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Farming & the land, 1947

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No Butter For' Export Within 10 Years

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 2

Mr C. Sheehy, Commonwealth controller of…

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Disappointment at Geneva Over U.S. Wool Bill

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 1

[?]GENIVA, Sunday: The compromise Wool Bill, agreed to at the conference of the United States Congress, has deeply disappointed…

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Compulsory Labels On Woollen Goods To Show Wool Content

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 3

From a date to be fixed in consultation with the State Governments, but not before August 22 next, all imported textile goods made from or containing any proportion of wool must be labelled as to content, according to amending…

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£200 Damages for Farmer Council Cut Off Power

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 2

A jury last week awarded a farmer £200 damages against a Shire council because the council cut off power to a farm without…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show and Dog Trials Opened Today

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

The Cootamundra show Association's 17th annual sheep show and dog trials opened today in fine weather. The show has been held in…

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22 Bodies Urge Veto on Wool Bill

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday; Leaders of 22 national organisations last night called on President Truman to veto any legislation imposing an…

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`Refresher Course For Ex-Servicemen to Be Given at Yanco Welfare Farm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 4

MR. S. R. Bruce, secretary of the Leeton Repatriation Committee, who may be seen at the Commonwealth Service Office,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: There was keen competition from the Continent, the local mills and Yorkshire at the Sydney wool sales today. All…

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Big Drop in Butter Output

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Butter production throughout Australia in April dropped by almost 3000 tons compared with March, according to…

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Sheep Show Dinner a Happy Reunion

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 2

Last night, at the Albion Hotel, a very good dinner was entered by the, new host and hostess, notwithstanding that it is only a week since these…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show Attracts Large Entry List

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 2

The Cootamundra annual sheep show which opened yesterday was an outstanding success. Nominations exceeded those of…

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Wool Tax Bill Endorsed by U.s, Lower House

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The House of Representatives yesterday endorsed the joint House and Senate conference's report on the Wool Tax…

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N.Z. Farmer's Successful Wartime Hoax

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday: The story of one of the biggest hoaxes of the war has just been told…

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Slaughter of Dairy Calves in Qld

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday: At the annual licence of the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association today, the president…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

The N.Z.L. and M. Co., Ltd., offered a miscellaneous selection which included summer and autumn-shorn wools principally drawn from the Middle…

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Cootamundra Sheep Shows

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

Another special sheep show in this handy centre has come and gone—the 17th altogether. This one compared well with the pre-war shows; and at…

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Frocks in Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 3

Australian buyers in Paris, choosing models for a di[?] of French fashions to be held in Sydney, have had an opportunity of seeing how…

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World Butter Fat Record Claimed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 4

With an official test of over 273 days, a red poll cow, named "Victoria Electricity” produced 16,103 lb of milk and 777 lb of…

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Judging Competitions At Cootamundra Sheep' Show

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

An outstanding feature of the sheep show was the record number of entries in all the judging competitions, there being over 140 entries in the six events…

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Dog Trials Awards at Cootamundra Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

Results of the sheep, dog, trials at the Cootamundra sheep show were: Open Maiden Trial: H. J. Lawton's Polly (93 pts.) 1, J. Dale's Lass (84) 2,…

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