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Farming & the land, 1946

2,206 stories in Riverina's papers · page 50 of 111

Advance on No. 8 Wheat Pool

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 4

A third advance to wheat growers on the 1944-45 what crop in No. 8 pool is announced by the Minister for Commerce and agriculture (Mr. Scully)…

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Workers Refuse To Load Butter in New Zealand

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday: Waterside workers to-day refused to load butter on the Mariposa until a full statement was…

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Future of £7,000,000 Wool Surplus

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA. Wednesday: Senator Fraser, representing the Minister for Commerce, in the Senate to-day told Senator Cooper )(C.P)…

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Season’s Wool Appraised Value £51,490,471

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 1

The Australian Wool Realisation Commission appraisals for the 1945-1946 season were completed on June 20. The total handled was 2,865,758…

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Time for Farmers to Decide Plan of Operations Crop Conditions in Wagga and Southwest Slopes Areas

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 3

"Probably this is, the best time of the year for farmers to think out and decide their plan of operations. Sound farming is based on planning, particularly so when it comes to cropping," writes Mr. T…

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Bounty on Wheat, Oats and Barley Forms Ready Soon

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 4

Forms would soon be ready for applications for the 1945-46 season-bounty payments on wheat, oats and barley crops which failed up to 6…

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Poultry Farmers and Freight

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 2

Country poultry farmers had become t[?]ed of paying the high cost of freight on fowl feed for the city poultry men's benefit, and would ask the…

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Poor Maize Crops in Gundagai Distrct Departmental Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 3

Mr T. S. Rudkin, the senior Agricultural Instructor at Wagga. in his monthly report to the Department, among other things, pays special…

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Maize Price Too Low Threat To Next Crop

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 1

Unless the Prices Commissioner was prepared to bring the fixed price for maize into line with its real value, less of the crop would…

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Fodder Rushed to South-west 150,000 Sheep and Starving Cattle

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

The Railway Department is rushing trains loaded with fodder to the Upper Monaro tablelands, where 150,000 sheep and cattle are starving…

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Wagga Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

The special sale of 1,750 cattle conducted at Wagga on Monday, 1st July, drew a very representative attendance of buyers from various parts of…

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Government Wheat Plan 1945-46 Crop Included

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 4

The Federal Government would not agree to exclude the 1919-46 wheat crop [?] its wheat Mobilisation plan, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture,…

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Rise in Sheep Values

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

Sheep values increased up to 1/- a head at Flemington, Sydney, last week. In places the rise was even greater for good quality lambs…

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Opposition to Wheat Plan No Compromise by Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

At no stage of the discussion at Monday's conference could the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales agree to support the…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show District Breeders’ Success

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 6

Messrs. E. W. Handlin and K. Parmentier were successful in the following sections, at the recent Cootamundra sheep show:—…

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Riverina Students Visit Cootamundra Sheep Property

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 5

Full-time students of the Cootamundra branch of the Technical, Sheep and Wool Classes yesterday spent a very enjoyable and…

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Wool Selling Brokers' New President

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 3

After the annual meeting of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, held in Sydney, Mr. R. Sinclair Smith was…

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Wool Cheque for Year £58 Millions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

Australia's wool cheque for the year ended June 30 will amount to £58,193,323. This was announced on Tuesday by…

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Test for Wool Plan May Come Later

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

In the initial stages of the new wool marketing plan, no difficulty was likely in maintaining prices, said the chairman of Goldsbrough Mort and…

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Cost of Wheat Growing Commission of Inquiry Likely

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Scully) will recommend to the federal Cabinet the formation ol a commission of inquiry to ascertain…

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