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Farming & the land, 1946

2,206 stories in Riverina's papers · page 70 of 111

Promising Wool Outlook Smaller Merino Production

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 4

The only practical guide to wool values locally available is the sales of fellmongered lines being privately effected. The better grades…

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Land Bought for Farms Ex-Servicemen to Benefit

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 1
Also in The Gundagai Independent

The Minister announced that negotiations had been completed for the puchase of 60,000 acres of land, at a cost of £380,000, for the settlement of…

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Crops Need Rain Urgently in Hay District

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 4

At the Hay Pastures Protection Board meeting the stock inspector (Mr. Bray) reported that the bulk of the district southwest of a line…

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Todays Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

All urgent wire said: "In Sydney to-day all good wools were 50 to 60 per cent above appraisement: others, 10 to 20 per cent, better competition…

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WOOL Keen Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Following the submission of over 8000 bales at the resumption of the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, another 10,000 bales are…

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Wool up 70 per cent at Sydney Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. Wool prices ranging up to 70 per cent, above the average 10½d at the last pre war sale in June, 1939, have put new heart into graziers, particularly in the northern wool-growing…

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Two Million Sheep May Die in Moree Area Fodder Racketeers Attacked

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Almost 2,000,000 sheep in the Moree and adjacent districts face starvation and death unless supplies of fodder and corn are released. Feed is being held up by racketeers, who are…

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Election Campaign in Hume and Riverina Mr. Lethbridge on Wheat Marketing Plans

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

The best method of handling the wheat industry was to give farmers the open market for the sale of wheat when prices remained above…

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Farmers Arm Against Eagle Hawks

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

At a stud sheep station near Bowering, all men have to go about about their work continually armed against gigantic bronze eaglehawks…

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Dairying Conditions in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Chapman, dairying instructor of the Department of Agriculture at Wagga, in stating that the rainfall for the year to August…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 6

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd., Wagga, has received the following report of opening Sydney wool sales:…

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Narandera Wool Brings 32¾d at Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Strong competition from Continental buyers, with considerable support from British and…

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Narandera Wool Brings Big Price At Sydney Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: strong competition from continental, buyers, with considerable support from British and American quarters, resulted in…

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Canadian Farmers' Delivery Strike

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 1

EDMONTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): The Farmers' union is calling a delivery strike to commence at midnight on Friday among 22,000…

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The Pastoral Outlook in These Parts

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture NSW in its monthly report on the Southern Slopes area for August, states:—…

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Opening Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 2

Messrs Len Wilson & Co., Anctioneers, Hillston, received the following wire from Dalgely's on Monday:—"At the opening…

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Says Fadden's Wheat Promise "Worthless"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Mr. Fadden's promise of 5/2 a bushel at sidings for the next wheat harvest was worthless, as growers would…

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Higher Butter Price No Early Benefit to Producers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 2

The higher price to be paid by Great Britain for Australian butter would not benefit producers immediately, although it might…

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Auction Sale of 15,000 “Wantabadgery” Station Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 3

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd Wagga report a huge attendance at the dispersal sale of 15,000 sheep at…

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