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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Glen Innes Devastating Whirl-wind at King's Plains Trees Uprooted; Sheep, Birds Killed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

A whirl-wind which originated a King's Plains shortly after mid-day on Friday swept a track varying in width from…

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Farm and Garden Production of Tomato Seed Acid Method of Separation

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

When tomato seed has been crushed from the fruit, it is necessary to separate the jelly-like pulp from the furry coat of the…

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Limestone for Sheep

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 6

At a meeting of the Condobolin Pastures Protection Board the Inspector reported that he had witten to the Department a few weeks ago in…

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Wool Tops Cheaper Careful Reduction

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The export of tops from Great Britain for the nine months ending September 30, 1945, was 11,115,000 lb. or three times…

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Cattle Tick Campaign Release of Grafton-Maclean Quarantine Area

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 14

The forthcoming release of the Grafton-Maclean Tick Quarantine Area which, so far as the greater part of the Area is concerned, took…

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Poultry Farmers Successful Local Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

A highly successful meeting of the local branch of the A.P.F.A. was held on 28th December last at Jeffrey’s Cafe. There was a good…

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Wheat As Maize Rival

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

OTTAWA, Saturday.--Canadian Associated Press says that the National Research council, in a preliminary…

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Grass Hoppers Ravage Crops

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.--Grasshoppers are ravaging vegetable crops in the Robertson, Moss Vale, area and already about…

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The Wheat Crops Best Harvest for Years

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

The wheat yield in this part of the State has been exceptionally good many farmers having record crok while the grain generally is of his…

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Wheat As Maize Rival

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

Canadian Associated Press says that the National Research Council, in a preliminarly report, announced an investigation of new. uses for wheat…

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Dairy Produce Board

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

Nominations of candidates for election to the Australian Dairy Produce Board for the next three years term, have to be lodged on or before 15th…

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A Million Lost Sheep Drought Toll in West

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

BOURKE Tuesday.-- It is estimated that as the result of the long spell of dry weather last year…

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Free Advice for Britain's Farmers 1,500 Specialists and Experimental Stations

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

Fifteen hundred specialists are to be enrolled Into a new service which will put free advice on all manner of…

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Special Cattle and Sheep Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 9

A special sale of fat and store sheep will be conducted by "Nenco" at the Armidale Sale Yards on January 23. Over 400 sheep have been…

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Butter Not Appreciated

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 8

Shortage of butter, it is of interest to recall, would not have worried Shakespeare and his contemporaries. In their day butter was used…

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Synthetics and Wool War-time Experiences

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 10

No country in the world publicised the production of artificial fibres and their uses to a greater extent than Germany…

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Stabilisation of Wheat Prices Detials Announced by Prime Minister

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 9

Datails of a proposed plan for the stabilisation of the Australian wheat industry were announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) last…

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Mechanised Farming Britain's Seven Tractors to Square Mile

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 5

Although the United Kingdom now has seven tractors to every square mile of arable land, her farmers are joking for still more machines…

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Demand for Potatoes Crops May Be Bug Without Notice

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 6

All restrictions on the digging of potatoes in New England have been lifted. A statement to this eff[?] was…

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Farmers' Union Secretaryship

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

The Central Executive of the Northern New South Wales Farmers Union at a meeting at Guyra yesterday authorised the…

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