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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

2,090 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 105

Shortage of Butter Muslin and Surgical Gauze

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

The Director of the National Emergency Services has requested the chief warden (Aid. W. H. Stillman) to make it known that, owing to the shortage of butter…

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Sheep Stealing Case

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 2

At Gundagai court, before Messrs. C. Carters and Leo Ryan, Js.P., two local men, Alfred George Clark and Leo Charles ("Dobin") Walsh, faced…

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Grass Conditions and Pastoral Outlook

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 3

There was a continuance of the hot and dry weather which has been characteristic of conditions during recent months. Winds were frequent,…

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Wheat Acreage Cut

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: Because of the difficulty of exporting wheat the production acreage is likely to be reduced, releasing thousands of men…

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Phenothiazine for Nodule Worm of Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 4

Phenothiazine is the only drug known to be effective against the nodule worm when given as a drench. It is scarce and expensive, and the…

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Wheat Acreage Cut Thousands May Be Released for War Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday. — Because of the difficulty of exporting wheat, the production acreage is likely to be reduced, releasing thousands of men for…

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More Milk Rationing Feared Dairymen Want Feed Made Available

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. — "Unions the Federal Government makes available immediately offal and other stock foods to dairy farmers, there will be a…

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Evacuation of Dairy Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday.— Plans for one of the greatest cattle musters Australia has ever, teen may arise tram a conference of Commonwealth and State interests, including…

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Phenpthiazine For Nodule Worm Of Sheep

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 1

Phenothiazine is the only drug known to be effective against the nodule worm when given as a drench. It is scarce and expensive and the…

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New Cattle Fodder Good Liveweight Increase on Straw Pulp

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 1

Britain's farmers are obtaining excellent results with the fodder now being produced by the new caustic soda straw-pulping process on over 250…

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Knitted Comforts Wool Issued at Patriotic Hut

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3

Womes war workers, particularly those who knit comforts for the defence forces, are asked to kindly note that in future all wool will be issued…

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Did Not Canvas for Wheat (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

Sir.—I have noticed a letter signed "Equally Patriotic" in your paper as a signature to a long list of incorrect statements. First I wish to state I…

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N.S.W. Wheat Estimate Lower Than Average—But Better Than Last Season

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3

The latest estimate of the New South Wales wheat crop for the season just ended is 48,500,000 bushels. This figure was given by the…

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Wine Grape Prices Total Crop To Be Processed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 4

On his return from the Melbourne meeting of the Wine Grapes [?] Fixing Committee on Thursday, Mr. J. C. Thorne stated that all grapes on…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 3
Also in Junee Southern Cross

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 17th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 70 (the 19th of the…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 6

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 17th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 70 (the 10th of the…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

The Technical College sheep and wool classes which resume at Cootamundra next Friday, at 9 a.m. present an opportunity for those…

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Wheat to Be Gristed for Dairy Cattle and Poultry

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Arrangements hare been made to grist 3000 tons of wheat to provide bran and pollard badly needed by the dairy and poultry…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 5

The Farmers and Glaziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd., reports on the 17th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 70 (the 19th of…

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