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Farming & the land, 1947

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1900 Tons of Apricots Processed Most Satisfactory and Smooth-running Season; Big Peach Crop Also Expected

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

THE apricot season just, concluded at the Leeton Co-operative Cannery has been one of the most satisfactory and smooth-running seasons experienced since the co-operative organisation started, said Mr. H. J. Williams (general manager) in the course of an interview…

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Tractors on Road Farmer Fined for Unlicensed Vehicles and Drivers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

RALPH Cartmel pleaded guilty at the Leeton police court before Mr. Isles, P.M., on Tuesday, to two charges of permitting…

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Dairying Costs Sir Earle Page Suggests Wider Enquiry

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

A plea that the Commonwealth Government's Committee should investigate not only direct but indirect costs in the dairying industry has…

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Good Results on Large Asparagus Farm on the 'Bidgee Near Gundagai

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

As a result of thorough cultivation and plentiful watering, the crops on Australia's largest asparagus farm are looking particularly healthy and…

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Commonwealth Butter Production Down

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: Between July 1 and November 30 last year, butter production in Australia was only 56,118 tons, compared with…

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Wild Dogs Attacking Sheep In Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

LEETON, Friday. Wild dogs are playing havoc with sheep flocks. West of Leeton they are raiding in the early hours of the morning…

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Wheat Plan Supported in S. Aust

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday: South Australian wheatgrowers have decided to support the Federal Government's wheat…

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Farm Competition Winner to Visit Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

Winner of the Rural Bank progressive farmer competition, Mr. A. K. Gardiner, of Bowning, will visit Griffith next week…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Last Monday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Sydney, offered a representative selection drawn from many parts ot the State…

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Wheat Imports

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board has completed arrangements for the importation into New South Wales and…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Goldsbrought. Mort and Co. write: For our opening sale of the New Year we submitted a catalogue of 6048 bales. The offering brought forward an…

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Danish Cattle and Pigs

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Prior to leaving England for U.S.A., the Minister for Agriculture. Mr. Graham, who is leading the N.S.W. Stock Buying Delogation, visited Denmark,…

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Synthetics Outstrip Scoured Wool Output

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The total annual world production of synthetics is now more than the total annual value of the clean scoured content of the world's wool clip. This is revealed in a state[?]…

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Continental Buyers Keen at Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Continental buyers continued to dominate the market at the seventh series of the current wool sales. Reporting this, the New…

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Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Our catalogue comprised 4310 bales, drawn chiefly from New England, Mudgee, Central and Southern Tablelands. The bulk of these wools was…

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Goulburn Wool-classing Award for Successful Student

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

Last year, for the first time, it was made passible for wool-classing students at the Goulburn Technical, College, to secure their certificates by…

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Goulburn Wool Classing Award For Successful Student

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 6

Last year, for the first time, it was made possible for Wool Classing students at the Goulburn Technical College, to secure their Certificates…

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Wool Sales Down 290,970 Bales On Last Six Months

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1
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Wool sold and appraised during the six months ended December 31, 1946, was 290,970 bales, less than in the six months ended December…

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Now Blame The Farmer a Condensation of Hugh Roberton's Book

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

[To-day "The Daily Advertiser" begins a condensed version of one of the most important books ever written in Australia—"Now Blame the Farmer," by Mr. Hugh S. Roberton. Mr. Roberton, who is a farmer at Old Junee, is well known…

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