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Farming & the land, 1944

1,697 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 85

C.P. Vigilance in House Protection For Dairy Farmers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 1

Through the vigilance of the Country Party in the State Parliament an important amendment was included in the Pure Foods…

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Italian Prisoners of War Hundreds on Farms in Queensland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wed. — Several [?] Italian prisoners of war are helping to relieve the rural labo[?]shortage by working on Queensland…

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Farmers and Settlers Culcairn District Council Quarterly and Annual Meetings Held Resolutions Carried

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 4

The Culcairn District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held its quarterly meeting on Monday. The following delegates were present:…

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Yanco Farmer Injured When Two Horses Play Up

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 4

Mr. Eddie Kefford well known tanner of Yanco, sustained a serious and most unusual in fury while he was riding a restive horse and…

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Liaison Officer on Dairy Advisory Committees Mr. Richins' New Appointment

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 3

The secretary of the Tamworth District council of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. A. Richins), who has figured prominently…

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Army Releases for Dairying Industry Scheme to Begin in N.S.W.

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

Arrangements are now being made by the Directorate of Manpower with the Army to release a limited number of servicemen…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, Adelong and Tumut Express

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co, Ltd. reports on 3rd inst. Our appraisement N. 130 was submitted on the 1st inst, and finalised the following day. The…

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Reduced Butter Supply to Caterers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 1

Butter supplies to catering establishments, hotels, cafes, and those establishments which supply casual meals, will be reduced by 25 per cent…

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Canadian Wheat Estimate Reduced

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

The Canadian Bureau of Statistics has reduced its original estimate of the 1943 wheat crop by 2,500,000 bushels to 293,704,000…

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Wagga Cattle Market Yarding of 840

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga (Tapscott. Thorne and Co., Young[?]husband Ltd., Farmers and Graziers Co.-op Co., Dalgety and Co., and…

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Wheat Board Many Did Not Vote

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

Out of the 20[?]000 registered wheat[?]growers in NSW. only 6166 effective votes were recorded in the poll to elect two members to the Australian…

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More Wheat Flour in British Bread

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

By 1st April, Britain will again be getting an almost pure wheat loaf. Flour for bread will then contain only 2½ per cent. of oats and barley will be discontinued…

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Wheat Licenses No Increase in Basic Acreages

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

Speaking in Temora. Mr. J. M. Tully, Minister for Lands, said there had been no increase in the basic acreages allotted to each farm for…

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Wheat Licences No Increase in Basic Acreages

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 7

Speaking in Temora, the Hon. J. M. Tully, Minister for Lands, said thera had been no increase in the basic acreages allotted to each farm for the…

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For the Man on the Land C.P. Vigilance in House Protection for Dairy Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

Through the vigilance of the Country Party in the State Parliament an important amendment was included in the Pure Foods (Amendment) Bill which provides protection for dairy farmers against a severe tightening of the law with regard to…

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Wheat Stocks Enough to Meet Needs for a Year

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

It is officially stated that stocks of wheat are large enough for requirements to be met for a year, despite a drop of 100 million bushels in Australian…

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Stud Sheep Show What's in a Name? Bti and Sc Sale[?]

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

"What's in a neme?" asked a member of the committee appointed to organise the second annual Riverina show and sales of British and…

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US Sold 22,000,0001b of Australian Wool in Feb

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

Mr. Jesse Jones, USA Secretary of Commerce, announces the sale by auction of 12,000,000lb of foreign wool of Boston on 9th March In future, the auctions…

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