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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 112

Five Tons Of Potatoes To The Acre Harvesting Operations at Dalkeith Bean Crop Exceeds Expectations

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

The tomato crop on the Batlow Co-operative's farm at Dalkeith will yield over 5 tons to the acre. Picking operations…

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Tumut District Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

COMPETITIONS: The Curll Cup was won by Noel Butler and Slazenger's cricket bat was won by Norman Hatton. the latter being most…

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U.k. Farmers Now Agree to Double Summer Time

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 5

Britain's farmers, who were opposed to the introduction of double summer time on the grounds that it tended to throw out the vital…

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Survey of Grain Sorghum Crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

THERE is considerable variation in the prospective yields of the grain sorghum crops on this end of the Area at the present time. These crops have been grown on a variety of soils and under different methods of production and show out the varying degrees of…

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Peach Pitting Machines Prove Their Worth Record Crop Being Handled at Leeton Cannery

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

IN the course of an interview with a representative of "The Irrigator" yesterday Mr. H. J. Williams (general manager of…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 2

Today Winchcombe Carson wired us: We sold 8300 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday. Values for merinos finer crossbreds…

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farmer's Death Follows Sheep Drenching Operations

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 4

[?] circumstances round the death of an Inverell farmer, who contracted a fatal illness which it is…

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Goulburn Wool Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 3
Also in The Gundagai Independent

An attractive catalogue was submitted at the F. and G. sale on 19th and 20th, when 5174 bales were offered. Prices for all types ruled in sellers'…

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Move to Make Butter Increase Retrospective

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Primary Producers' Union, at its annual meeting to-day, decided to ask that the increased…

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Greasy Wool Exports Up 100 Per Cent

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Exports of Australian greasy wool in the eight months ended February last were 2,350,964…

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Tidal Waves Batter N.Z. COAST Farms, Hotels Swept Into Sea

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

AUCKLAND (New Zealand), Wednesday: Two tidal waves, each 30ft. high, swept a 60-mile front of the east coast of the north island to-day, and caused thousands of…

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Soldier Settlers Would Help to Revive Dairy Industry

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 6

Something could be done to stop the decline in the dairying industry if single farm units were made available to soldier settlers,…

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"Slave's Dole for Dairymen"

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 4

Primary industries were not mentioned in the 40-hour Week Bill, but they would be called on to bear the total cost involved in…

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Single Farms for Soldier Settlers 2,000 Said To Be Available

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

According to investigations made by returned soldiers’ sub–branches it would be possible to settle approximately 2,000…

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Holbrook Special Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Holbrook. report having held another highly i successful special sale in their Holbrook yards on Wednesday…

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Secret Wheat Talks

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 2

A security curtain has been dropped on one of the world’s moat important current conferences—the international wheat conference in London, from which…

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Wool Prices High

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Prices were generally high and bidding brisk at the Sydney wool sales to-day A catalogue of 2987 bales was of…

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Local Wool Sales

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.. wired on Wednesday:--We sold 8,300 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday, Vaules for [?] and finer…

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£450,000 For Wool Research

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Commonwealth Government's wool research programme included biological research and investigations…

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