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Farming & the land, 1941

1,943 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 98

Our Sheep Show and Dog Trials

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 2

Preparations are well in hand for Cootamundra's coming sheep show, on July 1, 2, and 3, and indications are that it will be the equal, if not better…

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Sydney Sheep Show Dates Altered Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 2

A definite decision has now been reached by the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association regarding the conduct of this year's Sydney…

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Emulating High Title Wheat Sheaf in Open Company

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 6

It is almost certain that the brilliant two-year-old filly. Wheat Sheaf, will attempt to emulate High Title's feat and win in open sprint company at…

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To Improve Dairying Better Pastures and Stored Feed More Irrigation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 4

The average dairy-farmer dislikes being told that he should increase production or that he should make greater efforts to maintain production…

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Farm Produce Big Gap in Prices to Be Investigated Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government and Housing (Mr. M'Girr) to-day announced a system of municipal marketing to reduce the gap between the…

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New South Wales Wool Production The Sheep Position

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 4

The most surprising feature of this season is the maintenance of wool production in New South Wales, report…

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Future of Wool Industry

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 4

Since the war Australia has heard nothing of the danger from subs tutes which threatened her wool industry. There was general…

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Pastoral Conditions Marketing Bureau Reports Dry Weather in May

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 3

Mostly dry weather was experienced throughout the greater part of the State during May, although some light rain occurred in a number of areas…

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Butter Export Prospect "Better Than Was Expected" Depends on Ships

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 1

Prospects for the disposal of Australia's surplus dairy products are apparently better than was at first expected…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show JULY 1, 2, and 3 Big Success Expected

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 7

The Cootamundra A.P.H. and I. Association, like the Sydney Sheepbreeders' Association, has during the past few months been weighing the pros…

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Noxious Weeds on Railway Land Farmers Urge Attention "Law Unto Themselves"

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 5

After one delegate had declared that the Railway Commissioner did not appear to pay any attention to noxious weeds…

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Petrol Rationing Complaint Young Farmers Allege Unfair Treatment Say City Car Users Can Still Run for Pleasure

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 4

Delegates to the annual meeting of the Young District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Assn resolved to urge fairer…

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May Give Up Dairying Scarcity of Labour Difficulties on Far South Coast

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 4

Shortage of labor on the far South Coast has reached stage where many farmers are talking about giving up dairying in a…

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Toonaloh Red Poll Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., report: "At our usual fortnightly market held at Wodonga (V.) on June 10. in addition to the ordinary…

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Sydney Sheep Show Dates Altered

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 6

A definite decision has now been readied by the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association regarding the conduct of this year's Sydney…

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Tourist's Alsatian Dogs Kill Sheep

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 2

Two Alsatian dogs ran wild in the Gundagai district and played havoc with different flocks of sheep. It appears that a tourist…

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Has Someone Blundered? Disability of Farmers Restriction of Wheat Areas

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

Meddling with primary production even under most favorable circumstances is a very dangerous business. Yesterday we came in contact with a…

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Wagga Stock Sale Store Sheep Market Firm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga (the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative CO., the A.M.L. and F. Co., younghusband Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd, and S. V Best and Co.). report…

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Rabbits and the Wool Clip

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

One of the most profitable products coming off the sheep grazing areas of New South Wales is rabbit skins. Sydney catalogues, including skins…

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Australian Wool Problem of Storage

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

What has almost become a ma[?]ar Australian war industry the building of sheds to store wool. Forty-six sheds have recently been built at a…

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