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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,576 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 79

Wheat Prices Discussed By Big Meeting of Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 4

On Saturday last a meeting of farmers was held in the Criterion Hall at which wheat prices and other matters appertaining to the farming…

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Weight Loss in Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 6

Appraisements of wool in Sydney this season may be less than one million bales for the first time in 19 years…

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No Restrictions on Wheat Planting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

'There are no restrictions whatever on the planting of wheat this season." said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham), in reply to a…

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Seed Wheat Supplies Board Price Complaint

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The fact that growers will wheat in the Nos. 6 and 7 pools were charged 11/ to 11/6 a bag for seed wheat, while growers who had…

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Production and Use of Wool Important Federal Bill War on Synthetic Fibres

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday: Manufacturers of synthetic fibres overseas were spending enormous sums of money on research and…

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Munyabla Junior Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Munyabla Junior Farmers Club was held at the home of Mr. W. Wolter. As the president was on holidays, the…

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Maize Crops

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 6

According to the Department of Agriculture report for February maize districts on the north coast and northern tablelands have experienced an…

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Dept. of Agriculture Extension Notes Farm Planning

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 4

FARMS without problems don't exist in this world and every, farm will repay time spent in a little ordered thinking…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs Tumut District Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held at the Tumut I.H.S. on March 9. Mr. J. W. Webb, supervising teacher of Agriculture, addressed the meeting on the…

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Wool Shipments

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA Friday: The decline in the amount and value of greasy wool shipped from Australia in the last two years was shown in an…

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Wheat for Stock Feed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 4

The Wagga District War Agricultural Committed has received a telegram from the Wheat Commissioner and Manager Government Grain…

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Menace to Wool Branding of Textiles Mr. Mair Stresses Need for Uniformity

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 7

SYDNEY. Friday: Speaking in the Legislative Assembly during the debate on the bill introduced for the branding of textiles, etc., Mr. Mair…

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Federal House Country Mail Services Dairy Herd Sales Railway Strike Threat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday: Allegations that mail services to country districts were being cut down in the interests of economy were made…

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Farm Clearing Sale

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 4

Mrs. A. Giddings, of Ladysmith, has sold her farm and is holding a clearing sale next Wednesday. March 21. Everything advertised…

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General News Cattle Die: Sheep Thrive—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 3

A number of cattle in the Cowra district have died after having been fed on the refuse grain from the Cowra Power Alcohol Distillery. This…

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What Wool Means

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 3

The wool cheque for the 1943-44 season amounted to £A73,871,748 for 3,606,684 bales [?]overing 1,098,176,003lb. net. Since the war Britain has…

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Seed Wheat Supplies Board Price Complaint

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 2

The fact that growers with wheat the No 6 and 7 Pools were charged ed 11/to 14/6 a bag for seed wheat; while growers who has no wheat in…

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Wool Stocks Conference in London Australian Representatives

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, sunday: Discussions between representatives of Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa on the disposal…

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Synthetics Threat to Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 4

Sanction by the Commonwealth Government of the establishment in Australia of large-scale synthetic textile factories was a serious blow at…

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Soils and Irrigation Extension Service The Farmers' Voice in Extension Community Demonstration Farms Proposed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 1

IT is everywhere becoming recognised that the evils of bureaucracy are prevented by decentralising administration and allowing communities to run their own affairs. This and later articles will describe the outstanding success of that policy in conducting extension work in the…

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