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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 6
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 4th instant: The only happening of interest in Wool Trade circles has been…

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De-greasing Wool

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 4

In Australia, the scouring of all wool before export has often been advocated. The chief objection to such action is that sorting of the wool is…

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Big Cattle Trek [?] Moving South

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 4

More than 32,000 cattle are on their wav from the Kimberleys to slaughtering and canning depots in Western Australia and…

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Six New Wool Appraisements

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Commerce Minuter said that Messrs. Clark and Wilson, M.H.Rs., were making a survey of localities in which…

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Ample Supplies of Wool

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

An urgent appeal for knitted goods, short socks in particular, is being made by the Lord Mayor’s Comforts Fund Central Depot, in order to meet the need…

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Wheat Receivers at Railway Stations

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 4

A system of zoning, so that a single agency only will operate at each station in the State to receive bagged wheat, has been put before the Australian Wheat…

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Wartime Wool Yield High Averages

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 3

Australian wool production during the war period has been on record levels. The average for the three seasons is 3,623,000 bales, an…

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Case for Higher Wool Price

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The chairman of the Australian Wool Growers' Council. (Mr. Abbott) expressed the view that there was more than a good case in…

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Droving Feat Thousands of Cattle to Travel From N.w

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

PERTH, Thursday.-The construction and repair of many wells, especially in the 750 miles canning stock route from Hall's Creek…

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Wool Appraisements New Centres to Be Set Up

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. - The Commerce Minister (Mr. Scully) said to-day that Messrs. Clark and Wilson, M'sH-R., were making…

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Dairy Science Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

Persons wishing to attend dairy science schools during the winter months should nuke written application accompanied by a fee of…

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Magistrates Charged Sympathy Lacking for Farmers' Sons Rural Industries and Labor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.-Commenting on the acute shortage of farm labor, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) said to-day that…

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Soldiers on Farms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. - The Army Minister (Mr. Forde} said to-day that soldiers who wished to be released from the army for…

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Removal of Timber From Crown Lands Legal Puzzle Crops Up

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 3

WILLIAM THOMAS ADAMS pleaded not guilty at the Leeton police court bafore Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M., on Wednesday, to a…

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50,000 Acres of Linseed New Commercial Crop

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

It plans now maturing are carried out, at least 50,000 acres of linseed will be grown in New South Wales this year. Yields on a commercial basis are…

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War-time Crops in New England

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 4

Sunflowers, soya beans and navy beans are three new war-time crops being successfully grown this year by Mr. W. T. Hillard on his “Wayford” property in the…

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Technical College Sheep and Wool Classes

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 2

The second term of the above classes will commence at Cootamundra on Friday week. 22nd May. The classes are held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and…

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Pastoral Outlook

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 4

The official report to April 30 said: Although moderate rains were received in a number of districts at the close of the month, generally dry…

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N.z. Farmers Get Higher Butter Price

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Sat. — To meet increased costs to the industry, the guaranteed price of butter to the dairy industry has been increased by…

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