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Farming & the land, 1941

1,943 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 98

Draft Agreement on Wheat International Conference

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 6

The U.S. State Department announces that the International Wheat Conference had adjourned until August 18. In the meantime a…

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Dairy to Lease

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 4

Modern, thoroughly well improved dairy, with milk run, is advertised to lease in this issue by J. A. Harrison (agent), and he will be pleased to…

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Missing Farm Worker

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 4

The Wagga police are anxious to locate, on behalf of his brother, a man called Rubert Bowdern, aged 45 years. He is a farm worker, and…

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Canadian Wheat Estimate

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 2

OTTAWA, Saturday.—The Government's revised estimate of Canada's 1941 wheat crop is 275,000,000 bushels, which is slightly less than half of last…

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Pastoral Outlook (Official Report, 31 7 '41)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 3

Generally dry weather was experienced over the greater part of the State during the month, rainfall being light to very light. Heavy frosts…

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World's Largest Wheat Order Bread for Britain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 3

The United Kingdom's Ministry of Food, largest buyer of wheat in the world, has broken its own record with an order for 120,000,000 bushels…

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Wool and Top Prices. Differing War Time Policies

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 4

The home issue price of average 64's tops in Great Britain is 43[?]d per Ib or 17d. higher than the pre-war figure. In 1917…

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Mitchell Shire Queen Experiment Farm Function

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 4

The Wagga Government Experiment farm group of the W.V.S. held an enjoyable, everting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. M'Gillivray at the Experiment Farm on…

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When Dipping Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 2

For preference, rain water should be used when dipping sheep instead of that from creeks and springs, as the latter sometimes contains large…

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Less Wheat Sown

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

The area sown to wheat in New South Wales this season would probably show a small reduction on previous years, said the Chief Instructor…

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Sheep Shearing Payments Higher Rate for Machinery Experts

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

The general secretory of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales (Mr. J. W. Allen) said on Thursday that an agreement was entered [?]…

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Growers Don't Know Price They Will Get for Their Wheat Says Mr. Langtry

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 2

There was confusion and misapprehension everywhere as to what price farmers would receive for their wheat, writes the member for…

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Bigger Rice Crop

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

The total rice yield from the Murrumbidgee Irrigation areas this season is estimated by the local Agricultural instructor. Mr. H. J. Dargon…

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Farmers & Settlers Annual Conference Restriction on Production Opposed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 2

Opposition to the restriction of production in wartime was expressed by the former Minister for Education. Mr. Drummond, at the annual…

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Wool Industry and Ban on Overtime

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the Arbitration Court to-day Mr. L. J. Piddington, of the Wool-Selling Brokers' Association, said that the overtime ban…

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Trade with Russia Freighter to Ship Wool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Another soviet freighter has arrived in an Australian port to take a cargo of wool. Pressmen were refused permission to…

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Items of News Junior Farmers to Buy Ambulance

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 2

Each of the 8000 members of Junior Farmers' Clubs in New South Wales will be asked to give at least 1/3 to a fund to buy an ambulance for the…

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Wool and Sheep Prices Queensland Stock Totals

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 3

The start of the 1941/42 Australian wool appraisements on August 11 is the earliest commencement of the marketing of…

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Sheep Sale Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 2

Younghusband Limited, Stock & Station Agents, Wagga Wagga, report holding a most, successful special sheep sale at Wagga on…

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