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Farming & the land, 1948

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Burning Off Dangers and Farmers' Responsibilities Discussed at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

AT the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night Mr. R. Taylor, of Farm 558, complained of the careless use of…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

The N.Z.L.M.A., Co., Ltd. reports: Owing to the series of sales in the Newcastle centre on Wednesday and Thursday last, wool auctions in…

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Wheat Conference Fails

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

Now that the smoke of battle has cleared, it seems to be fairly obvious that the Federal Government has no intention of moving away from its original wheat stabilisation proposals…

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Big Increase in Butter Output

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Australian butter production for the last six months of 1947 amounted to 84,708 tons, compared with 71,260…

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Keen Competition at Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: All the best features of the previous day's actions were again in evidence for merino wools at the Sydney sales…

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Sydney Wool Sales Keen Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: All the best features of the previous day's actions were again in evidence for merino wools at the Sydney sales yesterday…

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Says States May Form Independent Plan For Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: If the Commonwealth Government continued its uncompromising attitude on wheat stabilisation, three or four…

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Move in South Africa to Label Wool Textiles

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 7

The South African Wool Board and the South African Bureau of Standards are collaborating in efforts to have a textile labelling act…

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Semi-trailer Smashes Into Wheat Paddock Cowra Man Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

A Cowra man Mr. Earl Bryant, of Morongla, suffered a fractured spine and other injuries when a truck which he was driving got out of control and…

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Life on the Farm What a Farm!

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

In his opening Shell Show broadcast, versattle comedian Willie ('Ow Are Yer Mate?) Fennell painted a realistic picture of life down on the farm—…

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Gumly Farmer Retains Verdict for £900 Damages

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The appeal by the Commonwealth against a verdict for £900 damages awarded to Oliver Septimus Baker, of "Gumly…

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More Wheat Promised to Poultry Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) gave an assurance in the House of Representatives to-day…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd report:—On Monday, 9th instant, we brought forward a good average selection, chiefly of top making…

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Big Increase in Butter Output

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

Australian [?] production for the last six months of 1947 amounted to 84,708 tons compared with 71,260 tons for the last six months…

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When Sheep May Remain Unshorn

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

Hundred of thousands of Australia’s sheep will go unshorn in a few years because shearers are a vanishing race. That is the…

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Sydney Wool Prices Advance

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The wool market closed today at its best point of the week, with prices ruling strongly in sellers' favor…

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Australian Wool for Japan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

TOKYO. Wednesday (A.A.P.): General MacArthur's Headquarters will buy "a fair quantity" of wool from Australia…

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Rabbits Second to Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

It is estimated that 90 million Rabbits were killed in; Australia last year and that this year's total will be even greater…

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Minister Denies Breakdown Wheat Talks

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) denied that the recent meeting of the Agricultural council broke down over…

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74½d. for Coolac Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

The AML and F Co Ltd report having sold the following district clip in their sales in Sydney on the 5th February:—…

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