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Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 112

U.s. Tax May Affect Wool Values Here

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Australian wool values are expected to be adversely affected if the proposed fee of 50 per cent. ad valorem is…

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Wheat Sold to N.z. More Than Guaranteed Price

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Pollard, said in the House of Representatives that the price of Australian wheat when…

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"Wheat Sold to N.z. Greater Than Guaranteed Price"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) said in the House of Representatives to-day that the price of…

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Irrigation Farm Priority

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

The Government was gravely disturbed by the the Full Court's decision that the policy of the Irrigation Commission of keeping irrigation lands…

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Percheron Stud at Wagga Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

Farmers, breeders and all lovers of good horses in the Wagga and surrounding districts will be interested to learn of the…

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Prize Rams at Wagga Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

The imported Border Leicester ram, Willie's Expectation, and the imported Dorset Horn ram, Dunster's Idlecombe, are now…

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Australian Wool in London Sales

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: The full offering of 20,355 bales was sold to-day at the London Wool Sales. The catalogue included: N.S.W…

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Wool Handling Survey Now Being Made

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

For the first time in the history of the Australian pastoral industry a comprehensive reconnaissance survey of wool handling in all States…

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Interstate Trainers Locked Out at Eagle Farm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 8

BRISBANE, Friday: Sydney and Melbourne trainers were amazed, when arriving at Eagle Farm racecourse this morning with their charges, to find the gates closed and bolted…

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Country Party Wheat Policy

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 1

"It is very gratifying to find that the wheat policy announced by me on behalf of the Country Party at the beginning of this State election…

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Proposed U.s. Duty on Wool Imports Attacked

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Any restriction on the sale of wool anywhere in the world was bad. because the prosperity of growers everywhere…

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The Hustings Mr. A. Fuller Supports Mr. Lucas "A Farmer for Country People,"

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 2

"Around me in the Federal Parliament sit Labor M.P.'s who won seats from the Country Party because that party failed to keep its promises and…

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Sheep Branding

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 6

New South Wales graziers, who are compelled at present to brand their sheep, may soon have the option of deciding whether to continue or…

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Britain's Sheep Four Millions Lost

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Revealing that four million sheep had perished during the winter, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Williams, said that some…

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Parisian Fashions and Aust. Wool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 3

Parisian designers still favor two distinct lines for evening. At recent spring shows their favors were divided between the tiny bodice…

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Potato's Challenge to Rice and Wheat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 4

Back in Britain after a lengthy four of exploration in Central and Southern America have come a team of agricultural experts. Their quest…

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Wool Handling Survey Now Being Made

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 3

For the first time in the history of the Australian pass-oral industry a comprehensive reconnaissance survey of wool…

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Mr. Doug. Dickson's Hustings Addresses Wheat Stabilisation

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

Speaking at Cootamundra, Mr. Doug. Dickson, M.L.A. for Temora, in dealing with the Wheat Industry said: "No other Industry, either primary or…

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Drought Relief to Cereal Growers 1916-17 Season's Crops

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 4

Forms of application to enable wheat, oat and barley growers to apply for payment of grants from the amount of £1,500,000 to be provided…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Annual Meeting of Narandera Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Narandera branch of the farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday, April 19, when Mr. W. R…

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