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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,697 stories in Riverina's papers · page 77 of 85

Wheat Meal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1944 · page 2

Producers of essential supplies of pig, poultry and dairy products for the services were advised to-day by the Minister for…

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Seed Wheat Purchase Scheme

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1944 · page 1

A simple procedure has been adopted by the Australian Wheat Board to enable farmers who need seed wheat to purchase their requirements from…

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Higher Wool Levy For Research Endorsed by Graziers, Says Mr. Scully

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday: The major graziers' organisations had endorsed the commonwealth Government's proposals for an…

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Snowy River Scheme Early Completion Urged Farmers' Apathy Criticised

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1944 · page 3

The amazing apathy of rice farmers on the question of water shortages was roundly condemned at a public…

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Bishop of Goulburn's Pastoral Visit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 2

The Anglican Bishop of Goulburn (the Right Rev. E. H. Burgmann) will visit Wagga next Sunday. His Lordship's Episcopal…

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Wool Stocks Carry-over May Reach 10,000,000 Bales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tues.: It has been estimated that the carry-over of wool in the immediate post-war year will be in the vicinity of 10,000,000 bales…

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Farmhand Killed with Mattock

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE Tuesday. Struck on the head with a mattock during an argument at his brother's dairy farm a…

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Melbourne Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.: There was keen competition at the Newmarket sales to-day for fat bullocks. Late rates prevailed…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 6
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Review

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 14th instant :— We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 148 on…

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Wagga Special Sheep Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 6

The special sale of just on 17,000 sheep conducted at Wagga by Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. attracted a very…

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Sales of Seed Wheat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 1

Advice has been received that the Australian Wheat Board now desire that as far as possible wheat growers, who will not harvest sufficient wheat for the…

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Wool and Synthetics German Experiences

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 6

Although the producers of synthetic fibres are likely to use every effort to develop the consumption of their products, chiefly in…

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General News Graziers Accept Wool Levy—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 3

The Commonwealth proposals for an increased 1/6 levy "bales to assist wool research had been readily accepted by major graziers'…

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An Unusual Case Shearer on Charge of Ill-treating a Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 4

Dudley Roy Hooker, who was charged at the Cootamundra Police Court last week with cruelly ill-treating a sheep, pleaded not guilty. Mr…

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Wheat Plan Effects of Drought Meeting Growers' Needs Official Statement

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.: "It has already been decided to revise the wheat stabilisation plan to meet Australia's wheat requirements,"…

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Ravage the West Desperate Plight Of Men on the land. Farmers Reported Giving Up Western Riverina Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 1

Dust storms are raging throughout the drought stricken west, and south-west, and in the latter part conditions have become so g|rim…

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Expansion of Farm Mechanisation 53 Districts Now Serviced

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 6

Last week in the Araluen Valley yet another unit of my Government’s Farm Mechanisation Scheme was put into operation, a rural…

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Farmers Wait on Mr. Hartigan Transport of Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A deputation from the Faunas and Settlers' Association waited on Mr. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, and the chief traffic…

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Wheat Plan Official Statement

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: "It has already been decided to revise the wheat stabilisation plan to meet Australia's wheat requirement," said a Federal…

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