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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 164

Boxing Henneberry-farmer Boot Postponed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

The bout between Fred Henneberry and "Bed" Farmer, of the United States, which was to have been held at the Sports Arena on Friday night…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-oporative Co. Ltd. reports on the 8th. instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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Sheep Fly Pest Invention Protected

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

Mr. Frank L. Grogan has been informed by Messrs Ellington and Ellington that his appliration for protection of an invention in connection…

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American Wool Industry Trade And Prices

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 8

American buying has been of good aid to the wool market this season. It has not shown the volume experienced from…

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American Wool Recovery Trade and Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on the 14th: American buying has been of good aid to the wool market this season. It has not shown the…

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Record Wool Price Obtained For Yass Fleece

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wire us:— “We sold 7700 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Wednesday…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 1

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 8th instand. We submitted at our sale on…

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Commercial WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 6

Messrs. Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. report under date of 10th February: "A definitely widening demand for wool and the fact that many overseas…

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Wool Record, 28d Merryville Merino

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Values were buoyant at our Sydney wool auction on Wednesday. Strong competition was experienced from…

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Wool Sales Sydney Auctions Good Competition SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 7

Good competition was again evidenced at the closing wool auctions to-day. Yorkshire and Continental buyers [?]erated well. The market…

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Dusting of Wheat Against Disease Ceresan and Copper Carbonate Treatment

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 7

In his report covering trials at various experimental plots in the Dubbo district for last year, Mr. B. M. Arthur, senior agricultural instructor…

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Wool for U.S.A. No Duty Cuts Expected Yet New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Arthur Beese, president of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, addressing their annual meeting to-day, said that although It had been…

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Barter Deal with Germany Australian Wool Exchanged for £100,000 Worth of Machinery Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 6

Machinery costing £100,000 for a Sydney factory has been bought from Germany under a barter arrangement. A condition of sale is that…

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Wheat Prospects Total Returns Less Than Previous Season Despite Bounty Scheme Surplus May Be Disposed Of CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

A preliminary survey of we economic position of the wheat industry for the 1938-9 season reveals that the total return to the…

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Junior Farmers' Club Organiser's Suggestions for Improvement

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

A number of suggestions for improvements in the Junior Farmers' Club movement were made by the State Organiser (Mr. S. Breakwil)…

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Record Wool Price 28d for Yass Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 8

Prices at the Sydney wool sales on Tuesday were animated and 24¾d was twice paid for Yass wool and two more lots made 23¼d and 20d and 19¾d…

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American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 8

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May 67 7-8 cents a bushel, July 68 cents, September 68 [?] cents. Winnipeg futures: May 62 [?] cents a…

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Sheep Mortality at Narandera Stock Inspector's Report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 8

"Two serious mortalities in sheep were investigated during the last month. One of these was found to be due to entero toxaemia and the other…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 8

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "Unchanged; dull; general apathy but shippers mostly…

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Australia's Wheat Harvest 143,735,000, BUSHELS

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 13

Australia's wheat production for the current harvest is now estimated at 143.735.000 bushels, or an average of 10. 18 bushels per acre. This is an…

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