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Farming & the land, 1944

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort, & Co., Ltd., report: For our appraisement No. 140 which was finalised on the 21st instant, we brought forward a catalogue…

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Echo of Sheep Stealing Charge

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

William Gordon Strang, hotelkeeper of Wodonga, appeared before the Wangaratta Court of Petty Sessions last week on a charge of having given…

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Butter for Britain Food Supplies Available

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 1

A Commonwealth Food Control report submitted to the production executive estimated that this year civilians would get 76,000 tons of butter,…

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New Infestation to Worry Sheep Men

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 4

MR. K. V. BYRNE, Stock Inspector, reported to the last meeting of Narandera P. P. Board as follows:—…

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Supplies of Ground Limestone Question of Value for Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 1

Difficulty in obtaining supplies of ground limestone has drawn attention to the question of the value of this material as a mineral supplement for…

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Effect of Light on Crops

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 4

A discovery made in the United States some 20 years ago by two research scientists working with tobacco has proved of great practical…

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Serious Relapse In Dairying Industry Lack, of Manpower Held Responsible

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 3

Decline in milk production, depletion of dairy herds and the withdrawal of approximately 3500 farmer suppliers from the industry…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd, reports en 25th instant:— We submitted our third…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co Ltd reports on the 25th instant:—…

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Demand for Dairy Products Probable After-War Position American's View

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 6

"War demands for dairy products will continue high. How high will depend on the vigour and diversity of the military operations…

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Gundagai Farms of the Post War Era All Electrically Equipped

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 3

With so much talk regarding the extension of the Burrinjuck hydro-electric scheme, and power being made available to rural centres, a glimpse of what electrification of farms can do, is shown in this article from New Zealand…

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Sheep, Lambs, and Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 7

The Country Producers' selling Co., Ltd., report the following sales at Homebush on Monday: There were 35,817 sheep and lambs…

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Wheat Prices for Home Consumption and Export Wheat Farmers Subsidising the Community

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2

Wheat dormers are supplying. all other sections of the community, including the USA Army and Navy in the Pacific, with wheat at prices far…

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Wool Report

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Review

The Farmers & Graziers Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on 25th August :-- We submitted our third…

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Low Wheat Crop for N.s.w

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 4

Estimated at less than 30,000,000 bushels, the NSW wheat crop for 1944.45 will be the lowest for yean, He average yield when production conditions…

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World Wheat Supply Estimate

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wed.: The international Wheat Council reviewing the 1944-5 supply position, estimated that Argentina. Australia…

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Sheep Losses From Drought Devastating Toll

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 4

For the first time since 1814 drought conditions throughout the southern States have now become a major setback in the internal economy of…

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Sheep Country Drought Tour States Suffer

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

Extensive areas of pastoral country in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia are still drought-stricken…

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Amusements "Black Sheep of Whitehall" at Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 3

Will Hay's latest film for Ealing "The Black Sheep of Whitehall." which will be seen at the Capitol Theatre to-night at 7.45. Is a riotous comedy…

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