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Farming & the land, 1947

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report: For our second sale of the season, we offered a catalogue of 7813 bales, drawn from the North-Eastern,…

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Australian Wheat Crop May Total 180 Million Bushels

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: It is expected the Australian wheat crop will amount to 180,000,000 bushels this season. This was stated by the Australian Wheat Board,…

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Butter Price Inquiry 40-Hour Week Not Considered

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 4

The price of butter to be fixed by the Commonwealth Government as a result of the Joint Dairy Industry Advisory Committee’s…

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Advanced Wool Values Better Lines Rise Most

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report that marked advance in prices for most classes of wool must be accepted as an indication of the urgent need for raw…

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Progressive Farmers' Tour of America

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 4

The Rural Bank has advised that entries for the competition for progressive farmers to tour America will be received to September 30…

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Junior Farmers Honor Departing President Presentation Made to Mr. Fred Davey

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 1

On Friday night, in St. John’s Hall, the Junior Farmers of Gundagai and district took the opportunity of paying tribute to Mr Fred…

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Scoured Wool Record

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: An Australasian record price of 8¼d, was obtained for 12 bales of scoured wools from Winton at the new season's wool sales…

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Cost of Butter Report Not Yet Ready

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 4

The report on butter costs, which is being prepared for the Commonwealth Government by the Joint Dairy Industry Advisory Committee,…

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Good Rain in W.A. Wheat Belt

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 2

PERTH, Monday: Good rains in Perth and the wheat belt during the week-end have given a new lease of life to wheat crops, which…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, report under date 10th September:—

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 3

We submitted a catalogue of 5,884 bales on Tuesday, 9th instant, the bulk of the clips being drawn from the Far West, Middle Western areas,…

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Advanced Wool Values Better Lines Rise Most

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 4

The marked advance in prices for most classes of wool must be accepted as an indication of the urgent need for raw material abroad. Last season…

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A'sian Record of 873/4d For Scoured Wool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: An Australasian record price f 873/4d was obtained for 12 bales of scoured wools from Winton at the new…

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Tumut District Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 6

The local supervisor, Mr. Vallance, has taken the following information from Norman Hatton's Poultry record:—…

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Prices in Dairying Industry Further Adjustment Needed To Counteract 40-Hour Week

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 4

A further readjustment of the price structure in the dairy industry would be needed from January 1 to absorb the £4,000,000 a year…

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Wagga Experiment Farm to Run Second Course in Farm Management

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1947 · page 2

The second refresher course in farm management for ex-servicemen will be started at the Wagga Experiment Farm on September 22 when the present course, the first of its kind in Australia, will be completed…

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Bumper Yield of Wool Wheat, Meat Forecast

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 9

Australian primary industries face a period of prosperity more favourable than in any spring for years…

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Plans For Handling Wheat Crop

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 1

"All matters relating to the coming wheat harvest are still being constantly reviewed with those able to assist in its…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 6

For our second sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 7,813 bales drawn from the North Western, Far Western, Riverina, Central…

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This Season's Wheat Crop. Plans for Efficient Handling

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 3

"All matters relating to the coming wheat harvest are still being constantly reviewed with those able to assist in its efficient handling," said the…

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