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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 120

Experiment Farm Manager Discusses Farming Difficulties

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

That farming may be made more attractive—and incidentally more profitable—is the considered opinion of a band of experts attached to the State Department of Agriculture…

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Junee Farmers Criticise Wheat Agreement

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 8

"The international wheat agreement is the geratest piece of slight of hand and robbery , ever upon- a section of the Australian…

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Wheat Pact to Be Quickly Ratified

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today there would be no delay in presenting to…

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F.s.a. Backs Up Wheat Probe Move

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Fanners and Settlers' Association has joined to the demand for a committee of inquiry…

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Local Items Wool Display Unit to Visit Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 2

An Australian Wool Board display unit, consisting of a truck and trailer, will visit Wagga from April 29 to May 3…

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£880 Damages for Balldale Farmer

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 2

ALBURY, Wednesday: In the Supreme Court today before Mr. Justice Maxwell, a jury of four awarded damages of £880 to…

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Huge U.s. Wheat Crop Forecast

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 2

The Agriculture Department last Saturday, forecast a wheat crop of 1,321,000,000 bushels. Only four times previously has the…

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Rise in Butter Output

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 2

Improved seasonal conditions caused a jump, of 20,009 tons in butter production in the eight months ended February. The total was 117,793…

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Artificial Insemination of Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Arrangements have been made with tile Reading Research Station in England for the collection of…

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Heavier Wheat Seeding

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 4

Recent germination tests I made with sprung and shot wheat under laboratory conditions emphasise the soundness…

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Kapooka Camp Offered for Sheep-Grazing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday : Today's "Government Gazette" calls for offers…

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Wheat Acreage to Be Smaller

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 2

Department of Agriculture field officers have reported that the wheat acreage planted in N.S.W. this year will be much smaller than…

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U.K. To Benefit By Increased Butter Output

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 6

Britain will benefit by the improvement in Australia's butter production, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) states…

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Wheat Agreement Discussed by Wheatgrowers’ at Ganmain

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

The International Wheat Agreement and its relation to stabilisation, were discussed at a meeting at Ganmain, on Friday last, which was…

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11/2 a Bushel Expected for Wheat Harvest

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Realisations for the 1947-48 wheat harvest are estimated at an ultimate return to growers of 11/2…

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What of Wheat ? World Agreement and New Zealand Deal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 4

While Australian primary producers, and specially wheat growers, are awaiting anxiously the promised Government announcement of details…

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Tumut District Junior Farmers' Clubs

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

FIELD DAY.--A successful Field of cattle and sheep judging was held at Mr. Shief's properly, Group. on Saturday afternoon last. Following…

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Further Advances Soon on Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA. Thursday: Some wheatgrowers had asked him to postpone further advances on the 1947-48 crop…

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Warning to Farmers on Machinery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Acting Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. A. K. Weir) today appealed…

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Yass Cattle Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

The Associated Auctioneers, Messrs H. H. Bridge and Co Messrs Henry James and Co, and Winchcombe Carson Ltd, Yass, report a…

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