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Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 77 of 164

Championship Cups Presented at Junior Farmers' Annual Social

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 1

At L.I.H.S. on last Friday night the Junior Farmers' Annual Social was held under the auspices of the Leeton and District…

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Sheep Farming Inquiry in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 1

Within a few days the Prime Minister (Mr. Savage) will announce the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the sheep farming…

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Definition of Pure Wool Brussels

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 4

International Wool Conference to-day confirmed the definition of pure wool, reached at last year's meeting in London…

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Wool Sales the Week's Average Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 4

The average price of wool sold In Sydney this week was £11/3/1 per bale and 8.3d a pound…

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Wheat Silos Handling in Congestion Periods Minister Outlines Plan

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture (Major Reid ) announces that after giving every careful consideration to the matter, in conjunction with the manager of the…

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Drought Sheep Losses 17,681,867 in 11 Years in Queensland Need for Rail Link

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 9

The chairman of the Queensland Public Works Commission (Mr. J. j O'Keefe) said at a sitting of the Commission that if evidence graziers had…

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Farmers and Settlers Meeting at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 9

A meeting of The Rock branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in Mr. C. H. Hodges' office last Saturday evening, when Mr…

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Sheep Show Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 2

The ladies' sub-committee to arrange the decorations for the above held a meeting at Mrs. B. H. M. McCormick's home last week. Those…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 3
Also in The Gundagai Independent

The Formers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 15th Instant: We submitted at our sale on…

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Roberton Wheat Plan

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 3

Unanimous approval of the Wheat Stabilisation Scheme as drawn up by Mr. Hugh S. Roberton in its original form, based on 3,000 bushels, was…

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Italian Wheat Serious Rain Damage London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 4

Italian hopes of the biggest wheat crop in history appear to have been shattered as the result of heavy and persistent rains and unseasonably cold…

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Wool

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 1

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report under date 15th June:—The closing week's auctions of the Sydney wool selling season revealed an…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 5
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 15th instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Grong Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 2

Messrs. Lloyd Brothers report having held their usual monthly stock sale at Grong Grong on Tuesday last, when they submitted a yarding of…

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Barellan Sheep Dog Trials

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 4

The [?] Pastoral and Agricultural Society conducted [?] annual [?] dog trials on 9th and 10th June, and again met with much…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 2

On Friday Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. received the following telegram from their Sydney office; "Wool at our final sale met with widely…

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Wool Sales Sydney

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 2

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. (Sydney) reports on the 15th instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Farmers and Settlers Wagga District Council Wheat Stabilisation Discussed Conference Resolutions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 6

The Wagga District Council of the Fanners and Settlers' Association held a meeting at the Australian Hotel, Wagga, on Saturday, principally for…

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