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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 112

Australian Wool World's Best, Says U.s. Professor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Australian [?]masters manufactured high and rigid standards and the Australian clip was the world's best, Professor J. F. Wilson, of the…

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Illegal Wheat Sale Warning Board Moves to Stamp Out Trading

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

A warning was issued last week by the State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board (Col. Holborow) against the illegal sale of…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Narandera Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

A meeting of the Narandera branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Criterion Hall on Saturday. 1st February. Mr. J. H…

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Farm Advances to Ex-Servicemen

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: In the past 12 months, 3898 loans, representing advances of £2,767,650, have been made to ex-servicemen…

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For the Man on the Land Crop Planting After Rain in Wagga District

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Farmers in the Wagga district hope the present rain will mean a definite break of the dry spell, states Mr. S. Rudkin, Wagga agricultural instructor. While the condition of the soil…

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Miners Also Work Their Farms Successful Experiment in America

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

THE State of Iowa, U.S.A., can show the world a remarkable and successful experiment in social community living. The…

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Fall in Victorian Potato Crop

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Victoria potato crop for the season just finished was down 75,000 tonus compared with previous season. The crop was product from 6960…

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Loss of Farm Workers to City Can Be Stopped

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

Commenting on the continual drift of farm workers to city john Cyril preach public relations officer of the Liquor Tendon Council said recently,…

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6d a Bushel Wheat Advance

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday: As advance of 6d a bushel in the export price of wheat was announced by the Australian Wheat Board to-day…

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Wool Sales to Japan Held Up

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: A disagreement is holding up the completion of the arrangement to send 120,000 bales of…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

At their Sydney auction on the 12th. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. submitted a catalogue of wools drawn chiefly from the Southern Tablelands and…

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Goulburn Wool Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Ltd. Goulburn, report: A splendid catalogue of local district, wools was submitted at our sale on the 5th and…

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Wheat Trains Arriving at Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

For the first time in their experience. Temora railwaymen are seeing the spectacle of wheat trains arriving. Coming in on an average of two a…

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Next Week’s Outstanding Cattle Exhibition at Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

Twelve registered st[?]ds will be exhibiting at next week’s Gundagai show. This is [?] even greater number than last years outstanding exhibition. Outside the metropolitan area there is nothing that will come…

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Sheep to Be Judged on First Day of Show

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 6

Intending sheep exhibitors at next week’s Gundagai Show are reminded that sheep will be judged on the first day of the Show…

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Farmers Demand Rabbit Netting

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

Yass Pastures Protection Board is urging full production of wire netting in order to combat the, rabbit pest. The chairman of the board, Mr. W…

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Building Up Nitrogen in Farm Garden

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

Nitrogen is the main element governing plant growth, and the effects of an excess or lack of nitrogen are more striking than…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., report: For our eighth sale of the season we offered 6965 bales, drawn from most of the wool-growing districts of…

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Wheat Price Increased

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's price for export wheat is now 14/5½ per bushel, bulk wheat basis f.o.r. main shipping ports. This represents…

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Wool and the Nation

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

It may be said that, figuratively speaking, the fibres of the wool industry have been interwoven with the history of the Commonwealth,…

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