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Farming & the land, 1948

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Last Day of Wool Sales Until Qld. Strike Ends

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Because of the tie-up of overseas shipping caused by the Queensland rail strike, wool sales in Sydney have…

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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 Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 6

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

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Farmers Meet Season's Experiences Reviewed at Boree Creek

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 4

At a largely attended meeting of district farmers, held at Boree Creek on Saturday week, grievances relating to the season's wheat…

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Six Farms At Humula For Soldiers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 6

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

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Export of Tumut Maize Tumut Co-op. Dairy Co. To Handle Scheme

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2

There was a good attendance of local maizegrowers at a meeting on Thursday night last to consider a scheme, submitted by Mr. Scoble, of…

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Dairy Herd Decline Partly Arrested

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday: The decline in Australian dairy herds, which began in 1943, was partially arrested during 1947…

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Nearly All State's Wheat Crop Delivered

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: About 85,000,000 bushels ol the State's wheat crop had been delivered, the Minister for Agriculture…

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Most of State's Wheat Crop Delivered

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: About 85,000,000 bushels of the Stated wheat crop had been delivered, the Minister for…

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Wool Director Inspects W.A. Industry

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 6

During his recent visit to Western Australia the Australian Wool Board's Director of Promotion found keen…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Limited, report:' For our eleventh salt I of the season we offered a catalogue of 5,756 bales drawn from practically…

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Lake Cargelligo Special Sheep Sale

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

Dalgety and Company Ltd. Sydney, in conjunction with P[?]ch, Benson and Co., Lake Cargelligo, report a highly successful sheep sale at Lake Cargelligo on 4th…

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Minister on Wheat Contracts

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: It is improbable that the terms of the New Zealand wheat contract will be upset by the operation of the…

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Mr. Nock Explains Effect of World Wheat Agreement

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Whether the International Wheat Agreement would benefit Australia was not easy to decide, said the treasurer of the Farmers and Settlers' Federation (Mr. H. K. Nock) today…

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Big Dairy Forced to Close Down

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday: The Lithgow district's largest dairy. "The Hill-crest," at Bowenfels, closed…

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Tumbarumba's Pea Crop Averages 2397lbs. to the Acre Interest in Canning Industry

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 8

The following report on the Tumbarumba pea crop has been issued by the Chief Field Officer. Mr. G. R. Vincent:- The interest shown in the canning pea crop by Tumbarumba glowers necessitated the rejection of some applications…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

We submitted a catalogue of 5795 bales on Monday, 8th instant, the selection including a number of attractive wools of spinners' style. These…

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CORRECTION Article on Wheat Experiments

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

Mr. Stanton has asked us to correct a typographical error which appeared in the article published on Tuesday last, under the heading of…

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The Wool Outlook Market Conditions

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report : -- The variation in wool values recently experienced cannot be regarded as a serious setback in values. The…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited. 9th March, [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 5

We submitted a catalogue of 6,795 bales on Monday, 6th instant, the selection including a number of attractive wools of spinners’ style…

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Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Limited Wool Report

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

Sehute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report under date 53'48 : -- Our catalogue for this week's auctions was brought forward on…

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