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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 120

Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6
Also in Daily Advertiser, The Gundagai Independent

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports:—Our 15th appraisement Catalogue comprising 10,830 bates was submitted…

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High Prices at Local Cattle Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Gundagai report having held their usual monthly cattle sale on Wednesday last when they offered an…

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Sheep Dog Trials at the Royal

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

Sheep dog trials like the popular camp-drafts, have gripped the imagination of Easter show crowds. They were inaugurated at the Sydney Royal…

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The Wool Situation Larger Clip and Consumption

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 5

Sellers who [?] decided rush for wool when the war commenced did not see their expectations realised. For…

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Australian Wool Supplies to Neutral Countries Prevention of Substitutes Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

Declaring that Australia must think of her future wool markets Dr. Clunies Robs, of the International Wool Secretariat, said to-day that she…

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Modern Farm Display

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 3

Country visitors, and city folk too, will find much of interest in the spectacular International Harvester Company display of modern tractors, trucks…

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Hheatgrowers' Union Conference at West Wyalong Farmers Forced Off Holdings Rural Bank Defended West Wyalong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 3

The state of affairs under which many good fanners were being forced off their farms must cease, said Mr. T. P. Meagher to-d-ay opening the…

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Increasing Sheep Fertility

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

The British Medical Research Council, in its annual report, says it is probable that stock-breeding, especially sheep-breeding, shortly will profit…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review, Adelong and Tumut Express

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 4th March:— We submitted our 16th catalogue…

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Wool Appraisements

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 6

Pill, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report under date 5th March:-- Included in our 16th Wool Appraisement, finalised yesterday were the following:…

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Representation on Wheat Board

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

There appear to be crises aplenty brewing for the Federal Government when it opens its first 1940 session. If it survives the challenge concerning the car-manufacture monopoly it will be faced with a fresh attack on the question of producer representation on wartime marketing…

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Australian Wheat Serious Shipping Difficulties

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

Replying to a question regarding wheat shipments, at the meeting of the Ganmain F. and S. Association on Saturday, Mr. E. M. Hamblin (F. and…

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Handling the Wheat Crop Government Assistance in Providing Cornsacks (From Department of Agriculture.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

A harvest far beyond expectations and [?]n: outbreak of war created great diltii'iittii's in providing cornsacks lor (lie remit harvest…

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Hand-feeding of Sheep Some Important Points

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

When a dry spell occurs it is important not to wait until the sheep have lost condition and strength before starting to hand-feed…

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Problems of Wool Control Local Manufacture

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

The Central Wool Committee, which is administering the wool appraisement scheme for the British Government, replying to a request from the Farmers…

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Wool Industry Suggested Adjustment of Sale Terms Prices in Britain

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

A resolution seeking that, in the event of wool producing costs increasing, there should be inserted in the terms of the sale to the British…

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