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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 120

Cootamundra District Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

The quantity of wheat produced in the Cootamundra district this year is very much less than in previous years. Adverse climatic and growing…

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Wheat Still Pouring In

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

Millions of bushels of wheat are still pouring into country centres where silos are already full, but adequate measures are being taken to…

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Wheat-overflow Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 1

Country reports indicate that adequate measures have been taken to protect the overflow of wheat at silos from the weather and mice. Millions…

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Wheat Bounty Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

The Rural Bank, the distributing authority for the wheat bounty in New South Wales, was now making the necessary calculations to determine the…

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Large Salt of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

WINNIPEG (Canada), Wednesday.—It is understood that 22,000,000 bushels of wheat and flour were sold to-day overseas, mostly to the Allied Cereals…

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Polled Merino Sheep Not As Good WOOLLlED Better Doers Than Horned Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 1

Polled merino studs are on the increase in New South Wales, the demand for hornless rams having exceeded the supply this season…

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Anthrax Among Cattle Deaths at Tocumwai

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

Of a mob of 300 cattle which arrived at Tocumwal, 12 died of [?] The cattle, which were being travelled for including at Tocumwal were on a…

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Wagga Stock Sales Cattle Market Firm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga (the Farmers & Graziers' Co-op Co., the A.M.L. & F. Co., Younghusband Ltd., and Daigety & Co. Ltd.) report…

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Wheat Deal Probable CANBERRA

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

Australia is on the eve of completing a big wheat deal with Britain for the sale of portion of this season's crop, it was learned…

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Wheat Payments First Instalments Received

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

The first payment of 2/85 per bushel. Sydney basis, for wheat is now being made throughout the Commonwealth. A [?] district farmers have…

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Large Sale of Wheat WINNIPEG

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 1

It is understood that 22,000,000 bushels of wheat and flour were sold yesterday overseas, mostly to the Allied Cereals Board. It is the largest sale…

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Wool Position War Period and After

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

The 1914-18 war gave a great Impetus to the manufacture of woollen goods in Australia, Japan, Now Zealand and other countries…

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War and Wool Possible Trade Changes

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 1

Wincheomhe, Carson. Ltd. report:- War-time conditions produce trading problems in all countries, but particularly for those nations in…

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For the Man on the Land Rust in Wheat Crops Ford Resistant: Dundee Susceptible Building Up the Piggery

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

Heavy rains last November in several sections of the wheat belt stimulated extensive development of stem rust in crops already sappy and succulent from the moist conditions which had prevailed earlier in the season. The…

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Wool Payment to Be Made in June

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

Shortly after June 30 u large payment will be made to suppliers of wool to make up the difference between the flat rate at which the wool was…

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Wheat Restriction MR. H. S. Henley’s Views

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

“It is useless to talk about restricting wheat production until we know [?]whether the British Government wants us to goods growing wheat…

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Wheat to Britain 3/9 Expected CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

It is anticipated that within the next few days an agreement will be reached between Australia and Great Britain for the sale of portion of this…

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WHEAT Serious Position No Sales of Export Surplus

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

Wheat is not oil the list of essential commodities that Britain requires from Australia, and so far Britain has not advised the amount of wheat that…

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Wool Clip of £75,000,000 SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

The proceeds to Australia from the sale of the record wool clip this year would be £75,000,000, the secretary of the New South Wales Graziers'…

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Wheat Bounty Rural Bank Calculating Final Payments Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

The Rural Bank, the distributing authority for the wheat bounty in New South Wales, was now making the necessary calculations to determine…

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