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Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 120

Wool for Germany

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report: Shipments of wool from Australia on a limited scale have been made to Germany for some time and for a longer…

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Butter Production Surplus Over Local Requirements

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 1

At the present time the quantity of butter manufactured in NSW factories shows a considerable surplus over local requirements, states…

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Anglican Bishops' Lenten Pastoral the Observance of

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

Rev. Geo. E. Morris, Gundagai's respected Church of England Rector, recently received a Lenten Pastoral, which is signed by all the…

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Fourth Advance on Wheat in No. 10 POOL

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

CANBERRA, Thursday: Approval of the fourth advance of 1/ a bushel on bulk wheat and 1/3 a bushel on bagged wheat from the 1946-'47 crop…

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30 Per Cent Drop in Greasy Wool Exports

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesdays Exports of greasy wool from Australia have dropped by 30 per cent, during the seven…

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Flies Cause Havoc Among Sheep Some Gundagai Graziers Forced To Shear Flocks Junee Wants Government to Offer Big Reward for Preventative

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 1

The blow-fly menace, always a. problem for graziers, reached alarming proportions in the Gundagai district this summer. The…

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Six Humula Farms for Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday The Minister for Lands is making available for members and ex-members of the forces six farms on the Murraguldrie…

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Six Farms at Humula for Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Minister for Lands is making available for members and ex-members of the forces, six farms…

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Sheep Shot in Head

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

LEETON, Friday: A Yance grazier claimed that 13 of his sheep had been shot through the head. He is Councillor D. W. Langham…

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Chicago Wheat Up

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

Chicago wheat futures were firmer last Saturday. Prices on an Australian basis are[?] March delivery, 15/3, May, 14/10½…

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Local Wool Appraisements

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:-- We sold 7,100 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Monday. There was general competition from Yorkshire, the…

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Wheat This Year’s Crop Final Return 10/- to 12/-

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

The ultimate return to growers for this season’s wheat, when over-sea prices were equalised with the home consumption price, would be…

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Surplus of Butter; More for Export

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

At the present time the quantity of butter manufactured by New South Wales factories shows a considerable…

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Record Wool Price at Goulburn Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

GOULBURN, Thursday: A local record of 130d was established at the wool sales here to-day…

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Yanco Man Says 13 of His Sheep Were Shot

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

LEETON, Thursday: A Yanco grazier claimed today that 13 of his sheep had been shot through the head…

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Wanton Criminal Destruction of Sheep by Ruthlessly Shooting Them

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

Cr. D. W. Langham who with his father Mr. D. Langham Snr. of Yanco is associated in their business as graziers stud stock breeders and…

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Wheat Stabilisation Hume's Member Asks Questions in House

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

In the House of Representatives, the Member for Hume, Mr. A. N. Fuller, said, "I would like to ask the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture a…

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Continuity of Feed Needed on Dairy Farms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

Continuity of feed supply should be the aim of every dairy farmer. In making this statement,…

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Wheat Price to Growers 10/- to 12/- a Bushel

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

The return to wheat growers for this season's harvest would be between 10/- and 12/- a bushel, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture. Mr…

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