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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 164

German Needs Less Wool Probably From Australia London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

Decreased exports of German industrial products to Australia leads to the assumption that less wool will be imported to Germany from…

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South African Wool German "Control" Official Denial of Complaints London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

Bradford wool circles confirm complaints from Capetown about the effects of Germany's virtually monopolistic control of South African wool…

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Fruit Crops Damaged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

The heat wave caused some damage to the peach crop but not to any great extent, as constant attention by the orchardists in keeping the moisture…

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Sheep and Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report: Lighter supplies of sheep this week resulted in increased values for wethers and ewes to the extent of 1/…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4
Also in Daily Advertiser

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 7th. instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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Ambulance Wheat Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

The superintendent of the Wagga District Ambulance acknowledges with thanks donations of wheat made to Mr. Keyes, of Bomen, by Messrs. E…

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Wool Sales London Series Close

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 7

Dalgety and Company Limited, Wagga, report having received the following cable message from their head office, London. "Wool sales closed:…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

Competition increased at today's wool sales, buyers showing more interest in the good selection, which was well cleared at full to former rates…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 7

A private wheat agent in Sydney received toe following cable message, from Liverpool: "22/10 1/2; sold cargo, South Australian afloat; steady trade…

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The Wool Position The Supply Situation

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

The demand for wool has been maintained, competition being well distributed, but no general advance in the market…

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How Yass Man Saved His Home Sheepdogs, Sheep and Headwork

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

Humour is an inborn characteristic Australians. Were it not for that saving grace we would have not survived 150 years in this country of…

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Maize Crops Failures in Gundagai District Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 1

The consensus of opinion among growers is that the current season is one of the worst on record so far as maize production is concerned, states…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express

The Farmers and Graziers Cooperative Co. Ltd., reports on the 16th January: We submitted at our sale on…

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The Wool Position

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

Winehcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on the 17th: The demand for wool has been maintained, competition being well distributed, but no general…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

At the wool sales today a moderate selection was offered, but the rates generally were well maintained. The demand was naive, although…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable from Liverpool: "23/; sold parcel South Australian afloat 23/; United…

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Poultry Farmers Deputation Seeks Government Assistanse Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

Many poultry farmers were left in a desperate plight by losses, of up to 50 per cent, of their stock, during the recent heat wave and fire outbreaks…

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For the Man on the Land Cereal Experiments Replicated Yield Tests at Government Experiment Farm, Wagga Results for 1938

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

For the last three yean the cereal experiments at the Government Experiment Farm, Wagga, have been conducted on a system of replicated yield tests to permit of statistical analysis. The system used is "Fisher's…

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