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Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 112

Australia Urged to Improve Wool Producing Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A plea to stud masters to continue their efforts to improve the standard of Australian wool-producing sheep was made…

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Sheep Show

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 1

Record entries of 3285 sheep and rams were received for the annual stud sheep show which-was held at the Sydney Showground last…

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Sheep Show Catering

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

Does your wife meet you at the gate with your dinner on a fork? The Scots Church women will not do that, but will serve you quickly and with…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 7

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain, Insurance.and Agency Company Limited, 3rd June, 1947: We submitted a catalogue of…

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Second Advance on No. 10 Wheat Pool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

Arrangements have been completed for the payment of a escond advance of 1/6 per bushel, less freight, on No. 10 Pool…

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Way Out Seen in U.S. Wool Dispute

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday: A formula which would permit the American delegation to the Geneva trade conference to negotiate an…

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Gundagai Stud's Success at Sydney Sheep Show "Tenandra Park" Scores In Ronmey Marsh Section

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

Gundagai district bred sheep were to the fore when nearly £250,000. worth of Australia's best stud sheep were paraded at the…

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Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

The members of the Presbyterian Women's Guild have undertaken the catering at the sheep show. A light morning tea for 6d, and…

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Wool Report

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report under date 3rd June, 1947:—…

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Cootamundra Special Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report having conducted a special sheep sale on Juno 3, when 10,700 sheep were yarded. The quality and…

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English Wool Market

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 4

Various aspects of the read of the market may be gleaned from the following says Dalgety & Co. Ltd. in their weekly report:…

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Sydney Sheep Show Outstanding Exhibits

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 4

No more impressive sheep have ever beer, seen in Sydney than those competing in the annual show of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders'…

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Wheat Test Case Postponed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

The lest case lodged by the Farmer and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, testing the validity of the Commonwealth payment to…

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Fumigation of Bulk Wheat Depots

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 4

Fumigation of insects in the surface layers of wheat in Victorian bulk depots is discussed in Bulletin 2O8, just issued by the Council for…

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Keen Demand for Fine-wool Merino Rams

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The world's demand for flue merino wools was reflected today at the Sydney stud ram sales in the keen and buoyant…

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Wool Tax Talks Will Be "Tough," Says Mr, Dedman

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: "The Geneva negotiations on a reduction of the United States wool tariff were going to be pretty touch,'" said the…

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Planes Will Sow Crops and Spread Fertiliser

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

Crops will be sown by low-flying planes, under arrangement announced by the Acting Minister for Civil Aviation (Mr. Barnard)…

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The Law on Weed Control a Publication Necessary to Every Farmer

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 4

It is a common fallacy among new comers to gardening that there is some quick and unlaborious method of getting rid of weeds, but farmers…

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The Serving of Wines in the Farm Home

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 3

Considering the wealth of high quality wine of any types produced in Australia, it is surprising that it does not figure more prominently among our national beverages. POSSIBLY its increased consump…

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Soils and Irrigation Extension Service Farm Reconstruction Field Day Huge Crowd Shows Keen Interest

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

THE Field Day held at Farm 885, Griffith, on Friday, May 30, was a successful demonstration of the results of co-operative organisation. Held under the auspices of the M.I.A. District Council of Extension Groups, and organised mainly by the C.S.I.R. Soils and Irrigation Extension…

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