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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 48 of 120

Red Relish Wagga Gold Cup Winner for Sydney to Be Trained at Warwick Farm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 8

Red Relish, who galloped his way into the limelight and admiration of many visiting sportsmen at the Wagga Gold Cup meeting when he won the…

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Juniors Farmers Club [?] N.s.w

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 7

Unfortunately the field day which was to have been held at "Alleynside" and the Kinilabah Stud farm on Tuesday next has had to be rearranged…

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American Maize Smut a Potential Menace to Australian Crops Warning to Growers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 7

A very serious disease of maize, American smut, is now known to occur in the Bathurst district and every effort is being made to prevent its…

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Heavy and Clean This Season's Citrus Crop

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 1

ALTHOUGH the navel orange crop is a little slow in "coloring up," it will be an excellent one, according to the close…

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Mice Invasion Farm Houses Over-run in West Wyalong District

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

Mice in the West Wyalong district, in addition to attacking buy slacks and stored wheat, are over running form houses, chewing mattresses, flour and…

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Two Dairy Charges Cruelty to Cows Dirty Premises It Might Have Been Gaol

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 6

At the Tumut Police Court on Wednesday Matthew Egan, for Whom Mr, Erie Baker appeared, pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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Wool Review

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., have compiled a most instructive and informative "Annual Wool Review." The company estimates that an increase…

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Wool Appraisements Brokers' Reports

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 4

Dalgety and CO. report that activity throughout the wool trade is mostly confined to operations at the local mills in Sydney, where double shifts…

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Canadian Wheat Increased Acreage Ottawa

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 6

The Buresu Statics estimates this there was a 6 per cent increase in the spring of ares. The total for 1940 is estimated at 28146.000…

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Premier at Urana Ignores Recalls to Sydney Opens Electrioity Scher[?] Value of Wheat Industry Urana

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 2

At great inconvenience ana in race of urgent radio messages recalling him to Sydney, the Premier (Mr. Mair) visited Urana to-day for the main…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 2

Several weeks ago farmers in the Wagga district were given agricultural and pastoral forms for completion and return within seven days. Many have…

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Sheep Improvement Merino Ewe Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 3

The annual Merino Ewe Competition for 1940 has been launched by the "Farmer and Settler" in conjunction with the N.S.W. Department of…

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On the Land Wool for Local Manufacturers

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 4

The Central Wool Committee has been empowered to determine prices at which shall he sold to Australian manufacturers. This is in…

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Mice Plague Heavy Dama[?]e to Wheat Stacks Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 4

Department of Agriculture officials estimate that the plague of mice in New South Wales covers an area of 10,000 square miles. In their attacks…

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Wheat Contracts Cases of Hardship to Be Investigated Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 2

The federal Government has appointed Judge Paine, of South Australia, to investigate cases of hardship arising out of the cancellation of…

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Blake Cup Coolamon and Farm Win

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 4

Two Blake Cup matches were played at the Cricket Ground yesterday as curtain-raisers to the Waratah-Batlow Group 13 match. Farm defeated…

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Fire on Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 2

A fire occurred on Friday night at the farm of Mr. J. Hagget, about 16 miles from Junee on the Temora road. The fire was discovered by Mr. W…

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Water for Dairy Cattle

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 3

For the best results from dairy cows the water supply should be of good quality, plentiful, arid easy of access, Running water and troughs…

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Griffith Sheep Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Narandera and Griffith report having conducted their usual, monthly sale at Griffith on Monday 6th inst., when they…

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Wool Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 6th instant:— It has been arranged that the…

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