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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

2,090 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 105

D'arcy Gilligan Lifetime Interest in Pastoral Industry

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 3

D'Arcy Gilligan, who for nearly 35 years was so happily and actively associated with "Country Life and Stock and Station Journal." died in harness…

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Wool Drive For Junee Hospital

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 4

The Junee District Hospital Board is making its annual appeal for wool during the forthcoming shearing season. The money this year will be…

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Marginal Wheat Elimination Federal Advance to States

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) announced to-day that the Government had approved of an advance of…

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Junee District Farmer Accepts Responsibility for Cutting Down Trees Done By Two Over Energetic Boys

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 4

THE SCRUPULOUSLY FAIR METHODS OF THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL, WHICH AT ALL TIMES SHOW A NOTICEABLE LACK OF DISCRIMINATION, WERE NEVER BETTER EMPHASISED THAN ON SATURDAY LAST WHEN IT WAS…

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Melbourne Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the Newmarket sales to-day the fat bullocks included many heavy and medium weight consignments…

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Stud Sheep Fair

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

At the Stud Sheep Fair held in Melbourne on July 29 and 30, there was a large and representative attendance of buyers from several…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser

The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Co. reports oil the 3rd instant: We submitted our first catalogues of the 1942-43 season…

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Wool Appraisements

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Winchcombe, Carson & Co., report that 1889 bales of wool were appraised in their Sydney catalogue to-day…

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Marginal Wheat Areas Four Year Plan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Behind the Commonwealth Government's increased grant of £107,000 for the elimination of marginal…

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25Ib More Wool to Every Bale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

An urgent appeal for assistance from woolgrowers in conserving supplies of woolpacks is being made by the Central Wool…

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Higher Wool Price Shearers' Application for Increased Rates

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Judge O'Mara, in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, when dealing with an application by the A.W.U…

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Leeton Police Court Cruelty to Bull Farmer Fined £3

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 4

That he was scared of bulls and had been tossed several times during his life, was stated on behalf of Robert Farrar, prominent…

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Low Coupon Rates Available to Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—All garments which industrial workers could buy at special low coupon rates in retail stores were…

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Wood Drive Held for Soldiers' Wives Yanco Farmers Collect 23 TONS

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 4

Some time ago Mr. M. Waring, of Yanco, suggested to the Willimbong shire Council that portion of the timber collected in…

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Alcohol Distillery Will Give Valuable Farm Feed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

The establishment of a power alcohol distillery at a country centre of N.S.W. will have a big bearing on pig raising in the vicinity…

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Narandera Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 4
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

Dalgety & Co., Ltd. and Geo. E. Culley & Co., Narandera, report having conducted a very successful special cattle sale at Narandera. They offered…

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Wagga Sheep Market

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga—Tapscott, Thorne & Co., Dalgety & Co., Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., the A.M.L. & F. Co., and…

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Ardlethan Sheep Market

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

2020 sheep and lambs, account 23 owners, in 63 pens made up the yarding at Kennedy and Co’s usual monthly safe in their yards at Ardlethan last Friday…

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