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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,697 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 85

Cattle for Europe Estimated Loss of 11,000,000 Head

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 2

Because of a great decline in the number of cattle in the Netherlands since the Nazi occupation the cattle committee of the Netherlands…

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War Time Record of Australian Wool Industry Production and Value Eclipses All Previous Figures

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 1

THE WAR TIME RECORD OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOOL INDUSTRY IS WITHOUT PARALLEL IN ITS HISTORY. PRODUCTION OF THE SHEEP’S STAPLE AND THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM IT HAVE ECLIPSED ALL PREVIOUS…

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Subsidy Plan Commended Stabilises Dairy Industry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

The new subsidy granted by the Commonwealth Government recognised the principle of long-range stabilisation of the dairying…

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Dairy Subsidy Increase Full Cabinet Decision

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

An increase in the dairy subsidy for at least £1 million over the £6,500,000 paid last year is expected as a result of…

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Army Releases Statement by Mr. Forde Payment of Italians on Farm Labor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said last Thursday that 17,500 or the 20,000 special releases had now been discharged from…

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Henty Farmers and Settlers Resolutions for District Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, held in the School of Arts a few days ago, a…

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Breezy Boy Selected for Wagga Diggers' Cup Lemhurst and Farm Hand Likely Dancers Prospects For To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 6

Winner at his last start—the Flying Handicap on Wagga Cup day—Breezy Boy is expected to improve sufficiently to Win the Wagga Diggers' Cup to-morrow. The consistent Lemhurst and Farm Hand are likely to provide strongest…

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Wanted—farm Hand, 10/ Week and Keep

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 5

Don't blame the farmer when you only gave him 1/6 a bushel for wheat. The new Country Party policy supplies a rural basic…

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Dairy Industry Increased Mechanisation Aimed at

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The Agricultural Minister (Mr. Scully) announced to-day that increased mechanisation of the dairying…

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Melbourne Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: At the Newmarket sales to-day the fat bullocks offering was slightly improved, though a big…

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Wool and Clothing Prices Raw Material Cost

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 2

A satisfactory price for wool chiefly concerns growers but in directly it is also necessary for well being gf manufacturers and…

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Lockhart Junior Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Junior Farmers' Club was held on May 13, when there was a good attendance of…

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Threatened Milk Strike Carters Support Dairymen

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Milk producers who refused to deliver milk to Sydney because of dissatisfaction with the Federal…

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Dairy Industry Increased Mechanisation Aimed At

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 5

The Agricultural Minister Scully) announced that increased mechanisation of the dairying industry was being discussed by…

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Low Butter Output

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

The output of butter from the Tumut factory for the month of April was 18.58 tons, which compares with 32.34 tons for the corresponding…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 5

W. H. Wheatley report that, on the sale on Tuesday last about 16,000 sheep were sold at auction. The yarding included over 6000 crossbred…

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Overloading Sheep in Trucks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

At the Ivanhoe Police Court, before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M., Charles Shephard, stock and station agent, and Lyell Wilson, grazier, both of…

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Wool Appraisement Totals

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Central Wool Committee said to-day that wool appraised so far this season totalled 3,233,293 bales and…

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Another Threepence for Wheat Growers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

The decision of Full Cabinet to make a fourth advance of 3d a bushel for wheat in No. 5 wheat pool was announced last week by the Acting…

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New Zealand Sheep Make Record-breaking Journey

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 6

Farmers in the United States read in the newspapers recently a story from New Zealand about sheep. It was a story of…

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