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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 78 of 112

Many Leave Dairying for Timber Industry Better Pay and Shorter Week

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 6

Referring to what he termed as "the drift from the dairy," Mr. W. H. Blythe (Central Rivers) told Thursday's meeting of the Council of…

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Junior Farmers Tumbarumba Girl Wins Big Prize Wagga Boy Third

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 4

Doreen Albert, of Tumbarumba Junior Farmers' Club, won the first and second divisions of Junior Farmers' Club 1947 State…

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C.P. Man Hits at govt. Move on Dairy Exports

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: "Regarded by primary [?]rodurers as the first step towards the socialisation of primary products, the Federal…

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Films Taken on Rice Farms To Be Screened at Roxy at 7.45 p.m

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 2

Rice growers and the people of the district generally, will be interested to see the screening of the films take on by the Cinesound Newsreel…

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Renovations at Welfare Farm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 2

Officers from the Department of Agriculture and Public Works Department, were at the Welfare Farm yesterday inquiring into the necessary…

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Wool Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports: On Monday, September 29, we brought forward a representative selection of early…

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Wagga Special Cattle Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 3

A special sale of store cattle was conducted by the AML and F Co Ltd at the Wagga City Saleyards on Monday 29th September when 1100 fair…

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Strong Wool Position

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report that millmen in the United States have found and continue to find a ready demand for the goods they are producing…

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Britain After Australia's Surplus Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Britain may buy up to 18 millions of Australia's available wheat exports in 1948, according to the "Daily Telegraph"…

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Strong Wool Position U.S.A. Mills Busy

The Gundagai Independent · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 3

Millmen in the United States have found and continue to find a ready demand for the goods they are producing. Men's worsted…

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'Possums May Be Bred on Fur Farms

The Gundagai Independent · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 3

'Possum farming for the commercial production of fur would be introduced in NSW if an application before the Chief…

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Sydney Wool Market Unchanged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Wool market conditions were unchanged at today's Sydney woo) sales. Competition was general and…

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Alarm at Sheep Thefts in Hay Area

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

HAY, Wednesday. Alarm at the increasing prevalence of sheep stealing in the district was voiced at the last meeting of the…

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Profits to Growers From Wool Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Federal Government will legislate shortly for the distribution to growers of the accrued profits from the…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Outstanding Opening Market

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 2

Spirited competition from Yorkshire, Continental and' American buyers, and very strong support from local manufacturers, resulted in the Goulburn…

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Move For Tax Deduction on Farmers' Silos

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Some taxation allowance should be made to farmers who built silos on their properties, and he would ask the…

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Junior Farmers' Club Miss Doreen Albert Wins State Championship

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 2

Miss Doreen Albert, of Rosewood has been placed first in the State championship competition for Division 1 and…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' co-operative Grain insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., report: We submitted a catalogue of 8240 bales on Tuesday,…

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Evidence on Butter Costs

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: The Joint Dairy Industry Advisory Committee met in Sydney today and considered evidence collected by…

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Forbes Special Store Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 2

Winchcombe carson, Ltd., Forbes, report having held their monthly special store sheep sale on Wednesday, when they yarded 9470 sheep and sold…

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