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Farming & the land, 1944

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Butter Ration to Be Cut by Two Ounces a Week Definite Statement

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: It has been confirmed beyond all doubt by a Commonwealth Food Control statement to-day that the…

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Agricultural Education Farming College Advocated

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 1

Foundations of a college of farming and grazing, comprising three agricultural residential institutions established around a university college,…

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Releases for Dairying Industry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 1

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said that 6500 men had been released from, the Army, Air Force, Civil Construction Corps,…

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Butter Reduction May Be Eased Next Spring

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: It is generally believed that the reduced butter ration will not last for the duration of the war and may…

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Stud Sheep Sales in Sydney 1400 Guineas for Merino Ram

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Fourteen hundred guineas were paid for a[?] Haddon Rig special merino stud ram at the stud sheep sales in…

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Reduced Butter Rations

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

While the necessity for Australia to do its utmost to maintain butter supplies to Britain, where the ration is meagre enough in all conscience, will not be disputed for a moment by the general public of this country, the widespread dissatisfaction…

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Wheat Deliveries

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 7

From last season’s harvest (1943-44), 94,804,000 bushels of wheat were delivered to the Australia Wheat Board…

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Sheep Flocks Save Yorkshire’s Task

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. re[?] The rainfall experienced over great part of NSW has been of national, as well as individual…

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Stud Sheep Sydney Sales Lower Prices for Merinos

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The best offerings were not up to the high standard of yesterday and top prices were correspondingly lower at the…

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Does the Wool Industry Face Destruction?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

The only woollen materials made up in Australia today are of an extremely poor quality. Shoddy materials, masquerading…

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Butter Ration Gross Neglect by Government Mr. Fadden's Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The leader of the Australian country Party (Mr. Fadden) said to-day that the Commonwealth…

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Wool Board Makes Grant to Sydney University

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Australian Wool Board has made a further gram of £2[?] available to the Sydney University for continued…

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Butter Ration To Be Gut By Two Ounces A Week

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 3

It has been confirmed beyond all doubt by a Commonwealth Food control statement that the civilian butter ration is to be…

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Miners on Strike Again Protest on Cut In Butter SYDNEY

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 1

As a protest against the ration cut in butter, five northern colleries are idle today. Four other pits in the north and…

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The Latest Second Edition Butter Ration Cut Mr. Forde's Statement Review Before Two Months

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.: The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) announced to-night that the Full Cabinet net had approved of the reduction of…

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High Figures For Dairy Cattle

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 1

Many successful sales of daily cattle have been conducted in the Riverina, but tlie special sale held at Wagga on Friday last (as advertised) was…

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Agga Cattle Market Fat Cattle Lower

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 3

The associated agents of Wagga (Messrs Tapscott Thorne and Co. A.M.L. and F. Co Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Younghusband Ltd., and…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co-Operatibe Co. Ltd. reports on the 24th inst. We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 136, the last but one of the…

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Wide Pastoral Relief Feed for Winter

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

The rain has brought invaluable relief to the sheep industry. In many districts it has saved owners from the threat of…

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Sheep Flocks Saved Yorkshire's Task

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report: The rainfall experienced over a (Treat part of New South Wales has been of great national, as well as…

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