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Farming & the land, 1942

2,090 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 105

Buying Farm Machinery

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

Many tanners seem an occasion to develop a machinery-purchasing com­plex. Caught at such periods, the ultra smart salesman finds no difficulty…

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Butter Price Increase

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—An order was issued by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Prof. Copland) to-day increasing the maximum wholesale…

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Wool Report Export Trade Well, Maintained

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 7

The world war has now waged for just over two and a half years, and it is interesting to note that of all great Empire Industries, the wool trade carries on with…

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Price of Butter [?]

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 4

A rise in the retail price of butter of [?] throughout Australia was announced by the Commonwealth Prices…

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Sydney Wool Appraisements

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 2

Amongst appraisements in Pitt, Son. and Badgery's Sydney catalogue last week were: A/c Sydney Lee Archer, Ebenezer, Tomorroma, Tumut…

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Straying Cattle Discussion at Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 3

That straying cow[?] were making Virgil Street their headquarters was sated by the Ambulance superintendent (Mr, R…

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Freak Animals with Wirth’s Circus Sheep and Bullock With Extra Legs

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 2

A bullock with live legs and two sheep with six legs each caused a great deal of interest at Young on Wednesday. The animals were…

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Farmers & Settlers Annual Meeting of Wagga Branch Election of Officers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the MP. and A.A. rooms on Saturday night, the…

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Wool Season

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

Only 29,000 bales of wool remain to be submitted in Sydney to complete the main appraising season…

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Compulsory Dipping of Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday.—The State Government to-night took power to compel stock owners, on notification, to dip their cattle for the cradication…

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Dept. of Agriculture Takes Over Welfare Farm Boys Transferred to Gosford

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

THE Welfare Department is handing over the Riverina Welfare Farm at Yanco to the care of the Department of…

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Maintaining the Nitrogen Supply For Crops Grown in Irrigation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 4

The shortage of nitrogenous fertillsers makes it necessary that farmers, fruitgrowers and vegetable growers should use all possible means at their…

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Wagga Special Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 4

Younghusband Ltd., Wagga, report holding a special sheep sale at Wagga yesterday, when they yarded 9000 sheep, principally nice quality crossbreds of all…

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Junee Included in Three Centres For Wool Appraisement

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 1

Tile Minister for Commerce has in mind three centres fir the proposed decentralised wool appraisement scheme…

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Pasteurised Milk Satisfactory New Wagga Service Dairy Company's Plant Official Opening To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 5

For a few weeks Wagga has enjoyed the advantages of a regular supply of rich pure milk, thinks to the decision made some weeks ago to establish a…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 3
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No, 73 (the 22nd of…

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Australian Wool Consumption Continental Change

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

It is probable that Australian woollen mill machinery has been more consistently busy since the war started than any similar…

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Country Wool Janee, Centres—Dubbo, Junee, Moree— Proposed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 1

Dubho is hopeful of being granted a wool appraisement centre. At the Chamber of Commerce…

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Cheese Yield Record Output Expected In Queensland Swing Over From Butter

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 1

Queensland’s cheese expansion compaign is beginning to show regults. February production is estimated at 1,680,000lb., which, if realised…

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