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Farming & the land, 1946

2,206 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 111

Portion of Old Gundagai Railway Unearthed Discovery By Asparagus Farm Workers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 4

Workers on the Gundagai asparagus farms made an anusua discovery last week, when they unearthed portion of the old Gundagai…

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Farm Water Supplies £50,000 to Assist Primary Producers

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 6

The Premier had allocated £50,000 so that work could proceed under the Farm Water Supplies Act as soon as it was proclaimed, the…

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Wagga Sheep Market

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga—Tapscott, Thorne and Co., Dalgety and Co., A.M.L. and F. Co., B. H. Blake and Co.,…

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Farm Topics Wool Marketing Plan Government Reasons for Contributory Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

The chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council (Mr. H. R. Cowdery) has received information as to the Commonwealth Government's reasons for determining upon a contributory charge of 5 per…

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Carriage Of Wool By Road

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

Daring the period that railway services are curlailed owing to the shortage of local the Commissioner of Road Transport has agreed to an…

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Use Of Wool In Lingerie

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 6

In the collection of wool models reflecting the…

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U.s. Wool Industry in Peril

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The U.S. wool industry stands to mortal peril unless Congress quickly passes stabilising legislation,…

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Wool Market Now Free From Control

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The regulation requiring owners or holders to submit all wool and wool-tops for appraisement were lifted…

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Dairy Farms Benefit by Rain

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 3

Mr. C. E. Chapman, dairying instructor for the south-western Mopes and Riverina, in his report on dairying…

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Brighter Prospects for Cereal Growers District Farmers Becoming Improved Pasture Conscious

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

Good rains were received on the southern slopes during July, recordings of over four inches to as much as 13 inches in the Tumbarumba district being received. This excellent rain ensures a good spring in…

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Electricity to Be Run Within 300 Feet of Farm Houses County Council Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

Councillor D. W. Ellis told Cr. McHugh, of Gundagai, at the last meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council that it was…

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High Nicotine Yield From Tumut Crop

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

The crops of nicotiana rustica grown at Tumut last season contained, on the average, higher quantities of nicotine than those…

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Wheat Export Charge Bill Passed Minister's Plea For Growers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: "Unless the wheat export charge scheme it discontinued after the first five years, growers who made contributions to…

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Record Sheep Prices at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 3

At the Coolamon monthly stock gale record prices for that centre were paid for fat lambs and wethers, while fat ewes and store sheep…

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Government Plan for Wheat Stabilisation

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Wheat and wool matters figure largely in the 337 motions on the agenda of the 53rd annual conference of the…

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Duke and Duchess to Attend Albury Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 4

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will attend the first day of the Albury Sheep Show to-morrow afternoon…

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Sheep Values and Skin Prices Good Wools Wanted

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 4

Advances in sheep prices recently recorded have been chiefly caused by the value of skins. In numbers of instances with stock…

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Wool Market Now Free From Control

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

A Canberra report states that regulations requiring owners or holders to submit all wool and wool-tops for appraisement were lifted on Thursday…

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Drought Hits Hard in Northern N.S.W. Cane Crop Suffers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday: This winter has been one of the most severe for many rears. Heavy frosts have accompanied the long,…

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Wagga Dairy Cattle Market

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 4

The A.M.L., and F. Company Ltd. report that a yarding of about 600 bead of dairy cattle at Wagga City saleyards yesterday attracted buyers…

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