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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,697 stories in Riverina's papers · page 68 of 85

The Crops Well Below Average Worst Conditions in History Bay Shortage CERTAlN

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

Officials of the Agricultural Department state that the State's wheat harvest may be 20,000,000 bushels, compared with an average…

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Drought Conditions in Tumut District Financial Assistance Available to Farmers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 15th September, 1944, forwarding a communication from Mr. A. W. McGillivray, District Secretary,…

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Dairying Industry Senator Urges Higher Pay for Butter Fat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 7

Canberra: "The dairying industry needs at least another 4d per 1b. for butter fat to make it worth-while for men and women…

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Wheat From Silos

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 4

Mr. W. W. Vonarx, secretary of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, has been advised by the Minister for…

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Wheat Losses Federal Treasurer Quotes Figures

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday: The estimated wheat losses from December 22, 1942 to June 30, 1944, including claims which have not…

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Wool Transport Problem Roster System Urged for Trucks

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: A roster system for railway trucks so that trucks will be available to districts in the order of shearing to…

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Technical College Sheep and Wool Classes 1944 Examinations

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 1

The following students from district sheep and wool classes were successful in the 1944 examinations for country students:—…

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Car Injures Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 2

Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., at the Junee Police Court, Edward Carl Kay was found guilty of negligently driving a motor…

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Gundagai Graziers Want to Send Wool by Road Few Railway Tracks Available To Woolmen

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 1

At a meeting of the Gundagai Graziers’ Association, held on Saturday last, it was decided to seek permission to transport wool by…

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New Big Tasks For German Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 4

LONDON. Sunday. (A.A.P.): "There is no doubt that the German peasantry in the coming months will find It harder than…

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Technical College Sheep and Wool Exams

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 2

The following students from district sheep and wool classes were successful in the 1944 examinations for country students:…

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Wheat Losses

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 1

The estimated wheat losses from December 22, 1942, to June 30, 1944, including claims which have not yet been finalised total £158,200, the…

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Wheat Shortage Feared by Millers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 3

Flour millers stated last week that, in order to keep the mills operating to full capacity to maintain Australia's commitments to the Allied…

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Victoria Needs Wheat from Other States

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: A considerable amount of wheat would have to be imported Into Victoria in 1945, said the Chairman…

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Possible Shortage of Wheat Seed Supplies

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 3

WITH continued adverse weather conditions—each week the possibility of there being sufficient-suitable seed wheat…

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Wheat Fob Stock in Lockhart Area

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 2

Miners and stock-owners In the proximity of the Lockhart. Bulgary and Arajoel wheat stacks can secure their requirements of wheat for…

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Wheat for Stock Feed Statement by Minister for Agriculture

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 1

The Agricultural Minister (Mr. E. H Graham) commented on the recent announcement by the Commerce Minister (Mr. Scully) that farmers would…

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Wagga Police Court Monday. Octobeb 2. 1944 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson. P.m.) Gathering Dead'wool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. H. U Sargeson. P.M.. Charles Newton Rouse, aged 52 years, trapper, was charged with knowingly…

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Electricity on Farms Tumut Dam Will Supplement Present Supplies States Mr. Fuller, M.H.R.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 4

Electricity should be made available, not only to residents of country towns but also, wherever practicable, to every farmhouse, Mr…

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District Dairy Farms Drought Conditions Stock Owners Buying Feed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. C. E. Chapman, dairy instructor for Riverina and the South-west Slopes, in his report for September, states:—…

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