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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

2,206 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 111

"Vermont Invasion" of Australia Rotary Talk Tells of Effect on Wool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting and luncheon of members of the Wagga Rotary Club was held yesterday at the Ritz…

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Workers on Farming Problems Suggestion of Exchange

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 4

An interesting innovation was foreshadowed by the Minister for Agriculture in the course of his opening address at the annual conference of the…

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Local & General Junior Farmers' Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 2

A successful meeting of the Lockhart and District Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee was held on Friday, with a good attendance of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Assn. Successful Meeting of Leeton Branch

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 2

IT was an enthusiastic meeting of primary producers that filled the Band Hall on Tuesday, the 23rd inst., for the annual…

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N.s.w. Wheat Crop Badly Hit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Stock inspectors' reports disclose that northwest N.S.W. is a gigantic dust-bowl. Riverina has plenty of…

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Wagga Special Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 6

Dalgety and Co. and Younghusband Ltd. held a store sheep sale at Wagga yesterday, which may be described as the best in quality…

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Wagga Special Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 6

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., in conjunction with Younghusband Ltd., Wagga, report having held a highly successful store cattle sale at Wagga…

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Australian Butter Pact with Britain

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: A contract being entered into between Britain and Australia for the sale of Australian butter would ensure…

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Reserve Price for Wool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Information as to the method by which the average reserve price for wool of 18.15d per lb will be related to…

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Australian Wool for Japan's Mills

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 1

TOKYO, Tuesday (A.A.P.): An excellent deal for Australian wool, similar to that reached for cotton, will close soon. Involving upwards…

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Commission to Probe Costs of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 1
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CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said to-day that authority would be granted for the…

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Wool Growers' Protest Labelling of Textiles

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 4

Representatives of branches of the Graders' Association of Southern Riverina throughout the area attended a meeting…

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Mechanised Farming Goes Ahead in U.k

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 2

The stimulus given to mechanised farming in the United Kingdom by the war shows no sign of slackening now that peace is back again…

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Fallowing for Next Season's Wheat Crop

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 2

In view of the fact that [?] wish to proceed with then [?] operations, the Minister for Aus[?]ture, Mr. Graham, recently co[?]…

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Local & General Grasshopper Threat to Wheat Crops

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 2

Unless timely action was taken by Pastures Protection Boards. particularly those in the western section of the Central Division, much damage…

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Wool For Japan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday: No definite arrangements have been made by the Commonwealth Government for the export of wool to Japan,…

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Canada Raises Wheat Price

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 3

OTTAWA, Wednesday: An increase in the initial wheat price from 125 to 135 cents a bushel for the period of five…

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Farmers in Riverina Welcome Rain Prospects Transformed in Many Areas

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 1

Riverina farmers are jubilant over the rain which has fallen during the past few days. It will be of untold benefit, especially to areas north of the Murrumbidgee River…

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"World Stability to Ensure Peace" View of International Farmers' Conference

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: "There were 21 nations represented at the International Conference of Agricultural Organisations in London, and the delegates spoke many tongues, but they spoke one language…

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