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Farming & the land, 1932

10,570 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Wheat Bounty No Claim by W.A. State Bank

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

THE West Australian Government has decided that the Agricultural Bank, which it controls, will not make any claim against wheat bounty money…

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Romance in Dry Figures How Wheat Industry Has Grown

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

THE Commonwealth Year Book for 1931, just issued by the Commonwealth Statistician, Mr. Wickens, contains a wealth of figures; revealing the…

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Leaf Spot All Wheat Varieties Susceptible Search for Remedy

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

THE Director of Plant Breeding, Mr. Wenholz, reports that leaf spot in wheat was again prevalent in many parts of the State during the past…

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New Wool Record Yass Clip Again to the Fore

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

The wool record for the present season rose 1¼d a pound on Wednesday, when 33¼d a pound was paid for five bales from the Yass district…

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Wheat to Regain 5/- LEVEL Expert Sees Better Days Ahead

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

WHEAT prices, says Professor A. J. Perkins, of Adelaide Universiy, will go up to the 5/a bushel level within the next…

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PASTORAL Tremendous Cuts Workers Must Struggle Outrageous Frame-up of Cost of Living Index. Sydney

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

The fruits of arbitration and the A.W.U. in the pastoral industry are now being impressed on the thousands of workers in the State of N.S.W.,…

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Wool Records. Three Brothers Compete. /32 TO /38¼ a Pound

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 11

America paid /38¼, the season's record price for merino wool, at yesterday's sales. The previous record, /33¼, was established only the day before…

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Best Price for Two Years Values of Wool Soar Turning Point

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

Spirited competition at yesterday's wool sales resulted in the highest price since 1928-29 season being paid for six bales…

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Wool Demand Continues Bidding Very General Values Should Keep Up British Buying

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 6

THE demand has been very general at this week's Sydney wool auctions, Yorkshire showing decided activity as a purchaser. Japan bought with vigor,…

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In Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice K. W. Street.) Earmarking of Sheep. Stated Case: Ryan v Griffiths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 6

At the Grenfell Police Court on November 3, 1931, Wallace Herbert Griffiths, grazier, of Summer Hill, Bimbi-road, Grenfell, was charged at the instance of Police-sergeant P…

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Highest for Years Wool Record; Sales Worth £18,382,923 38¼d a Lb

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

At yesterday's wool sales six bales of superfine greasy merino fleece were sold to America at…

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Show Cattle Worthy of Berry's Reputation Splendid Exhibits on Beautiful Grounds Horses Were Best Seen Anywhere Along the Coast

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

ALTHOUGH Australian Illawarra Shorthorn cattle, as at other Illawarra shows, made a fine showing on the beautiful Berry ground, they did not have matters all their own way, as Jerseys won the group championship, and the Ayrshires were of splendid quality…

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By Phone to Ottawa Canada's P.m. Talks Wheat Quota Desires Friendly Relations at Conference His Link with Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

The first link of the chain that will bind Australia and Canada at the Ottawa Conference was…

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Junior Farmers and Their Doings. Dry Weather Impedes Work in Southern Districts Gordon Padman Does Outstanding Work in Three Projects

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 10

I SPENT a week in the Albury district working on the members of the Albury Club, writes Supervisor Jack W. Webb. The weather is extremely hot and dry, no rain having fallen since the beginning of November, so those members engaged on vegetable-growing, who have…

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Dairy Industry Suggested Inquiry Into Costs

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 11

BURRINGBAR branch of the Primary Producers' Union has carried a motion in favor of asking that a Royal Commission be appointed to…

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The Poultry-keeper Possibilities of Export Trade in Table Birds Expert Thinks Dual Purpose Farming Would Be Necessary

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 11

COMMENTING on the possibility of developing the export trade in table poultry, the Minister for Markets, Mr. Hawker, pointed out recently that the value of such annual exports had increased in three years from £8900 to £17,100…

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Rural Reliefs Ltd. Aid for Necessitous Farmers

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

DIRECTORS of Rural Reliefs Ltd. are anxious, states the manager, to ascertain the extent to which the services of the company may be…

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Farmers and Storage Conditions

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 16

A. E. E. Treloar, Condobolin, writes: Farmers will remember that not so long ago Mr. Nock, with the aid of some of our politicians, tried to obtain…

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Bulk Handling West Australian Farmers Want Extension

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

A RESOLUTION in favor of the general adoption of bulk handling of wheat has been carried by the Mt. Marshall district of the Primary…

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Victorian Potato Crops Damaged by Weather

The Land · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 16

THE dry spell experienced throughout Victoria has damaged the potato crops, and it is expected that the effect will be to cause a rise in…

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