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Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 164

Wagga Graziers Wool Exhibit For Exposition [?] CONCESSIONS

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 2

A meeting of the Southern Riverina and N. S. Wales C[?] Assn was held at the Australian Hotel on Thursday afternoon, Mr. G. P…

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Wool Sales Brisk Bidding in London London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 5

A good selection was offered at the wool sales to-day and it met with brisk and ready sale. The home trade bid strongly for New Zealand cross…

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Wool Substitutes Plans for £1,000,000 FACTORY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 11

It 4s stated in Sydney commercial circles that Courtaulds, one of the biggest manufacturing organisations in the world, with a capital of…

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Special Wool Exhibit by Sheepbreeders[?] at Royal Show Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 3

To make Australia wool conscious and to dissipate any ideas that might exist as to the manufacture of synthetic wool, the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders'…

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Farm Tractors Exemption From Taxation Statement by Minister

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 9

The New South Wales Minister for Transport (Col. Bruxner) has decided that tractors used solely for the purpose of work on farms, and which…

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Farm Tractors Exemption From Taxation

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 13

The New South Wales Minister tor Transport (Colonel Bruxner) has decided that tractors used solely for the purpose of work on arms, and…

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Wool Substitute Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 1

The Minister for Forests and Agriculture told the Diet that wool substitutes of excellent quality had been produced from silk cocoons and added…

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Wool Sales Season's Record at Launceston Launceston

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 2

An Australian record for the season was established at the Launceston wool sales yesterday when 26 1/2d a pound was paid for eight bales of…

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Quick Work When Sheep Stolen

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

A particularly daring sheep robbery has been reported from a property on the Taralga road recently, when two men used a cattle dog to run down a…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

Offerings at today's wool sales consisted chiefly of New Zealand crossbreds, and there was keen demand for them from the Home trade. Inferior…

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Sheep Show Problems the Stonehaven Cup Altered Conditions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

Because oF difficulties that arose at last year's sheep show in Sydney in connection with the awarding of the Stonehaven Cup—one of the most…

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Wheat Merchants Watchful Market Activity Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

Although to-day was a public holiday, many wheat merchants, were in their offices and kept an eye on the trend of prices, following the activity…

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Junior Farmers' Club Fertiliser Effects on Soils and Crops (Address delivered by Mr. E. Robson, President of Junior Farmers' Council to Tumut Junior Farmers' Club)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 6

Each-clement has is own particular function, and effects on plant growth. NITROGEN…

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Russia Buys Wheat 2,000,000 Bushels for Vladivostok Country Purchases

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

A sudden demand, by Russia for Australian wheat, following good sales to the United Kingdom two days earlier, resulted in considerable,…

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Russia Buys Wheat 2,000,000 Bushels for Yladivostok Country Purchases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

A sudden demand by Russia for Australian wheat, following good sales to the United Kingdom two days earlier, resulted in considerable…

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Wool Sales Higher Prices in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

The prices at the Christchurch wool sales to-day were higher than anticipated though below December rates. The demand was good, all sections…

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F.a.q. Wheat Highest Grading on Record Millers Protest Against Present Method

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

The f.a.q. standard for New South Wales wheat was fixed on Thursday 21 64½ lb. This is the highest grading on record…

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Farm Tractors Exemption From Taxation Registration Fee Must Be Paid

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

The New South Wales Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) has decided that tractors used solely for the purpose of work on farms, and which…

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State Marketing Board Review of Potato Crop Conditions in N.s.w. Batlow

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 6

Since planting, practically one useful fall of rain (80 points) only has been received; this was followed by high winds which seriously…

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Munderoo Farms Applications Close This Week

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

It has been notified and declared that the Settlement Purchase Farms hereunder specified will be available for Settlement Purchase application…

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