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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 164

Wool Consumption Withstands Competition From Substitutes

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 2

The 1938/39 selling season, says The Australian Estates Company Limited, wool brokers, is closing with the greater part of the season's…

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Wheat Market Shipments to the Orient Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 4

"Practically five-sixths of last week's shipments were red wheat and as nearly all of Australia's wheat and flour sales have been made to the…

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Wheat Stabilisation Canberra Conference Proposals Considered Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 7

In an endeavor to formulate a pian to establish the wheat industry, Commonwealth and State financial, economic, and legal experts met in…

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Cost of Continuous Cropping Need for Wiser Farming Methods

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 7

There is every evidence that we are coming to the end of the first prodigal period in our farming, and that for reasons each year more…

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Commercial Reduced Dividend Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 7

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co, Ltd. earned & net profit of £7610 for the year enc[?]d March 31. as compared with £14,[?]22 the previous year…

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Farm Drainage a Sometimes Unrecognised Need

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 2

Drainage increases the resistance of crop disease. Improvement of soil drainage, is soon reflected also in the health of stock, and…

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Winter Schools for Farmers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 4

Farmers are reminded that applications for admission to the winter schools to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, on…

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Farm Defeats Sprats

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 1

In the 1 o'clock match at the Cricket Ground the Welfare Farm defeated Leeton Sprats 6—2. For Farm S. Sehmidt and Summerelle scored tries…

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Markets Abroad Liverpol Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable from Liverpool: "Unchanged; steady; world shipment well distributed; demand…

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Wool Stocks British Government Census London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 2

The Government will take a census of wool stocks and tops on May 27. The Board of Trade does not anticipate an immediate nation emergency on…

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Oil From Coal and Crops Resources and Prices Cost Estimates High

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 2

In reference to the general question of the production of liquid fuels in Australia the Minister for Supply and Development (Mr. Casey) has made…

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2000 Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

Undoubtedly young cattle at only a few pounds per head constitute the safest buying in cattle at the present time. The attention of those who…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 6
Also in Cootamundra Herald, The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 19th instant:— No new features are disclosed in…

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Wool Sales Melbourne Auctions

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 3

Melbourne clearing-up wool sales for the 1938-39 season will be held on June 6 and 7. Woolgrowers who are desirous of having wools offered at this series…

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High Prices at Local Cattle Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

The Gundagai Associated Agents (E. A. Tout and Co., L. M. Boyton and P. J. Sullivan and Co.,) held a special cattle sale on Monday last,…

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Export Butter Australian Quota Reduced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

The Australian Dairy Produce Board at its meeting in Sydney to-day decided to fix the weekly shipments of butter to the united Kingdom at 1500…

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Wool Consumption England, America, Continent

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 2

Millmen are now experiencing auction and are consuming the a respite from wool buying at stocks. In most countries the…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message. from Liverpool to-day: "Unchanged steady; U.S.A. south-west rains; good…

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