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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co reports on 26/1/40:— Our appraisement cataogue No. 12 comprising 10,838 bales was submitted…

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Farmers and Settlers Wagga Branch Meeting Governments Wheat Guarantee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

The first meeting for the year of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Australian Hotel on Saturday night,…

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Wheat Plan Change No Planting Restriction

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

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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Arson Attempt Wool Stored on Wharf Launceston (Tas.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

The police are investigating an attempt to commit arson on an inspection wharf yesterday morning inside the main door of the store…

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Wheat Position Still Difficult, Says Mr. Thorby Stacked Grain May Deteriorate SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

The Australian wheat position was still full of difficulties, declared the deputy-Federal leader of the Country Party (Mr. Thorby) in a broadcast…

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

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

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

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Review of Batlow Crops

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 6

Generally speaking, conditions pre[?]ailing during the main planting period were quite satisfactory and the strike in most instances appears to…

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Potato Outlook Review of Inland Crops

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 6

"Potato growing should be a much bigger and a much better organised industry than it is in this State," said Mr. J. L. Shute…

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"Must Not Place Blame on Farmers" Parliamentarians' Opinion After Inspection

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 3

AT the conclusion of their inspections on the Mirrool Area at the week-end, the visiting Parliamentarians stated that they…

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Wheat Loading Difficulties

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

The Junee Formers and Settlers' ssociation is protesting against the lack of bulk wheat loading facilities at Old Junee. forcing farmers to carry…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "F.o.b. No. 1 Manitoba 35/6; from Vancouver,…

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Under Control at Yass Thousands of Sheep Believed Lost Yass

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

Although the fires in the Yass district were reported to be under control to-day, hundreds of men were out watching smouldering embers to…

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Wool Distribution High Prices May Lead to Carry-over Effect on World Market LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 5

Sir John Davidson, the chairman, speaking at the annual meeting of the Union Bank, said he hoped that the wool control would not seek too high…

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Bush Fires Farmers Defended SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 1

Representatives of the graziers and farmers' organisations and fire officials today repudiated the charge that carelessness of farmers was…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 6
Also in The Gundagai Independent

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on 26/1/40—Our appraisement Catalogue No. 12 comprising 10,838 bales was…

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The Gundagai Stud Country Sheep in the Maize Crops

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

“Although feed is now very dry in the Gundagai country,” said the Government sheep and wool expert, Mr. Elliott on his return to Sydney…

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Wheat Stabilisation Act

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 8

The Rural Bank of New Sooth Wales which is the distributing authority in this State announces that the rate of the final payment under the Act has…

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Special Sheep Sale at Cootamundra

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

Messrs T. Williams and Co., in conjunction with the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., Sydney report, a successful sale in the…

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Butter Banned Gift Hampers for England Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

Australian persons desirous of sending gift hampers to relatives or friends in London shall not be permitted to include butter. This decision…

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