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Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 120

Successful Store Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., and Messrs. T. Williams and Co., Cootamundra, auctioneers in conjunction, report their large special…

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Wool's Part in War Effort Australian Merino London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

Australian wool is going to play a larger part than ever in assisting the Allies win the war. The British Government is…

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Death of Yerong Creek Farmer Sustained Fractured Skull When Sulky Overturned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 4

After completing evidence into the death of David M'Kay. aged 53 years, farmer of Yerong Creek, at the Wagga Court House yesterday. the deputy…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

The Fanners & Graziers' Co-Operative Co. Ltd., reports:— Our fifteenth appraisement catalogue, comprising 10,830 bales, was…

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Wool Appraisement

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 2

Schute, Bell, Badgery, and Lumby report: Further interesting statistics have now been published by the Central Wool Committee; and in these…

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Farmers and Settlers Walbundrie Branch Meeting Licensed Wheat Receivers Not Favored

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the Walbundrie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday in the Walbundrie Hall. The president (Mr…

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Wool in War Time Canadian-American Position

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 5

The wool world has seen some quick changes since the war started. In January Canada suspended for four months her 10…

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Wool in War-time Canadian American Position

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. reported on 27th: The wool world has seen some quick changes since the war scarted. In January Canada…

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British Breeds of Sheep Mr. W. N. Dann New Secretary Percy Mills Memorial Shield

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

A representative meeting was held at the M.P. and A.A. rooms, Wagga, recently and presided over by Mr. T. V. Brunskill (president), who, in…

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Albury Wool Market Growers Charged More Freight Mr. Tom Collins Protests

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 6

Strong exception has been taken by Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., to the practice of deducting from growers' returns, after the wool has been…

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Albury Wool Market Growers Charged More Freight Mr. Tom Collins Protests ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 1

Strong exception has been taken by Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., to the practice of deducting from growers' returns, after the wool has been…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Grieve, District Supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs, is here to organise the year's programme for the Cootamundra Club. Several field days…

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Boy Burglar Sent to Farm for Five Years Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 2

Evidence that a 13-year-old boy armed with a loaded pistol, had at-tempted to break and enter a shop at Brisbane on February 18, was given in…

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Coolamon-Ganmain Sheep and Wool Classes Tuition Resumed

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

The Ganmain and Coolamon Sheep and Wool Classes resumed tuition this week, after the annual vacation. At Coolamon 18 students were enrolled,…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 6
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express, Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports: Our fifteenth Appraisements Catalogue comprising 10,830 bales was…

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Wool Appraisements

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 6

Winch[?]ombe, Carson. Ltd.. wired from Sydney on Tuesday:--9584 [?]ales of wool were appraised of our Sydney catalogue on Tuesday. The results…

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Wheat and Wool Dalgety and Co.'s Review Annual Meeting Address by Chairman of Directors

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 7

The fifty-fith annual meeting of Dalgety & Company Ltd. was held in London when the directors' recom­mendation of a dividend of 5 per cent…

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Wagga Stock Sales Sheep Market Easier

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

The associated agents of Wagga (Younghusband Ltd., S. V. Best and Co., the Farmers and Graziers' Co., op. Co., the A.M.L and F Co., and…

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