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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,697 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 85

The Latest Second Edition Big Expansion in Wheat Growing Mr. Scully's Statement in House

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said to-night that it was intended next year to seek a considerable expansion in wheat production. By then the Government hoped to have considerably more superphosphate…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Story of the M.I.A. Problems of Irrigation Farmers Application of Scientific Principles

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 5

When the M.I.A. was planned it was not recognised that many of the orchard crops would be very short-lived under the local conditions, and it has come as a shock to many to find that after 20 years of toll—just when they expected to…

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Minister's Policy Liens Over Wheat Crops and Wool Clips

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

When recently travelling through the country, the Lands Minister (Mr. Tully) states, he had brought under his notice the hardship inflicted on…

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Wheat Crop Liens New Policy

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

When recently travelling through the country the Minister for Lands, Mr. Tully, states that he had brought under his notice the hardship inflicted on some…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on 23rd March, 1944; We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No, 132 on Tuesday, 21st inst., the…

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Goulburn Wool Appraisement

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

Farmers and Graziers report: A good showing of late shorn wools was submitted for final appraisement on 24th inst., the catalogue of 3360 bales and…

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NSW Wheat Acreage Increased Supra Supplies

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr.‘ E. H. Graham asked the Minuter for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) if it were a fact that increases in wheat acreages were…

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Wheat Position Us Grain Stocks Depleted

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

Senator Taff warned the USA Senate Banking and Currency Committee that stocks of grain were so dangerously depleted in the United States that the…

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Wheat Subsidy Plan Bill Before House

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

A bill to give effect to the Government’s wheat subsidy plan, which has been operating since 1942, was introduced into the House of Representatives last…

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Soldiers' Suits Bad Publicity for Australian Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.— Soldiers being discharged from the Army would not be grateful to the Government for the rubbish which was all they could…

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Great Wool Turnover More Than 1,000,000 BALES

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

For the 19th successive year wool turnover on the Sydney market this season will total more than 1,000,000 bales…

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For the Man on the Land World Wheat Situation Change in Recent Months

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

As it is still impossible to obtain reliable statistics of wheat production and stocks in U.S.S.R., China and countries under Axis domination, it seems preferable to confine this surrey of the wheat situation to the four main wheat exporters, namely,…

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Gosford Boys Help on Farms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The inmates of Costard Boys' Home have worked 33,000 hours on farms in the Gosford district, since last August, said the…

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Post-War Farming Rural Reconstruction Commission's Report

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs: Any considerable expansion of Australian farming is dependent upon international acceptance of the spirit of the Atlantic…

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Mixed Farming at "Linden Hills"

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 5

Probably one of the best show exhibitors in the State is Mr. B. J. Stocks, of "Linden Hills." Cunningar. Mr. Stocks's property is equally…

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Superphosphate Supplies No Increase to Farmers

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

The Hon, J. M. Tully, MLA, Minister for Lands, has received the following letter from the Chief of the Division of Plant Industry, Mr. A. H, E, McDonald…

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Wheat Bill Passes Through Senate

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday: Attempts to secure a guaranteed price to farmers of 4/6 a bushel, growers' sidings, for…

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Growers Fail to Collect Early Wheat Payments

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 3

The Australian Wheat Board advises that a large number of growers have not yet presented their coupons for payment on the…

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Empire Record Leeton Cannery Workers Save Peach Crop

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 8

A new British Empire record was established at the Leeton Cooperative Cannery on Sunday, March 26, by the cutting in a…

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Root Crops at Batlow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 4

Potato growers, faced with wholly unpayable crop yields, say that an increase over the contract price of £14 a ton will be…

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