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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 120

Wheat in Sheds Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture advises that the Australian Wheat Board has ordered that wheat accepted in temporary accommodation, such as grain…

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Wheat Industry Stabilisation Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

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

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British Wool Needs Effects On Rag Trade

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

The mills in the United Kingdom are running at high pressure. Raw material has been made available ready for…

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Wheat Despatched From Southern Railway District Week Ended January 20

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

During the week ended last Saturday 40,794 bags of wheat and 5469 in bulk were received through railway gates in the southern railway district,…

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Wheat in Sheds Bags to Be Returned to Owners Calculation of Warrants Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Major Reid) advises that the Australian Wheat Board has ordered that wheat accepted in temporary accommodation…

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CANMAIN F.S.A. Restricting Wheat Areas Control of Saffron Thistle Country Party in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

The alleged menace of saffron thistles, the restricting of wheat crops, and Country Party prospects in Riverina, were the chief matters…

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Counting Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

It may be taken as a fact that unless one is born with or has developed an aptitude for the work he will never make a first-class sheep…

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Wheat Prices

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 1

The British Government has acceded to a request from the Australian Wheat Beard that the price of the 1,500,000 tons of wheat sold to…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th inst.: our appraisement Catalogue No. 11 comprising 12.653 bales was submitted…

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Artificial Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

The Toho Artificial Fibre Company, Those capital is 15,000.000 yen. and the Japan Fats and Oil Company, with a capital of 50,000,000 ven. have been…

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Narandera Special Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

At the special sale at Narandera last Monday, Dalgety and Co. Ltd. offered 27,000 sheep to an excellent attendance of buyers, including…

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WOOL Shipping Difficulties

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

Appreciable shipments of wool have been made to Great Britain, France and neutral countries. but exports are not keeping pace with appraisement…

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Local & General Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., obtained for W. L. Hanlon, Muttama, AAW at 18d; Mrs. M. A. Hanlon, Muttama, AAW at 17[?]d W. C. Elliott,…

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Sydney Sheep Sales Monday’s Market

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

Sheep and Iambs were dearer at the Flemington Saleyards on Monday right from the start. Medium and plain lambs, however, were m[?]…

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Wheat Position Sales More Likely

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

Large [?] of Wheat and four countries [?] to Australia were likely if the shipping position [?] with to the next three months the…

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Provision Against Drought Essential in Sheep Husbandry

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

Lush and bountiful feed at the beginning of the summer is no guarantee that similar conditions will remain throughout the season. Summer can…

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Bulk Wheat Agents' Commission SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 1

The Graziers' Association of New South Wales has asked the Australian Wheat Board for an explanation of the system of payment by farmers of…

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Heavy Wheat Transport on Hillston Line

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

Exceptionally heavy transport of wheat from Hillston and sidings on that branch, marked railway activity last week…

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Silo Wheat Question of Agents’ Commissions

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

The Secretary of the [?] Association writers. The farmer delivering [?] in this in his for it sits [?] from…

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Wheat Plan Change No Planting Restriction

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

Proposals announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in November to restrict wheat planting in the coming planting season have been…

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