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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 120

Narandera Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. retort having conducted a very successful special cattle sale in the Narandera yards on Monday 15th…

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Australian Wheat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

Government circles in London express great satisfaction that the anxiety has been lifted regarding the disposal of the Australian wheat…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th January:—Our appraisement catalogue No. 11…

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BLUEY & Co The Poor Sheep!

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

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Large Returns from Wool History Repeated

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

Although average prices of wool have many times been higher than the contract price for Australian wool in terms of the arrangement with the…

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State Member's Mail Wheat Freight Charges Objections to Flat Rate

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the State Premier (Mr. Alex. Mair):—…

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State Marketing Bureau Review of Maize Crop Conditions As at 10th JANUARY

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

Although a considerable portion of the maize growing areas of the State is in need of rain, the general outlook is considerably better than that…

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Junior Farmers Urangeline Club

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

At a meeting of Urangeline Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee on the 12th instant, preliminary plans were laid for two field…

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Stud Ram for Wagga Farm

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

Mr. F. W Rose, Bongalong Dorset Horn Stud, Muttama, has sold a ram to Wagga Experiment Farm at a high figure. This Is the first purchase made…

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Irrigation Farmer M. L. A. Here To-morrow Proponent of National Credit Extension

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 1

KEEN local interest will be aroused by the visit of Mr. W. Macgillivray, M. L. A., to-morrow (Wednesday). This gentleman,…

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Wheat and Wool Country Party Criticised Support Withdrawn in W.A. PERTH

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

Despite a vigorous defence by the leader of the Federal Parliamentary Country Party (Mr. Cameron) of the work of his party, a meeting at Katan…

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Wheat Areas Restriction Proposal Objection by Horse Breeders Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

Commenting on the suggestion that the Commonwealth Government may be forced to impose restrictions on the acreage of wheat sown for next…

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Artificial Wool Certain with Advance of Chemistry Possibilities with Fish

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Only the limitations of present-day chemistry prevent the manufacture of fibres having the essential molecular structure of wool. When the secret of…

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Australian Wool Total Returns May Be Record Profits on Resale Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 7

A report issued to-day by Winchcombe Carson Ltd., of Sydney, points out that an upward trend is noticeable in the prices at which offerings of…

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Dried Fruit Crop Britain Negotiating for Purchase Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 5

Negotiations are in hand between the British and Commonwealth Governments for the sale of the new season's dried fruit crop. It is…

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Rural Bank's Growth Even During Agricultural Depression Service to Farmers a Feature

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 6

Established following the transfer of the New South Wales State Savings Bank to the Commonwealth Bank, the Rural Bank of New South Wales, at…

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Yoogali Farmer Injured Fall From Stack Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 7

Mr. J. Curry, a farmer residing at Yoogall, has been admitted to Loretto Hospital suffering from injuries to a shoulder. He was working on the top…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. report on 18th instant: Our appraisement catalogue No. 11 comprising 12,653…

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Wheat District Stabilisation

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

The Rural Bank of New South Wales, which is the distributing authority in this State, announces that the rate of the final payment…

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