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Farming & the land, 1928

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Wheat Stealing

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 7

Walter Murray, 26, pleaded guilty and wan lined at the Ternora police court for having a quantity of wheat and oats in his possession believed to…

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Wool Stealing

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 7

William Ball, head porter at railway goods shed, A. H. Wilkins, a member of a highly respected district family, and R. P. Walls, a wool and…

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Pastoral Workers Want Common Policy

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 1

An enthusiastic meeting of the Pastoral section of the A.W.U. was held on Tuesday, January 10, in Sydney. All members expressed their hatred…

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Latest Wheat Cables Australian Wheat Firmer Overseas

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 11

Cables from London dated January 18 advise that the undertone is steady with rather more inquiry for Australian wheat, others being neglected…

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Yanko Creek Weir Nearly Finished Sheep Farms to Gain

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 6

Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture (who la also chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission) announce that the construction…

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Travelling Sheep. From Farm to Farm or to Dips

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 12

To remove as far as possible any unnecessary restrictions on travelling sheep, the recent Conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Cattle Stealing Dorrigo

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 10

In the police court Cyril Aubrey Shea, auctioneer, of Eton, charged with stealling a heffer, the property of Francis Greenhalgh, was convicted…

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Cattle Injured by Hail

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 7

Severe cuts were inflicted on the bucks of cattle by hailstones during the storm at the property of Mr. Norton, Red Range, in the Glen Innes…

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Hawk Carries Off Sheep

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 7

A giant hawk is carrying off fullgrown sheep in the Boliria district, in the neighborhood of Glen Innes. On One property some wethers are…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Prices Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 13

There was no change in the price of wheat yesterday. Both millers and shippers' limits for growers' lots were on the basis of 5/5 ex trucks Sydney, equivalent to 4/9½ at…

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Queensland's Wheat Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 6

Up to yesterday. 83,000 baga of wheat had been received at Clifton railway yards, Another 40,000 bags are yet to be delivered…

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Crops and Pastures Frost Bite Mistaken for Disease Effect on Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 11

Instances are continually coming under the notice of the N.S.W. Government Biologist in which damage done to wheat plants by the incidencee…

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Sheep Dogs. How to Train Them

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 12

Although the instinct of a well-bred working collie puppy prompts it to round tip and work sheep or other animals at a very early age. a certain…

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1916-17 Wheat Compensation Claims

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 14

A matter that may be of considerable interest to holders of assigned certificates of wheat of tlie 1916-17 harvest in this State was before the…

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New Zealand Butter Tariff Not Yet Effective

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 6

Although dairy production is prac[?] at its height in Australia, large quantities of butter been coming in from New Zealand. This is a…

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Wool Sales. Values Continue Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 13

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,249 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wool-Classing Correspondence Course Country Students

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 3

The Sydney Technical College decided some time ago that certificates would not bo issued to correspondence students in the sheep and wool class…

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Higher Wool Market. Demand Decidedly Strong

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: With a rise in wool values and prices for sheep and lambs on more satisfactory levels than were experienced in 1927, the pastoral industry looks…

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The State Wheat Standard for 1927-28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 14

FIXING THE FAIR AVERAGE QUALITY AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YESTERDAY…

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Wheat Under Irrigation Interesting Experiments at Leeton

The Land · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 15

The question of the ability to grow wheat profitably is coming into prominence on the Irrigation Areas, and if such could be practically demonstrated, thousands of acres which are unsuited for the production of fruit would be used for wheat as a rotation to rice…

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