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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

2,090 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 105

Sudden Death Well-known Matong Farmer

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

The death occurred suddenly at Matong on Tuesday afternoon of Mr. J. D. Clarke a well-known farmer. It appears that Mr. C. E Baker…

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Wool Price Rise in British Rates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 3

Hopes are raised of an increase in the contract price for the Australian clip by the decision of the British Minister for Agriculture to…

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Wheat Payments Mr. Graham Commends New Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 4

Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A. for Wagga, commenting on the new wheat scheme being sponsored by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said:—…

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Wool Price Britain Will Pay More Twopence Rise Prime Minister Expresses Appreciation CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

An increased price, by 16 per cent or twopence a pound, will be paid by the British Government for future Australian…

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Unique Decoration Carrying on Farm Under Heavy Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Probably unique a British history a farmer and his [?]ers were decorated for carrying their farm on the British coast…

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Farmers' Request 16d. a Pound Meat Deduction Opposed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

The executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association meeting at Griffith agreed that 16d a lb. should be sought for…

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New Wool Price Boon to Small Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Commenting on the new wool price, which will mean an increase of £9,000,000 if next year's clip is as good as this…

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Wool Damaged in Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday—A large quantity of wool was considerably damaged by fire and water when a fire broke out at a wool scouring works in Botany…

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Twopence Rise In Wool Price Britain Will Pay More for Future Clips

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 1

An increased price, by 15 per cent or twopence a pound, will be paid by the British Government for future Australia’s wool clips. This means that Australia’s annual return for the clip will be increased by approcimately £10,000,000…

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New Wool Price

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

Commenting on the new wool price, which will mean an increase of over £9,000,000 if next year's clip is as pood as this year, the general…

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Fires at Hughes' Wool Works

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

Exhaustive Inquiries by the police into the two fires at the wool works or Messrs F. W. Hughes Pty. Ltd., at Botany, on Sunday night, has led to…

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Wool Appraisements Resumed in Sydney This Week

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

Wool appraisements will be resumed in Sydney this week, when a substantial offering of autumn shorn wools will be…

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Surplus Wheat As Fuel in Gas Producer Units

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

Surplus wheat may be used as a fuel in producer gas units in place of charcoal. It has been announced by the…

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Higher Wool Price Mr. Mair's Warning Prevention of Speculation Urged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—"The British Government's agreement to increase the price of Australian wool by 15 per cent, beginning…

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Britain Raises Wool Price 15 Per Cent. More for Next Cup

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

The British Government has agreed to increase the price for Australian wool by 15 per cent., beginning with the next clip…

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Wool Price Britain Will Pay More Twopence Rise Prime Minister Expresses Appreciation

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

An increased price, by 15 per cent or 2d a lb, will be paid by the British Government for future Australian…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Executive Meets at Griffith

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

For the first time the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association met in a country town on Thursday last when it met at Griffith…

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Potato Crop Minimum Prices Fixed for Coming Season

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. W. J. Scully) has announced the details of prices to be guaranteed for potatoes…

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Linseed Crop Plans for 50,000 Acres

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

If plans now maturing are carried our, at [?]000 acres of linseed win be grown in New South Wales tins year…

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Labour on Rice Farms

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

The M.I.A. nice Growers' Association has been successful in obtaining the sanction or the Minister for the Army for an extension of 21 days…

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