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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 32 of 120

Victorian Fires Heavy Stud Sheep Losses Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 4

An officer of the Department of Agriculture, who lias returned from the grazing and agricultural areas recently, estimates that the bush fires caused…

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Farming Machinery Destroyed Lockhart

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 1

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon on the property of Mr. M. J. Doherty, farmer, of Brookong North, and destroyed a machinery shed, stables,…

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Fire at Lockhart Farming Machinery Destroyed Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 4

A fire broke out this afternoon on the property of Mr. M. J. Doherty, farmer, of Brookong North, and destroyed a machinery shed, stables,…

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Minister for Education Addresses Junior Farmers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 4

[?] the farmer lacked in other ways, he was always sound in understanding and commonsense, said the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Barellan Sheep Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. (Inc. in England) Narandera and McCormick and Co., Barrellan report having conducted their usual monthly stock sale…

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Wool Appraisement

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Cd. Ltd, reports that for their. wool appraisement on March 18 they offered an attractive and well…

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Record Wool Turnover Control Advantages

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

The appraisement of 2,750,000 bales of wool in Australia during the five months ending March 15th constitutes a record…

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Wheat Harvest Nearly Record Canberrra

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

The Government Statistician last night gave details of the wheat harvest for the current season. The preliminary estimates published on…

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Stud Cattle Sales 725 Guineas for Hereford Bull

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

The reserve Hereford champion bull. Golf Hill Cavalcade, realised 725 guineas at the Royal Show stud cattle sales to-day…

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Bush Fire at Gocup Sweeps Through Several Properties Losses of Sheep

Adelong and Tumut Express · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

A serious bush fire broke out at 1 pm. on Wednesday on Little Minjary, Gocup, 8 miles from Tumut, definitely caused by the lightning which…

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Wheat Harvest Nearly Record Figures in 1939-40 Statistical Details High Average Yields CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

The Government Statistician (Mr. S. B. Carver) to-night gave details of the wheat harvest for the current season. The preliminary estimates…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse me views of our correspondents) Wheat Policy of F.S.A. (The Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

Sir,—As the matter of stabilisation of the wheat industry still remains a very urgent and vital one, and as statements, on this subject made by…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Hughes, the noted local apiarist, addressed the members of the Junior Farmers' Club on certain phases in…

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Junior Farmer Movement a Year of Successes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

REPORTS submitted by the two supervisory Mr. D. Moore and Mr. D. Miller, to the annual meeting of the Leeton and District…

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Farmer Needs New Ideas Advice of Director Of Agriculture Master Farmer Contest

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

It is the farmer with the one track mind, with no room for new ideas who is going down today, and in need of Government…

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Local & General Junior Farmers' Show Awards

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

The Junior Farmers poultry and pigs sections of the jubilee show were not included in the schedule, but were a last minute arrangement,…

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Barellan Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Narandera and Mccormick and Co., Barellan, report having conducted their usual monthly stock sale at Barellan…

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Control of Sheep Tick

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 9

At times various loopholes for failure to satisfactorily deal with sheep tick have been shown to exist. A further one has now come to light (writes…

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“White Australia Conditions” for Wool and Wheat Growers Fight for Stablished Price

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 1

“I cannot make my meaning [?] than to say that I consider it the Government saw to it the the average men engaged in the wool…

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Butter Substitutes Opposition to Quotas

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 9

Representatives of the interstate committee on butter substitutes waited on the central executive of the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney last…

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