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Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 61 of 164

Australian Wool Export Season Decline in Prices CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2
Also in Daily Advertiser

Figures released by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Wilson) reveal that purchases of wool by the United States from Australia during the past…

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Farmers' Relief

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly last week, Mr. R. H. Hankinsen, M.L.A. asked the following question: Will the Minister for Lands inform…

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Farming Does Not Pay These Days London, April 29

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 6

How some small farmers in England have to struggle to gain a bare living was revealed this week at Norwich, Suffolk, when…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 6

A private wheat agent In Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "Sold cargo…

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U.S. Wheat No Marketing Quota Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Apiculture advised that no marketing quota will be proclaimed this year for wheat, since the indicated supply on July will be…

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Rayon Industry Fears of Effect on Wool Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 4

Replying to a statement that the Government had been approached to assist in the establishment of the rayon industry in Australia, the…

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WHEAT Experts Confer at Canberra Federal Government Plans Awaited CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 1

The ramifications of the wheat industry will be thoroughly examined by a committee of Commonwealth and State experts at Canberra next week…

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South African Wool £4,000,000 Quota Fob Germany Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 1

The supplementary trade agreement between South Africa and Germany increases Germany's wool quota from South Africa by £200,000 sterling. The…

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Heavy Rain Needed in Wheat Areas Small Recordings in Riverina Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 4

If heavy rains were to fell In the I wheat areas It would be most beneficial, the Director of Agriculture: 'Mr. M'Donald) said to-day…

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Wheat Industry Three Conferences Uniformity Desired Between Commonwealth and States Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 4

The Federal Government proposes to call three separate conferences of Commonwealth and State representatives in an endeavor to achieve…

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Wheat and Wool And Secondary Industry State Govt. Attitude SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

While the Government has given some attention to the wheat industry in the past year, primary industries generally would get on better with as…

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Wheat and Wool and Secondary Industry State Government Attitude Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 7

While the Government has given some attention to the wheat Industry in the past year, primary industries, generally would get on better with as…

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Wool Supplies Absorbed World Production

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson) Ltd., reported on 16th: Up to the end of March, in case of Australia, South; Africa, South America, and to February in New…

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Butter Substitutes Agricultural Council Meeting Subjects for Discussion Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

Among the items set down for discussion at the meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council in June are the manufacture of butter…

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Wool Purchases "Trade Lost Largely Through Complacency" London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

"Laregly through complacency, the wool trade has lost ground which it should never have done," said Dr. Clunies Ross to-day at the…

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Wheat at 25/ per Bushel! Agriculture in the Early Days

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

Wheat at 25/- per bushel! In these clays of ruinous prices for wheat, when fawners are hard put to it to make ends meet, the fact that wheat…

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South-West Farmers Free Transport

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

The following question was asked by Mr. G. P. Evans in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, May 15:—Mr. EVANS: In connection with…

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Wool Trade Difficulties

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 3

It cannot be denied that the sheep and wool industry is again passing through one of these periods of trial which have occurred throughout the…

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Special Cattle Sale Record Yarding

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 1

Messrs, Herron and Webb and A.M.L. and F. Co., Wagga, report having had a most successful sale on Monday last A record number of…

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