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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,943 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 98

Assistance for Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 4

Farmers who have suffered as a result of heavy floods and hailstorms will be given assistance by the Government, ad­vises the Treasurer (Mr. Richardson)…

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Local & General Junior Farmers' Club

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Cootamundra branch of the above club was held on Thursday last. The retiring president, Gordon…

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Arch Enemies of Farming War on Three Fronts

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 3

“To win the agricultural war on three fronts we must fall in line with changing conditions, cut down waste of produce of plant and, of…

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Hints for the Farm (In the “Bulletin”

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 1

“Mullengah”: Lucerne is best green crop for Dennis, but grazing must be managed carefully. Let the pigs graze on one part of the…

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Wheat Crops Well Below Average Biggest Falls in N.S.W. and Victoria Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 1

The wheat crop for the 1940.41 season is likely to be the lowest for 22 years. According to official estimates there will be only 83,907,000 bushels…

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Wheat Sacks Slashed: 5000 Must be Trucked to Sydney Alternative to Re-building Stack at Railway : Senseless Vandalism Stored Chaff and Oats Treated Similarly

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

THE senseless slashing of scores of bags of wheat in the stacks at Leeton railway station—with the consequent imminent danger that the great pile, unbalanced by. the fact that the contents of many sacks have poured away, may collapse on to the railway lines which pass through…

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Junior Farmers' Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. Jack W. Webb, Organiser of Junior Farmers' Clubs for the Riverina, visited the school. He outlined the…

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Review of Wartime Activities of the Commonwealth Government, with Special Reference to the Countryman's Part in the War Effort Read on Behalf of the Minister for External Territories, Hon. T. J. Collins, at the Meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Monday, March 3, at 11 A.m

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 4

More than five months having passed since I was re-elected to represent the people of Hume in the Federal Parliament, I feel that it is appropriate that I…

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Farm Purchases on Building Society Plan New State Project Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 4

The State Treasurer (Mr. Richardson) said to-night that the Government had made extensive investigations into methods of obtaining finance for small farms with the…

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Sheep and Lambs at Flemington

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., reported on Monday: There were 28,086 sheep and lambs forward, consisting of 13,086 sheep and 15,000 lambs. A…

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Pastoral Conditions Stock Improvement Follows Rains Pests Prevalent

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 7

The weather during February was for the most part fine and relative y mild. With few exceptions, rainfall registrations were fairly low…

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Chicago Wheat Prices Chicago, Monday (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 7

Wheat prices advanced almost 2 cents a bushel, extending a strong recovery movement which has been under way since last Thursday and which has added nearly…

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Butter Storage Extra Provision at Docks in Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

Additional cool storage space at Victoria Docks to store another 100.000 boxes of butter is being provided as the result of negotiations between the…

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South-west Wheat Area Reconstruction Progress Said to Satisfy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 4

That there is a general feeling of satisfaction in the south-west wheat area at the progress being made with reconstruction is the opinion of the…

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Mortgage Bank Proposed by Wheatgrowers Wool for Military Uniforms Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

The wheatgrowers' Association meeting to-day decided to ask the Federal Government to institute a mortgage bank to consolidate all debts of…

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Relief for Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 4

Crown settlers unable to meet their instalments owing to drought conditions during 1940 are entitled to apply for reliel at the Land Board…

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Junior Farmer's Club N.s.w. Successful Field Day at Tumut

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

A field day organised by the Tumut Plains Agricultural Bureau and Mi Archer, great supporters of Junior Farmers' Clubs, was held at the prop…

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Sheep and Cattle Excellent

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

The sheep and cattle displayed were an outstanding lot. Entries in both sections were numerous—in the cattle section difficulty was…

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Gundagai Show Attracts Big Crowd Ring Events Outstanding Grand Display of Sheep and Cattle Patriotic and Charitable Organisations Benefit

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

KNOWN AS THE “WAR TIME SHOW” THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE GUNDAGAI P. & A. SOCIETY, WHICH WAS HELD ON THE LOCAL SHOW[?]ROUND YESTERDAY, WAS AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS. MORE PEOPLE WERE PRESENT…

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Vandalism at Leeton Bags of Wheat and Oats Slashed Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 7

Believed by the police to have been the work of children, scores of bags of wheat stacked at Leeton have been want only [?]ashed. Bags of oats and…

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