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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 164

Science Points Way to Better Crops from Stubble

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

The original findings of the Walts Research Station of South Australia in regard to the advantages to be derived from introducing sulphate of…

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Junior Farmers Club N.s.w

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

Those members of dubs who have material for the Sydney Royal Show, in both the non-competitive and competitive sections are again reminded…

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Shooting of Boy Farmer Pleads Not Guilty Stone-Throwing Allegations MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 5

The story of how stone-throwing by boys had allegedly led to one of them being shot, was told in the Ballarat Supreme Court to-day when Henry…

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The Farm Home a Summer Problem Measures Against the Common House Mosquito

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 6

The common house mosquito (Culex fatigans) breeds in water about habitations, and shows a preference for polluted water, vessells of liquid…

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Serious Conditions in the Back Country Dry Area Farmers' Troubles

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

ALTHOUGH conditions on the irrigation area are serious enough to cause concern to all residents, yet by comparison to…

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Burrinjuck Fears Grave Shortage of Water Threat to Crops

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

Unless substantial rains fall in the Burrinjuck catchment area in the next three weeks, it is almost certain that the Water…

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Pastoral Cup

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 10

Waggra Reserves will visit Ariah Park to-morrow to play Madha, holders of the Pastoral Cup. The side is one of the strongest selected in the several…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-ope­rative Co. Ltd. reports on the 8th inst.: We submitted at our sale on Mon­day, 6th Instant, a catalogue of 9696 bales, the selection mainly comprising average to good types, with a per­centage of spinners' wools. There were…

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Wool Arrivals

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 6

A message from Junee says that wool received from Riverina during the present season totals 92.177 bales. This Includes 1405 bales for January. The…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 8

Wheat cargoes were unchanged, with no development in the Far East demand. Parcels were barely steady and trading was quiet. The market closed…

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American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 8

Chicago futures: May 67 1/2 cents a bushel, July 671 cents, September 6[?] 3-8 cents. Winnipeg futures: May £1 7-8 cents…

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COMMERCIAL Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 16

At Sydney wool sales on Monday all well grown are firm at 5 per cent higher, when Thursday's improvement was fully maintained…

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Serious Decline in Wool Cheque

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 16

Ausrtalia's wool cheque for the seven months ended January 31 fell 'to £23,694 552, compared with £25.- 306.625 for the corresponding…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Brokers' Reports

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 8

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wagga, have received the following telegram from their Melbourne office: This week's wool sales concluded to-day…

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Markets Abroard Liverpool Wheat Liverpool

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 8

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "Unchanged, dull, offers plentiful, demand very small…

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The Wheat Bounty Forms Now Ready

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 6

Forms of application to enable wheat growers to apply for assistence under the above mentioned Act are now" available at all Police…

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Home Wheat Price Farmers to Wait on Sir Earle Parge Exact Carrying Out of Legislation Urged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 2

The general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr W C. Cambridge) said to-day that a deputation from the association would urge…

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The Flour Tax MlLLERS Benefit by Low Wheat' Prices

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 7

At the meeting of the Wheat growers Union at Parkes it was decided to request the Government to adjust the flour tax weekly on the price…

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Unlicensed Driver Dairyman Fined Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 10

Ernest Charles Hough was charged at the Narandera Police Court yesterday with having driven a motor vehicle without being licensed for the…

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Legal Action Mooted If Rice Crops Fail

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 1

At meetings of rice growers at Leeton and Griffith it was announced that legal action would be taken to protect the interests of individual…

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