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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 40 of 112

U.S. Wool Tax May be Deleted

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Republican leadership in the House of Representatives in conference yesterday tentatively agreed to delete from…

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Greasy Wool Brings 46¼d at Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Greasy Merino fierce sold to 46¼d for eight bales of Emu/Barry/Hundle from Tamworth at the Sydney wool sales…

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Wheat Advances on Nos. 8 and 9 Pools

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Board is now arranging for distribution of the two wheat pool advances announced by the Minister for Commerce and…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 9

The Farmers and -Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, 8th May 1947:— We submitted a catalogue of 10…

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43d for Coolah Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 1

Greasy merino fleece Sold to 43d for 12 bales of W/Mudgee from Coolah at the Sydney sales yesterday. The recently improved rates were…

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The World's Need for Wool Goods Japanese and German Position

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 9

American authorities estimate that Japan has mill facilities to handle 500,000 bales of wool annually.. So far little has been…

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Fertiliser Act Protects Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Fertiliser Act, which requires all new fertilisers to be registered with the Department of Agriculture before…

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S.A. Farmers To Inspect Irrigation Areas

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 4

On Tuesday morning, 26 farmers from Eerri, South Australia, members of the Agricultural Bureau, will arrive in Griffith on an…

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Wool Report

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 3

THE FARMERS AND GRAZIERS CO-OPERATIVE GRAIN INSURANCE AND AGENCY COMPANY LTD reports 5th May. 1947…

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Sydney Wool Auction

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., wired us late yesterday: We sold 6553 bales of wool at our Sydney auction to-day. Values were buoyant at the best point…

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Classing Farmers' Wool Cups to Meet Present-day Requirements

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 2

The war-time appraisement scheme under which the British Government acquired Australia's wool clip was terminated soon after the end of the…

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Seed Wheat and Cats

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 2

Although wheat and sats had been somewhat difficult to obtain in New South Wales this season quantities of pure gold? were available at the…

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Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Limited Wool Report

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 6

In our catalogue of the 6th inst We offered 2.732 hate and effected [?] a total clearance under strongly sustained demand with val-…

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Albury Farmer Claimed £1500, Awarded £1770

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: An Albury farmer, who had claimed £1500 damages from the Transport Commissioner for the loss of his…

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Appeal to French Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 3

PARIS, Thursday: An appeal to French farmers to give up wheat to "break the bread shortage" has been made by President Aurion in…

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Corbie & Merungle Hills Extension Group Farmers and Scientists to Discuss Problems

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

THE Annual School, to be held in the Merungle Hill School Hall on Monday and Tuesday next, the 19th and 20th. May, should…

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South Australian Farmers on Tour

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 2

A party of 2? farmers from Berr[?], South Australia, who are on a nineday tour of New South Wales, arrived in Leeton for lunch on…

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Conditions of Potato Crops in State Adverse Weather Has Not Helped

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

Although favorable weather wan being experienced at ninny centres, it being mild with the absence of frosts, conditions during the major portion…

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1500 Sheep for Britain Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Among many gifts received by the Food for Britain appeal from ex-servicemen's organisations was a donation of…

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Field Wheat Competitions Again This Year

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Field wheat competitions are to be reintroduced this year by the Royal Agricultural Society…

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