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Farming & the land, 1941

1,943 stories in Riverina's papers · page 68 of 98

Dipping Sheep for Ticks Clean-up at Shearing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

Extensive experiments by officers of the M'Master Laboratory in Sydney demonstrated that sodium arsenite was the most satisfactory chemical tested…

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The Commonwealth Grant to States Marginal Wheat Areas

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) announced on Monday that the Commonwealth grant of £500,000 to the States for the…

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Wheat Options Ruled to Be Gambling Supreme Court Case at Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 2

DUBBO, Thursday.—A Supreme Court jury at Dubbo to-day ruled that the purchase and sale of wheat warrants, commonly called options or forwards, was…

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What Constitutes a Good Dairy Sire?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

The main requirements which a dairy sire should possess may be enumerated as follows:—1—He should have a strong square…

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The Dairy Cow Pre-natal Care

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

Mr. C. G. F. Grant, herdmaster, De­partment of Agriculture, advises:—At no period in the life of a dairy cow does careful attention on the part…

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Wartime Profits Mr. Fadden Hints at Heavy Tax Farmers Not to Be Let Down

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.—Speaking at a [?] dinner given by the Lord Mayor to-night the Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) him at a 100 per cent wartime profits tax…

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Guarding Britain's Cornfields How Farm Workers Will Fight Nazi Fire Bombs

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 6

With 12,500,000 acres under the [?]ough this spring—3¾ millions more than in 1939—Britain's agricultural leaders are planning how to protect…

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London’s Farmer Boys Look After the City’s 12.000 Head of Livestock

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

The heart of London is now getting from its own farms hundreds of tons of meat and vegetables a year for the hospitals and other institutions…

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CORRESPONDENCE (To the Editor, Coolamon-Ganmain “Farmers Revlon.”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

Sir.—In your recent issues have appeared statements by Mr. J. Langtry, M. K. He declared “This formers were confused, though they…

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Farm Students Transferred to Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1941 · page 4

Twelve students of the Bathurst Government Experiment Farm have taken up residence at the Government Experiment Farm, Wagga to complete their training…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 4

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report:— We would especially draw the attention of wool-growers to the recent…

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Wheat Options Ruled to Be Gambling

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 2

Dubbo Supreme Court ruled that the purchase and sale of wheat warrants, commonly called options or forwards, was gambling, and that losses…

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“Million Farmers on a Million Farms” Yass M.L.A. Revives Slogan Wants New Settlers in His Electorate

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 2

The slogan of the settlement scheme sponsored by the late Sir Joseph Carruthers, “A Million farmers on a million farms”, was…

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Wool Going to U.s.a

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety aud Co. Ltd. report: "It is satisfactory to note that while Great Britain is getting all the wool she requires at the moment…

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Power Alcohol From Wheat the Commonwealth Government's Scheme

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

The decision of the Commonwealth Government to proceed with a scheme for the production of power alcohol from wheat will be welcomed…

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Wheat Options Ruled to He Gambling Supreme Court Case at Dubbo

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 4

A Supreme Court jury at Dub[?] on Thursday ruled that the purchase and sale of wheat warrants, community called options or forwards, was…

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Unusual Accident Near Ganmain Grong Grong Farmer's Lucky Escape

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

On Monday of last week, Mr. H. R. (Roy) Meyers, of Grong Grong was the victim of an unusual accident and had a fortunate escape from…

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Pre-natal Care of the Dairy Cow

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 3

Mr. C. G. F. Grant, Headmaster, Department of Agriculture, advises:— At no period in the life of a…

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Tumut Co-optve Dairy Co. Ltd. Annual General Meeting

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above company was held in O'Brien's Hall, Tumut, on Saturday morning last. There were 27 shareholders present when business commenced. Mr. W. H. Hassett, Chairman of Directors,…

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Junior Farmers Borambola-lower Tarcutta Club's Field Day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 3

Borambola-Lower Tarcutta Junior Farmers' Club members attended a very interesting field day at the properly of Mr. R. M'Geoch recently…

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