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Farming & the land, 1941

1,943 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 98

Wheat Stabilisation District Committees to Be Appointed to Review Acreages Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 3

On the authority of the Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page), the Wheat Stabilisation Board has decided to appoint an honorary district committee…

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CORRECTION (To the Editor, Coolamon-Ganmain “Farmers’ Review.”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 3

Sir.—In the report in your last issue, of the send-off to Pte. Steve White, your report stated that a presentation was made by Mr. H. J…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Limited report that the appraisement of wool, on account of growers, was resumed In Sydney on Monday last. The series will continue through the…

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Sheep and Cattle Advice on Sheep Raising

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4

Fa[?]ming presents many problems, and for the direct assistance of those engaged in it the Department of Agriculture has located district field…

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Wheat and Wool Latest Position in Britain London Sunday (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 1

The chief subject of interest in trade circles during the week was the announcement that the Ministry of Food was making a record purchase of…

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Old Season's Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Australian Wheat Board the chairman (Sir Clive McPherson) said that the combined totals of old season's…

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Carriage of Wheat by Rail Mr. Hartigan Tells How it is Hondled

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4

Two methods of wheat storage are in operation at country stations—the stacking of bagged wheat in grain sheds or on specially prepared,…

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Winter Schools for Farmers at H.a.c

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2

It is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, this year, from the 1st to 11th July. The schools…

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Smaller Wheat Area

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4

It is expected that, despite the claim of farmers for the registration of wheatgrowing areas far in excess of normal, the area sown to the crop in…

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Dipping of Sheep for External Parasites

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 1

The primary [?]bje[?] of dipping of sheep an Austal[?]a is the destruction of external parasites. chietly the biting louse and the sheep tick…

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Victoria's Low Wheat Yield Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4

The Victorian wheat harvest last season was 13,521.422 bushels, compared with 45,054.592 bushels the previous season, said the Government…

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Relief for Wheat-growers Misleading Statements

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4

An official of the Rural Bank, which it the distributing authority in the Stale under the Wheatgrowers Relief Act, stated that it had been…

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Wool Appraisal by 30th June Growers' Payments £47,575.251 Chairman's Survey

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4

The chairman of the Central Wool Committee, Sir Owen Dixon, said that appraisement for the 1940-41 season would be completed on or before 30th…

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New Processes Treating Wool with Paw-paw Extract Lifeline After the War London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 3

A lifeline for the wool industry after the war may be provided by two remarkable developments in the production of woollen goods—an…

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Knitting Wool Shortage MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

To offset the shortage of yarn which will result from the demands of the war upon the textile industry, woolyarn for hand knitting will shortly be…

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Power Alcohol Long-range Plan for Australian Production From Sugar, Wheat, Potatoes and Trees CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

The adoption of a long range plan for the production of power alcohol in Australia has been recommended to the Federal Government by the…

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Turrets' Crops Saved by British Scientists

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

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

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Season’s Wool Average Equalisation Payment

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 5

The recent announcement that wool appraisements in Australia to date this season have averaged 12.31d. per 1b. indicates…

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Delayed Wheat Sowing Bain Badly Needed Less Tallow Than Usual

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 7

Wheat sowing which should be completed by the end of this month has been greatly delayed in many districts became of dry conditions. In a lew areas, especially in…

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Reward of £20,000 Suggested for Solution of Sheep Blowfly Problem Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 2

The United Graziers' Association of Queensland, at its annual conference decided to-day in favor of a reward for the solution of the blowfly…

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