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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

2,090 stories in Riverina's papers · page 46 of 105

Manpower and the Dairyman

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 3

With the extremely serious man­power problem now confronting the dairying industry, more and more progressive farmers are…

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Wool Appraisements

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

A.M.L. & F. Co., Melbourne, reports that it submitted its No. 54 catalogue for final appraisement on June 4. The offering aggregated…

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Soya Bean Wool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 2

The "Wall Street Journal" states that the Ford Motor Company is developing many new wartime products, of Which, out of the…

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N.s.w. Sheep Overstocking Denied Market Prices

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. - Promi­nent pastraolists stoutly challeng­ed recent statements that New South Wales with 66,000,000 sheep…

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N.S.W. Is Seriously Overstocked Carrying 56 Million Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 1

“Nothing like such overstocking has been seen in N.S.W. since 1890” said a Sydney official at the week end…

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Wheat Plan Statement by Assistant Minister "No Breach Op Faith"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday —The basis of the wheat stabilisation plan for next season's wheat will be payment of 4/ a bushel at the…

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Wheat Tried As Tractor Fuell

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Almost a month ago, Cr. Westrup, of the Wade Shire, thought that he would try some wheat as fuel in his tractor and put a big billyfull mixed…

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Fine Wool From Soya Bean

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 3

The "Wall Street Journal," New York, states that the Ford Motor Company is developing many new war-time products, of which, out of the…

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Wool Cannot Be Held Growers Warned

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

A warning against the holding of normally-shorn wool out of appraisement this month in the hope of getting a better price for it in the new…

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Graziers' Association News Letter Wool Price

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Referring to criticisms made by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) and the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) of his comments on the…

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Butter and Cheese Australian Production Figures for Nine Months

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.—The output in Australia of factory butter for the nine months ended March 31 was 2,572,920 cwt., or 411,579 cwt. (13.08 per…

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Sheep Blowfly Prevention of Crutch Strike by the Mules Operation

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 3

As most sheepowners are now aware, the Mules operation consists of the surgical removal of breech wrinkles from the sheep for the…

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Fit Gas Producers to Farm Lorries, Utilities, Etc

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 3

The Liquid Fuel Control Board has advised the Department of Agriculture that the petrol position is such that primary producers would be well…

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Sale of Racehorses Farm Hand and Stablemates to Be Sold

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Became of the difficulty in securing stable hands and assistance in the working of the horses at Culcairn, owner-trainer J. Peppard has decided…

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Record Wool Load

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

What is claimed to be a record load of wool for south-western Queensland, was carted from the Tinnenburra woolshed to Cunnamulla…

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Farmer Crushed by Horse

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

Mr. O. A. Klimpsch, farmer, of "Talbingo," Yerong Creek, was admitted to the Rawson Private Hospital. Wagga, yesterday suffering from probable…

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Melbourne Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — A[?] day's Newmarket sales fat bu[?]despite a big increase in the yar met with animated competition…

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Gundagai Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Inc. In [?] land), Wagga, associated with C[?] Gardiner, Gundagai report holding sheep sale at Gundagai on…

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Sheep Licks Value of Calcium

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

Mr. Max Henry, Chief of the Division of Animal industry of the Dept. of Agriculture points out that the experimental work in various parts…

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Task Before Dairy Farmers Need for Production Increase Stressed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 8

“The Dairy farmers of Australia are faced with the iremendous task of stepping up the production of all classes of dairy produce. Not…

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