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Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 112

Britain Faces Worst Food Crisis Million Sheep Dead in Blizzards

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Britain is heading for the worst food crisis since the end of the war, says the "Daily Mail." The crisis is expected to reach its height in May, when there will be an acute scarcity of flour, bread, meat, potatoes and all…

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Growers Propose Wheat Plan Restriction Sought in Minister's Power

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 4

The annual conference of the southern division of the Wheat Growers' Union at Wagga on Thursday approved a wheat stabilisation plan for…

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District Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2

Values for sheep and lambs at Homebush last Thursday were very firm, supplies totalling 18,768. 1834 cattle were yarded, the market being…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Firm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday; The value of greasy wool was fully equal to yesterday's opening rates at the wool sales to-day…

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Wheat and Oat Prices Soar at Chicago Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 1

CHICAGO, Tuesday: All grain futures soared in active dealing in the Wheat Pit yesterday. Wheat, cotton and oats all rose…

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Street Parking and the Farmer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2

Sir,—What have the country people done to Wagga? After losing our Saturday afternoon shopping day we as farmers and…

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Farmer’s Death Follows Sheep Drenching Operations

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

Unusual circumstances surround the death of an Inverel farmwer, who contracted a fatal illness which it is surmised followed sheep drenching operations. Within two years of doing this work work he was dead, despite the best nodical aid m o n e y could procure…

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Yorkshire’s Wool Position Output Improved

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 9

Temporarily because of adverse weather conditions in Great Britain, turnover at the Yorkshire establishments has been hindered…

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Dairy Subsidy Distribution

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 2

Because their production had been heavily cut down by flood, drought, and fire, many dairymen would not be entitled to receive anything from the…

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New Manual on Power Farm Machinery

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 2

Many helpful suggestions on the care and maintenance of power farm machinery are given in the new 64-page "Vacuum Maintenance Manual…

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Northern Territory Sensation Wealthy Farmers Dead

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Both victims of last night's shooting at Knorritt's Flat, 35 miles south of Wingham, were wealthy farmers and property owners…

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Gundagai Junior Farmers Annual Show

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

Attention of Junior Farmer exhibitors at the Show on Saturday next is drawn to the schedule requirement that exhibits of livestock must be…

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Yorkshire's Wool Position

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Temporarily because of adverse weather conditions in Great Britain, turnover at the Yorkshire establishments…

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Wheat Quiz Planned Production Costs

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

A cross section of the Commonwealth’s wheatgrowers will be questioned by Wheat Production Costs Committee soon, it was announced on…

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Export Wheat Price Rise of 1/6

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An increase of 1/6 per bushel to 15/11[?], in the price of wheat for export was announces by the Australian Wheat Board…

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Bathurst Prison Farm Escapees Give Themselves Up

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

BATHURST, Friday: Two prisoners who escaped from Oberon Prison Farm last night today gave themselves up separately. One was "a…

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Dry Spell Broken 97 Points of Rain Crops Will Benefit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

The long dry spell was broken on Wednesday night by heavy showers of rain and up till 9 a.m. on Thursday, 97 points of rain were…

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May Reach £90 MILLION Our Wool Clip

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

If all went well for the remainder of the present wool year, the total value of the Australian clip would exceed £90,000,000, Australian currency,…

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F.S.A. President Writes to N.Z. P.M. On Wheat Deal

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

The general president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. (Mr. Hugh S. Roberson) wrote the following letter to the Prime Minister…

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Still No Single Farms for Soldier Settlers Amending Bill Criticised

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

When the amending War Service Land Settlement Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly, Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) expressed…

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