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Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 120

District Wool Sold

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 7

Pitt, Son and Bargery Limited state “At our Sydney auction on the 13th instant, we submitted a catalogue of wools drawn chiefly from…

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Scathing Attack On Wheat Pact By CP

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

Mr J. S. Teasdale, growers' representative on the…

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Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 4

Our offering on the 12th instant comprised wools drawn mainly from the Southern Tablelands, Monaro, and New England…

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International Stock Judging Competition Junior Farmers to Compete In Great Britain

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 6

There members of Junior Farmers Clubs are to leave by the ‘Orion’ for England on 4th May to compete in the International Stock Judging…

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Leeton Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4

Four hundred and twenty fat and store cattle were yarded at the cattle sale held at Leeton recently to a representative number of buyers from…

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Yass Cattle Sale

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 6

The associated auctioneers, Messrs. H. H. Bridge and Co., Messrs. Henry James and Co. and Winchcombe Carson Ltd., Yass, report a highly satisfactory cattle…

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Record Wool Cheque

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4

The Australian wool cheque for three-quarters of the current season is £11.371,311 more than the record cheque for the whole of the previous…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4

The Melbourne woolbrokers report that at the ninth series of wool sales in the 1947/48 season, the average price realized for greasy wool was…

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Deal in Wheat Bill Likely Soon

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4

The Government will probably bring down legislation about the end of the month to ratify Australia's participation in the international…

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Dogs Maul Valuable Sheep Time Action was Taken

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

In recent weeks packs of dogs have caused severe losses around Cootamundra, and it is time some appropriate action was…

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11,2 a Bushel Expected for Wheat Harvest

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

Realisations for the 1947-48 wheat harvest are estimated at an ultimate return to growers of 11/2 a bushel less freight, the Minister for…

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Dairy Evolution Likely to be Gradual

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4

The evolution of the dairy industry in Australia from mainly butter fat production to the much more profitable…

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Move to Control Lice Infested Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

HAY, Tuesday: Hay P. P. Board today decided to forward a motion to the P. P. Conference asking that where sheep…

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Cure for Sheep Lameness After Dipping

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), (AAP-Reuter): Department of Agriculture officials who, in collaboration with Dip manufacturers…

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Decline in U.s. Wool Return

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:—United States production of shorn wool in 1948 is estimated by the Department of…

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Cables in Brief Wheat Ship in Port

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: A report says that the steamer Bert Williams, which went aground in the Red Sea on April 12, has…

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Rumors of Russian Buyers at Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Persistent rumors that Russian interests were operating at Victorian woolsales in recent…

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Britain's Big Farming Effort

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

In some of the best spring sowing weather on record, Britain's farmers have made a good start for the 1348…

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International Stock Judging Competition Junior Farmers to Compete in Great Britain

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

Three members of Junior Farmers' clubs are to leave by the Orion for England on 4th May to compete in the International…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 8

Messrs Goldsbrough Mort & Co., Ltd., report: For our twelfth sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 5726 bales drawn practically…

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