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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 112

Growers' Vote Ends Wheat Stabilisation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: When the Commonwealth Agricultural Council meets in Canberra at the end of next week, it will discuss the blow to the Federal…

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£12,500,000 Loan To France For Empire Wool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

PARIS, Tuesday: London banks have granted a revolving credit of £12,500,000 sterling to finance the French purchase of wool within the…

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"Miserable Subsidy System" Leading to Collapse of Dairy Industry

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Reid (C.P., Casino) said hat Mr. Scully and Mr. Dedman were noted in the Assembly as authorities or the statement that the Federal…

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

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

[This is the third instalment of Hugh Roberton's powerful book, "Now Blame the Farmer," which traces the exploitation and ruin of big areas of Australian soil. In subsequent chapters Mr. Roberton gives possible solutions to one of the most urgent…

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Local & General Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. reports: We submitted on 16th inst. a good average catalogue of wools drawn principally from the later…

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Commonwealth Deferring Wheat Decision

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Commonwealth Government will make no decision about its wheat stabilisation scheme until after a poll of growers in…

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Branded Sheep Illegally Ariah Park Case

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

A case of interest to Ariah Park farmers was heard at Temora police court yesterday, when James Clement Hill pleaded guilty to two charges…

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Queensland Record for Scoured Wool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: A record Queensland price of 74d. was obtained for five bales of scoured wool from Central Queensland at the…

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Commonwealth To Defer Decision On Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Government will make no decision about its wheat stabilisation scheme until after a poll of growers in Western Australia…

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Disease Among District Sheep Outbreak of Yellow Bighead

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

Many district holdings are at present concerned with an outbreak of disease known as Yellow Bighead. Gundagai's Stock Inspector (Mr H…

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Temora Mill May Close Through Wheat Shortage

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

With only one day's supply of f.a.q. wheat, the Temora flour mill will it forced to close unless promised consignments arrive…

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N.sw. Wheat Shortage Thirty Million Bushels Below Requirments

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

When all wheat crops in NSW were in it would be found that the Government’s estimate of 14½ million bushels for the season was…

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Escapes From Prison Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Police and prison officials are searching for Edward James Morris. 21, of Sydney, who escaped from Emu Plains…

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

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

This is the fourth instalment of Hugh Roberton's indictment of the land system that drives men from the land. IT IS IMPORTANT to note that the work of land…

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Rain Needed for Maize Chances of Fair Crops

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 3

Although some district maize farmers fear they may fail to secure a crop for the fifth consecutive year, the Stock Inspector…

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Narandera Sheep Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

Over 19,000 sheeep were offered by Dalgety and Company Limited at their special sale at Narrandera on Wednesday, 15th inst. There was a…

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Cattle Sale in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

The Associated Agents of Wagga, Messrs. A.M.L. and F. Co., Dalgety and Co., Farmers and Graziers. R. R. Blake and Co., New Zetland…

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The Wheat Position

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

Deliveries of wheat to the Australian Wheat Board Up to Saturday, 11th January, totalled 64.000,000 bushels. [?] were [?] to total [?]…

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Good Offering at Brisbane Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE. Thursday: Brisbane wool sales continued to-day when 13,542 bales were offered. The offering was average to good, and…

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No Extra Wheat For Britain From Australia

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday: Australian wheat exports could not be increased sufficiently to enable Britain to postpone further her stringent…

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