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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,943 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 98

U.s. Wheat Price Rise

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday. (A.A.P.) The "Journal of Commerce" explains the reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the price of wheat, stating that they…

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Unemployment In Wool Industry SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 1

The secretary of the Wool and Basil Workers' Union (Mr. Glasson) said to-day that more than 300 men in the wool industry were unemployed…

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Managing Director of Wool Firm Enlists

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 1

Mr. J. D. MacLeod, Managing Director of Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd., has enlisted in the A.I.F. An exacting wool season, which has now concluded,…

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Guns for Butter New Zealand's Mission in United States Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 1

Big American guns for New Zealand butter is what the Dominion is seeking, said the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Langston) to-day. He…

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Wheatgrowers' Relief Grant 1940-41 Season's Crop

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 1

The Rural Bank of New South Wales, which is the distributing authority for this State under the Wheatgrowers' Relief Act, 1941…

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For the Man on the Land Farmer Must Play a Part in the Marketing of His Products Value of Compulsory Co-operation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 7

The subject of marketing had been a somewhat neglected one at Agricultural Bureau conferences, but it was a very vital one, said Mr. J. Cavanagh (general president), to delegates at a recent gathering of district bureau…

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Farming Community Combined Patriotic Effort to Be Organised for King's Birthday Holiday Make It One Appeal Only For Year

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

MR. Martin Rourke, who organised the very successful Patriotic Stock Sales and Wood Drive last year, is taking a leaf out of Barellan's brilliant effort, by proposing that for 1941 one big drive only be made amongst the farming community, and like Barellan ba a whole-day…

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Assistance to Farmers What the Nat-C.P. Government Has Done

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

Speaking last night at Beckom, Mr S. D. Dickson, Country Party candidate for Temora, said that Labor speakers frequently asserted,…

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Wheat Acreages Nominations for Committees Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 3

The Commerce Minister (Sir Earle Page) has agreed to the establishment of honorary committees through the wheat areas to review the…

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Turkey's Crops Saved Bt British Scientists

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 2

Turkey is dressing 200,000 tons of wheat seed with a British preparation which arrests a deadly crop scourge. There arc 15,000,000 acres of wheat in…

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American Wool Prices Stability From British Contract

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 3

An easing tendency in the New York futures top market has been, replaced by an upward movement which has carried…

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Cattle Tick

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 4

Proclamations under the Stock Diseases Act, 1923-1934 were gazetted on 4th and 10th April, 1941, dealing with the movement of cattle from Queensland to…

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Patriotic Stock Drive 10 Farmers Donate 100 Sheep

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 2

Mr. Martin Rourk, organiser of the Patriotic Stock Drive, to be held on King's Birthday holiday is receiving encouraging responses to his…

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The Wool Industry Rural Mainstay

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

Wool is Australia's most important single industry. As such it is a strategic factor in our economic system, and effects the…

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47th Sydney Wool Appraisement Round

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 4

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. report:— After a few weeks of slackenss the wool trade is looking forward to the 47th Sydney Appraisement Round,…

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Stud Sheep Importations During War Unlikely Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 6

Greater responsibility than has ever before been placed on the stud sheep breeders of this country to keep up tile high standard of their…

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Shipping Space Butter and Meat Quards Confex Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 2

Members of the Australian Rugby Board and Association Meet Board eventually to-day with the Moscow for Commerce [?] [?] page [?]…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Sandigo Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 4

A meeting of the Sandigo Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Sandigo Hall on Saturday night, 3rd May, The President (Mr…

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Narandera Resi-dents Visit the Welfare Farm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 3

A party of Narandera folk motored to the Riverina Welfare Far on Sunday and spent a very pleasant afternoon…

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Trucking Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 4

A case was dealt with on Monday at the Wagga Police Court before Mr. Doolan. PM, when Mr. P. F. Clough, well-known butcher, answered a…

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