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Farming & the land, 1943

1,726 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 87

Farmers Have the Brains

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

Captain Miller, addressing the Rotary Club last night, prefaced his talk on the application of scientific methods to agriculture by saying that…

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Apple Crop Big Falling Off in N.s.w

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: As a result of adverse seasonal conditions, the apple crop in N.S.W. this year amounted to 600,000 bushels less than for the…

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Feature The Butter Ration

Junee Southern Cross · Sunday 13 June 1943 · page 1

The rationing of butter came as a shock to many people, and with only a very few exceptions I have heard the moan that…

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Butter and Miners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 2

The action of a number of New South Wales coal miners in stopping work as a protest against the butter ration, which has been imposed in order to increase supplies to the people of Britain who are receiving only 2oz a week, is one of the most…

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Save Butter by Using Meat Fat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 3

Every time you see a scrap of fat. remind yourself that it offers a way of stretching your 8oz butter ration. From now on…

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Higher Wool Income Better Price

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 5

The announcement of the Central Wool Committee that to date this season 3,255,283 bales of wool have been submitted in…

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Butter in Hospitals Coupons Necessary After Four Weeks

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

MELBOURNE, Sunday — A[?] patients have been in hospital for days, they must surrender butter [?]pons at the rate of one a week, a…

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Can Still Get Ration Book Sugar and Butter for Babies

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 1

Those who have not obtained new ration books can still get them by supplying to the Divisional Returning Officer for their…

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Farm Machinery Statement by Director [?] Agriculture

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Saturday.—[?] vey of the industrial capacity [?] the production of agricultural machinery has disclosed that…

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Collective Farming Federal Government Proposal

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 2

It is claimed that the Federal Commerce Department’s proposal to introduce a system of collective farming, similar to that adopted in…

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First Dairying Award Conditions and Wage Rates

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 6

Proposed terms of the first award for employees on Australian dairy farms, were announced by Judge Kelly in the Arbitration…

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Pigs on the Wheat Farm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

Investigations and experience have forcefully shown that if fertility of the soil and returns from farms in the wheat areas ore to be improved…

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Butter in Hospitals

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 3

After patients have been in hospital for 28 days, they must surrender butter coupons at the rate of one a week, or any portion of a week. This…

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BUTTER Statement by Mr. Fadden

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 3

"The Minister for Commerce Mr. Scully, has failed completely to answer my charge that the Curtin Government —and that Government alone—…

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Butter Hint Mix It With Milk

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

"The butter ration can be "stretched" by adding an ounce of milk to four ounces of butter and creaming the mixture throughly." This advice…

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Big Cheque for Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

Since the start of the wool purchase arrangement the Central Wool Committee had paid to suppliers of wool £247,205,810, said the chairman of the…

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Butter Rationing Senator Keane Gets Expert Advice

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: The Customs Minister (Sen. Keane) wade It clear to-day that the decision to ration butter to a…

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Butter Price Effort to Get More From London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.—The imposition of butter rationing and the Commonwealth Government's decision to pay £6.500.000 to the dairying industry…

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How to Use Your Butter Ration (No. 2.)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 3

Every time you see a scrap of fat remind yourself that it offers a way of stretching your 8 ozs. of butter ration…

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