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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,726 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 87

For the Man on the Land Soil Conservation Place in Post-war Reconstruction Erosion a Reflection on Farming Methods

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

It has been said that in the last analysis a nation has only two real assets—the people and the land. There has been a growing concern in Australia, as elsewhere, in recent years retarding soil erosion, and although wartime problems…

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Junior Farmer Settlers Regional Planning

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

Junior farmers' clubs in New South Wales are concerned about the settlement on the land of club members who have been on active service. The…

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“Farmers Asking Too Much” Mortgage Bank Bill

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

During discussion in the Federal Parliament last Friday on the Mortgage Bank Bill, the treasurer (Mr. Chifley) said it did not seem to him that primary…

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Co-Operative Farming Successful Australian Experiments

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 1

A great deal has been heard about co-operative [?] to Russia, and the growing [?] between Russia and Australia has added interest to the…

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Record Wool Production

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—The Agricultural Department reports a record wool production in 1942 of 459,000,000 lbs. The average local…

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Alleged Sweating Boy Working on Dairy Farm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. — An allegation that a 16-year-old half-caste aboriginal boy was working 70 hours a week on a dairy farm, and receiving 10/ a week…

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"Tragic Blunder" Proposed State Land Tax for Breaking Up Large Estates Alarm Among Sheep Men

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Widespread alarm which has been caused among sheep and wool growers by the prospect of the proposed…

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FARMERS and Settlers Culcairn District Council State President and Mr. T. Collins Speak Many Resolutions Dealt with

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 4

The Culca[?]rn District Council of the Ferm[?] and Settlers' Association met at Culcairn on Monday, Delegates po[?]nt were Messrs. J. D. Ritchie…

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“Tragic Blunder” Proposed State Land Tax For, Breaking Up Large Estates Alarm Among Sheep Men

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 2

Widespread) alarm which has been caused among sheep and wool growers by the prospect of the proposed graduated land tax in N.S.W…

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Wool Revenue

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

Appraisements of wool this season in Sydney and Newcastle now total 1,052,440 bales, worth approximately £21,000,000…

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Russian Devotion to Virgin Mary Cardinal Hinsley's Pastoral Letter

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.) Devotion of the Russians to the Virgin Mary may yet be the means of restoring them to the…

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Proposed State Land Tax Alarm Among Sheep Men

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

Widespread alarm which has been caused among sheep and wool growers by the prospect of the proposed graduated land tax in New South…

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Wheat Payments (To Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

Sir,—Under the heading. "Wheat Industry" (The Daily Advertiser, 24/12/43) Mr. Tom Collins, member for Hume, asked some very timely…

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Wool Industry Plans Suggested Country Sites Endorsed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

The Government was determined to proceed with its plans for decentralising the wool industry, said the Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, in…

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Proposed Visit of Mr. Scully To Discuss Wool Appraisement Centre

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

Mr. J. I. Langtry, M.H.R., has received the following communication from Mr. W. J. Scully, Minister for Commerce, and has forwarded it to…

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Farm Girl Seriously Injured Fall From Tree at Wamoon

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

Miss Catherine Clifton, a member of the Women's Land Army, was seriously injured when she fell from a tree while picking peaches at Mr. J…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 4
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The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Co. reports on the 8th inst:— We submitted our Catalogue No. 101 on Thursday, 4th instant, the…

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Sheep and Meat Prices Changed American Trade

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 5

So far the fixing of the price of meat in Australia has not affected the market for store sheep in New South Wales. That position to…

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Farm Girl Hurt Fail From Tree at Wamoon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 4

Miss Catherine Clifton, a member of the Women's Land Army, was seriously injured when she fell from a tree while picking…

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