmers Bill to Restore Members' Salaries CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 4

The Acting Minister for Customs (Mr. Perkins) announced in the House of Representatives to-day that regulations would shortly be…

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Bringing Water to the Farmer Murray River Scheme That Is Costing 12 Millions

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 5

Within the next two years, if everything goes to schedule, all works on the Murray Waters Conservation Scheme should be…

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Wool

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report:-- The roster for the concluding wool sales of the season has just…

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Wheat Crops in Various Overseas’ Countries

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

A report from Ottawa, Canada, discloses that the Dominion Bureau of Statistic’s first estimate is that 21,100,000 acres will be sown to Spring…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 5th May. We submitted at our sale on…

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Grass Conditions and Pastoral Outlook

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

(Official Report 304'38) The particularly adverse position existing at the close of March was relieved to some extent in parts of…

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Exports of Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

During the week ended Thursday, 5th May, 9,760,000 bushels were shipped from the chief producing countries, of which Australia supplied…

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Wheat Quality and Prices

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

An other of the Wheat Growers’ [?] some time since, stated [?] Britain had “made a set [?] Australian wheat,” which was…

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Pastoral Conditions Reports From Districts Effects of Drought

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

The latest reports to the marketing branch of the Department of Agriculture contain the following comments:—ALBURY…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

Greasy merino wool was train par to 5 per cent, dearer at the wool sales today. Offerings were of a good selection, consisting chiefly of New…

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Sheep Classing As a Means of Increasing Profits

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

"However small your flock, class it periodically," advise officers of the Sheep and Wool Branch of the Department of Agriculture. In whose…

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Pastoral Conferences Graziers' Federal Convention Growers and Brokers to Meet

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

Pastoral conferences of Australia-wide concern will be held in Melbourne early in June. It has now been definitely decided…

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Wool Sales Broadening Demand in London London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

The wool sales continued to-day with an offering of 9427 bales, of which 8192 were sold. The catalogue included 1136 bales from New South Wales…

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Brazil May Buy Wool Now Manufacturing Woollens Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

A statement issued by the Brazilian Consul to-day suggests that Brazil is likely to become a big purchaser of Australian wool Brazil, it was pointed out…

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Federal Parliament Restriction of Cheap Goods Urged by Mr. Collins Wool Publicity Level CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

[?] on the Government's tariff proposals in the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Tom Collins (C.P. member for Hume)…

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Junior Farmers Downside Gathering Championship Cup Presented

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

The Downside Hall was the scene of a very happy gathering on Tuesday night, when the Junior Farmers' Club held its annual dance and at the same…

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The Real Farmer Has an Important Job to Do and Should Do It Well

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

I have been interested in the letters running through the "New Zealand Farmer" in the question of being a farmer (Wites Mr. H. M. Burgin…

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COOLAMON detent the Farm

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

Coolamon, playing at home to the Wagga Experiment Farm team secured a comfortable victory by 17 points to four…

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