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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Still Dry in Wheat Growing Districts

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: While the week's rain has relieved drought conditions in coastal areas, the interior pastoral and…

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Smaller American Clip Wool Control Benefits

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

The quantity of wool shorn in the United States during 1943 was about 4 per cent less than in 1942, the number of stock shorn…

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Increased Wheat Acreage Outcome of State Government Representation

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

Realising that a continuance of last season’s wheat acreage restriction level might result in a shortage of grain this year, my…

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Ted M'menamin Hands in Ajc Jockey License to Retire to Farm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 6

Ted M'Menamin, one of the most colorful jockeys on the Australian turf in recent years, announced his retirement at Randwick yesterday…

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Sheep Blowfly Investigations

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 6

Recent advances in the prevention and treatment of blowfly strike in sheep are discussed in Bulletin 174 just issued by the Council for…

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest Bigger Licensed Area Likely

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

It is estimated that 4,300,000 acres will be licensed in New South Wales under the wheat industry stabilisation scheme in 1944-45…

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Tumut Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee Meeting

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

On Wednesday, 12th April, a meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Tumut Junior Farmers' Club was held at the Intermediate…

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Farms Available Announcement by Lands Minister Soldiers May Apply

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: A total of 29 farms in the eastern and central divisions of the State would become available for application between May 18 and…

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Riverina Welfare Farm Australia's Largest Producer of Vegetable Seeds

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

THROUGH the co-operation of a Federal Department and the State Department of Agriculture, a vast agricultural and horticultural undertaking has been developed at the Riverina Welfare Farm, Yanco, during recent years. The great things that have been…

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Australian Butter Britain to Pay More

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tues.: The conclusion of successful negotiations between the Commonwealth Government and the United Kingdom for an increased…

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Use of Wool Increased Supplies to Australian Mills

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: An indication of the expansion of the use of wool locally was given in a report issued to-day by Winchcombe…

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Melbourne Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: At to-day's Newmarket stock sales best bullocks were selling better. Medium and plain were 10/ to 15/ lower, and…

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Australian Wool Consumption Population and Prices

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 6

Prior to the war the Australian mills consumed about 240,000 bales of wool annually or 8 p.c. of her yearly clip. The textiles…

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Items of News Women Learn Wool Classing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2

Together with four country, women, eight women employees of a city wool firm are attending wool classing lectures at Sydney…

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Special Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 5

Messrs. Fuller Bros., Cootamundra and the A.M.L. and P. Co., Wagga, report that they yarded 6600 good store sheep at their special sale at…

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Wool Prices

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: In accordance with the decision of the Prices Commissioner the Central Wool Committee has fixed the price of wool to…

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Butter Payments Statement by Mr. Forde

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday: The acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) announced to-day that 3½d per lb from butter would be…

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Women and Wool-classing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

It is not only at the Sydney Technical College that women are attending wool-classing lectures. The Sub-Registrar of the Wagga…

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Britain to Pay More for Australian Butter

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

The conclusion of successful negotiations between the Commonwealth Government and the United Kingdom for an increased price for export…

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Increased Wheat Acreage Outcome of State Government Representation

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

Realising that a continuance of last season's wheat acreage restriction level might result in a shortage of grain this year, my Government made…

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