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Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 66 of 112

Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 4

The Country Producers Selling Co. write: Shearing is now in full swing throughout the early shearing districts, with wool arriving into Darling…

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Accident with Knife At Butter Factory

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 3

While working at Messrs. Conkey and Sons' factory this morning, Mr. Ron Fuller accidentally stabbed himself in the groin with a knife…

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Rain in Wagga Area Aids Crops, Combats Frosts

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 2

Recent rains had prevented much of the district wheat crop from suffering frost damage, the manager of the Wagga Experiment…

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Sheep, Lambs, Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report on the sales Homebush on 14/8/47. Heep 12,500 sheep and 11,687 lambs…

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“No Synthetic Wool Danger to Australia Yet”

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

It would be many years before Australia need fear competition from substitute or synthetic wool from European countries, because…

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Heavy Fines at Leeton; Breaches of Prices, Wheat Laws

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 2

LEETON, Wednesday: Eight defendants were fined a total of £176 for breaches of prices regulations by Mr Atkinson, S.M., at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions to- day…

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World Tour for District Farmers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 4

A good opportunity is being g[?] farming centres of N.S.W. to nominate candidates for a world tour, it is hoped every…

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Mr. Graham Visits Trainees at Wagga Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham), who paid a visit to Wagga yesterday, said last night Out he had done so to keep a…

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Freight Increase Hits Farmers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 7

Woolgrowers from to-day were subsidising other rail freight more heavily than before the president of the Graziers Assn. of NSW…

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Sheep and Wool Students

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 3

In connection with the Junior Sheep Judging competition, to take place at the Coolamon show, for the purpose of giving the [?] some [?]…

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Wagga Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga— Messrs. A.M.L. and F. Co., Dalgety and Co., Farmers and Graziers', R. H. Blake and Co., New Zealand…

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Australia’s Wheat Surplus Sold

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

The whole of Australia’s wheat and the export surplus available for shipment to the end of November next has been sold, said Mr. J. S. Teasdale, of…

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State and Federal Ministers to Discuss Wheat Stabilisation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: A special conference of State and Federal Ministers for Agriculture will be held soon to work out a plan for stabilising the wheat industry. THIS decision was reached to- day by the Premiers' Conference. The following motion was adopted unanimously: "This conference…

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Batlow Junior Farmers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 2

A number of the girls paid a visit early in the month to [?] bakery. There they saw some of the [?] points of commercial cookery…

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Wheat Stabilisation

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, A special conference of State and Federal Ministers for Agriculture will be held soon to work out a plan for stabilising the wheat…

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Vast Wheat Crops at Forbes Two Men Sow 5,000 Acres

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

Two men in the Forbes district this year have sown more than 5,000 acres of wheat. Some of it is .30 bushels to the;…

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Narrandera Show to Include Sheep Dog Trials

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 4

The committee of the Narrandera P. and A. Association has decided to include sheep dog trials in the 65th annual snow to be held on…

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Challenge to Wool By Nylon Goods

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: "American nylons are becoming a real challenge to Australian wool," said the managing-director in Australia and New Zealand…

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Increase In Butter Price Sought

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 6

The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee has made a move to have the price of butter to consumers increased by 4d a lb. with…

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Show Sheep Must Be Free From Lice

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

The following letter has been received by the secretary of the Leeton Show, from the Stock Inspector:— "The Department, of Agriculture…

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