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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 74 of 112

Yorkshire's Wool Buying

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that Yorkshire, a relatively limited buyer at last season's Australian wool sales, has been one of the most influential…

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Sheep Flocks Decline Lowest Since 1924

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 1

The number of sheep in Australia at the end of March—95,700000-was the lowest since 1924. This was the second consecutive…

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Sheep Skin Market Record Price at Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 4

An Australian record price of 33½d per lb, for merino full-woolled skins was obtained at the Goulburn skin sales held on Tuesday last…

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Advanced Wool Values Better Lines Rise Most

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 3

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

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New Record of 93d for Scoured Wool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: An Australasian record price of 93d was paid at the wool sales today for two bales of scoured wool from…

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Yorkshire’s Wool Buying Raw Material and Credits

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 9

Yorkshire, a relatively limited buyer at last season’s Australian sales, has been one of the most influential competitors at this…

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Bumper Wheat Crop

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board says it anticipates a "bumper" wheat harvest of 180 million bushels this season if average weather conditions…

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Importance of Sheep Classing in Relation to Auctioning of Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 6

Every bleeder would be belter off if he discarded all sheep of less than average standard in his flock—in many cases the increase in feed…

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Leeton Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 2

Three hundred and thirty fat and store cattle were yarded at the Leeton cattle sale on Tuesday, 9th September, to a very representative…

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Tumut Cattle Market

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 5

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Wagga associated with Altan J. Downing of Tumut report [?] their monthly Cattle Sale on Monday last…

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Cattle Exports Banned

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 4

All exports of beef and dairy cattle from Australia will he banned as from Friday last except under permit. Disclosing this, the Minister for…

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Frenzied Sheep Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 4

The following Is clipped from the "Pacific Wool Growers' (U.S.A.) of May. 1947. "In Eastern Oregan recently a…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report under date 10th September, 1947:…

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Cootamundra Special Cattle Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report having conducted a successful special cattle sale at Cootamundra on Wednesday, September 17…

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Argentine Wheat Racket Hits Europe

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON Thurs. (A.A.P.): Argentina's attitude on wheat Is described as "sheer racketeering" by officials of the International…

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Scoured Wool Record Broken Again

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: Another Australian record price for scoured wool was obtained at the wool sales yesterday, when 95d was paid for two bales…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Craziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited [?] September, 1947

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 6

We submitted o Catalogue of [?] [?]on Tuesday, [?]th instant, the bulk of the clips being drawn from the West, middle Western arats,…

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Scoured Wool Price Record Again Broken

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: Another Australasian record price for scoured wool was obtained at the wool…

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Wheat Pool Payments £20 Million to Growers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 3

Wheatgrowers in New South Wales received an advance of £9,966,451 on the No. 6 pool (1942-43 season) and £10,855,649 on the No. 7 pool…

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Huge Decline in Stock 13 Million Fewer Sheep in State

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 4

The serious decline in stock numbers in New South Wales was revested in figures issued on Tuesday by the Government Statistician in…

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