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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

2,090 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 105

Small Wheat-grower Needs Protection in War-time

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

"I AM more convinced than ever that the small wheat-grower must have adequate protection during restriction of production…

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New Wool Restricted Use in U.s.a

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — The War Production Board has ordered sweeping reductions In the use of high grade new wool for civilian clothing…

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Restricted Use of New Wool in U.s

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The War Production Board has ordered weeping reductions in the use of high trade new wool for civilian clothing,…

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Blowfly Losses in Sheep Could Be Reduced by 80 P.c. ________ I

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 6

If Australia's sheep and wool industry is to overcome or avoid the dangers which beset it no factor which tends to lower efficiency or…

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Foot-rot in Sheep Methods of Control Summer Management of the Flock

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 6

In a bulletin (No. 140) recently issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the cause and treatment of foot-rot in sheep is…

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Wool Appraisement Conference of Growers and Brokers Country Appraisement Centres Not Favoured

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

A meeting of representatives of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, Australian Wool Producers' Federation, and the National Council of…

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Farm Machinery Saving by Co-operative Purchase

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 6

Much waste of farm machinery could be obviated by a system of co-operative purchase, pointed out Mr. L. Judd, senior agricultural instructor of…

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Grain Elevator Policy Criticisms by Farmers and Settlers' Association Minister's Reply

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L A.) states that his attention has been drawn to reports of certain meetings of branches…

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Henty Fanners and Settlers Monthly Meeting Mundawadra Share-farming

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

The president (Mr. W. O. Jones) president at the monthly meeting of the Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Junior Farmers' News Growing of Vegetables For Seed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

WE have been told by those in authority that the scarcity of vegetable seeds is acute and that it will grow more so this…

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Women Harvest Sultana Crop Experiences in the Renmark District

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

A party of 70 female pickers were set to work harvesting 170 acres of sultanas on the Showell Estate, Renmark (South Australia)…

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Ganmain News Welfare Farm Escapees Break into Ganmain Garage

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

At 2.30 a.m. on Sunday last a telephone message was received to the effect that two youths had escaped from the Welfare Farm at Yonoo and…

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Junior Farmers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

Now that good autumn rains have been experienced in many centres of the Riverina those who are interested in the growing of vegetables can com-…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 7

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., Ltd. reports on the 25th instant:- We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 71 (the 20th of the 1941…

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Wool Sales in U.s.a. Demand for Merino Australian Cargo Loss at Sea

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday.—The Boston correspondent of the "New York Tribune" says that wool trading is now quiet after price fixing. Steady…

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Sale of Farm Lands Certain Exemptions Allowed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA. Friday. — In certain exceptional circumstances the sale of fanning and pastoral lands will be exempt from the provisions of the…

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Technical College Sheep and Wool Class

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 2

Last week marked the first day of the 1942 season of the Sheep and Wool Classes at Gundagai. The enrolment, naturally, was not up to…

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The Problems of Rural Debts. Farmers Bound Hand and Foot

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

The National Cathalic Rural Movement, at its recall annual convention In Melbourne, agreed that are of his principal tasks in the carrying out of…

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Greater Than Houndini the Magician Farmer Secured Tobacco Locally on

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

"There will be some cranky farmers and farm-hands for the next seven days". This was the prediction of a Junee farmer himself, after he…

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Evacuation of Cattle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

One centre to which many dairy cattle might be moved from the coast in a period of emergency is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, said an…

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