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Farming & the land, 1948

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Farm Prices Must Eventually Fall

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

"There have been so many warnings in the last two years from bankers, economists and businessmen that prices of our agricultural exports will…

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Effects of Hormones on Pears and the Future of the Dairying Industry

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

A VERY heavy crop of canning pears on Mr. Lee Black's farm between the Corbie Hill road and Almond Road was viewed…

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Boys’ Fine Feat Harvest Their Father’s Crop

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

The two sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Maslin, of “Coonara,” via Coolamon. Ron (14) and Trev. (13), have just completed a very fine feat, taking off…

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Wheat Harvest Expected To Yield 105 Million Bushels, Says Minister

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Results of the recent survey made by officials of the Department of Agriculture indicate that the wheat harvest will yield 105,000,000 bushels, of which probably 43 per cent—or about 46,000,000 bushels—will…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Goldsborough Mort and Co. Ltd., report a catalogue of 6.905 bales, representing most of the wool growing districts of the State. Included were some…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 6

Goldsfcrourh, Mori and Company Limited, report: For our ninths sale of the season we effored a catalogue of 6,905 bales representing most of…

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Greasy Wool Exports 50 Per Cent drop

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 3

It is announced that Australian exports of greasy wool in the first half of the 1947-48 financial year were nearly 50 per cent, below those…

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Lucerne Proves its Value to Riverina Dairy Farmers During Hot Spell

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 3

January was the first occasion this summer on which normal weather conditions applied, as prior to that month temperatures were low, with cold nights and frequent showers, states the Wagga Dairy Officer (Mr. C. E. Chapman)…

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Britain’s Own Food Production Plan Big Increases in Acreage of Wheat, Barley, Oats, Potatoes and Sugar Beet

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

Just under one and a half million acres—a record—will be set aside the United Kingdom this year for the growing of potatoes. This is the…

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Farmers' Outwit Batlow Strikers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Batlow farmers formed themselves into emergency working groups to beat the strike. The farmers and orchardists faced…

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Police Recapture Four Escapees From Prison Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

GOULBURN, Sunday: Police from Taralga, Crookwell and Goulburn this morning recaptured four prisoners who escaped from Oberon prison farm on Friday night. THEY closed on the men at 2 a.m…

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Barmedman Farmer to Pay £20 for Not Feeding Horses Interesting Case Heard In Wyalong Court

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 6

A Barmedman farmer who said he would not accept £1000 for one his show horses, was fined £20 by Mr Finaly SM, at the West…

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Mimosa Man Threw Himself on Flames Valiant Attempt to Extinguish Crop Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

In a valiant attempt to extinguish crop fire before it spread, Albert Hall, of Mimosa, threw himself on to the flames to try and smother them…

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250 Farms Available for Land Settlement in N.s.w. During Next Two Months

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

“During the next two months there will be 250 farms available for soldier settlements in NSW” said the Minister for Lands, Mr W.F. Sheahan, MLA, addressing member of the Returned Soldiers’ League at Boorowa…

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Farm Prices Must Eventually Fall

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 7

“There have been so many warning in the last two years from bankers, economists and businessmen that prices of our agricultural exports…

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Sheep and Wool Class Technical Education

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

These classes at the Cootamundra Technical College commenced today, and will in future be held every Tuesday, from 9 to 1 p.m…

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Big Problems in Wheat Movement

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

New South Wales is still facing enormous problems in moving and mareketing its record wheat crop of more than 105 million bushels. On…

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Good Competition at Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: The seventh series of Melbourne woolsales this season opened today, when approximately 10,000 bales…

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Sydney Wool Values Best of Season

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Under keen and general competition the market at today's wool sales continued very firm, and values were at the best…

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Keen Competition at Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Under keen and general competition the market at yesterday's wool sales continued very firm, and values were at the best…

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