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Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 164

Wool Sales Sydney Price Averages Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 5

For the four days of the Sydney wool sales this week, greasy merino wool averaged £13/13/ a bale, or 11.3d per lb. BROKERS' REPORTS…

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Narandera Man Honored R.A.S. Judge of Hereford Cattle Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society announced to-day that John A. Beattie, of Narandera, had been appointed Judge of Hereford cattle at the Royal Sydney…

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Fruitgrowers' Conference at Leeton with Manager of M.i.a. Areas Seepage From Rice Farms

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 5

The manager of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas (Mr. J. G. Youll) held a conference on Thursday afternoon with representatives of the…

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Farm Mechanics Course

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 6

The form mechanics course to be conducted at the Technical College, Ourwood-street, embraces two years' Instruction of one day per week, and…

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Wheat Bounty Hillston Farmers Want Direct Payment [?]HILLSTON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 1

At a well-attended meeting of farmer it was unanimously decided to press the Government to have the wheat bounty paid direct to growers, as in the…

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Wheat Bounty Hillston Farmers Want Direct Payment Important Resolutions HILLSTON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 4

At a well-attended meeting of farmers held at Hillston yesterday it was unanimously decided to press the Government to have the wheat bounty…

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Lenten Pastoral by the Bishop of Wagga Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 3

The following letter from the Bishop to the priests and faithful of the diocese of Wagga Wagga was read in fill Catholic churches yesterday:—…

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English Purchases Direct Trade with Wheat Growers West Wyalong

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 1

An official of the Wheatgrowers' Union said to-day that the union had, arranged with a large company in England to purchase wheat direct from…

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Defaulter to Meet Ajax at Warwick Farm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 8

The New Zealand champion three-year-old, Defaulter, has made good] progress since he landed in Australia and his connections intend to start…

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Wheat Payments

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 2

It is expected that as soon as the total number of growers seeking special relief assistance is known. It will be possible to make a first payment…

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Local Wool Sales

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Well-grown district Wools were submitted at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney wool auction last Thursday…

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Lenten Pastoral By Bishop of Wagga Wagga

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 7

The following letter from the Bishop to the priests and faithful of the diocese of Wagga Wagga was read in all Catholic…

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Wool Sales Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday good competition prevailed from the Continent and Yorkshire, and the market ruled very firm for all descriptions of…

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Wool Sales Sydney Market Firm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day good competition prevailed from the Continent and Yorkshire and the market ruled very firm for all descriptions of…

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Wool Exhibit for Easter Show Big Display Planned

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 6

While time will not permit of the staging at the Royal Easter Show this year of a wool industry exhibit on the lavish scale originally…

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Direct Sale of Wheat to English Company Union's New Plan Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 2

A leading official of the Wheat-growers' Union said at Ungarie that the union had completed arrangements for its members to sell next season's…

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Overstocking of Dairy Cows

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 4

When newly calved cattle are displayed for sale, it frequently happens that the owner, desiring to attract attention to the capacity of…

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Henty Farmers Jubilant Up to 300 Points Received

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 4

Rainfall in the Henty district up to 4 p.m. yesterday varied from 198 points at Mundawadera station to 301 points at "The Knoll," the property…

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Optimism at Leeton Harvesting of Rice Crop Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 4

Showery weather set in on Saturday night and continued yesterday and last night. Up till 9 a.m. to-day 69 points of rain had been registered…

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Rain Makes Rice Crop Certain Tumut River Rise Will Carry Area; Inflow to Burrinjuck Expected To-day's Impending Curtailment Avoided

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 2

AN EXCELLENT RISE IN THE TUMUT RIVER FOLLOWING THE HEAVY RAINS OVER ITS CATCHMENT, COUPLED WITH EXTENSIVE RAIN OVER THE BURRINJUCK AREA, AND FALLS ON THE SETTLEMENT, HAS NOW CONSOLIDATED THE WATER POSITION SO THAT IT IS NOW QUITE CERTAIN THAT ALL BUT THE VERY LATEST OF THE RICE CROPS…

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