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Farming & the land, 1948

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Technical College Rural Technology Instruction for Irrigation Farmers Short-term Winter Course Favoured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 6

ON Monday night, April 12, representatives of the Agricultural Dept., Extension Groups and Junior Farmers…

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Sweet Corn Experiments at Yanco Experiment Farm 1947/48

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

Mr. P. F. Stanton has received the results of the sweet corn experiments from Mr. G. It. Godden, agronomist. Mr. Godden reports that the sweet…

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International Stock Judging Competition Junior Farmers To Compete In Great Brtain

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1

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

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Dairy Evolution Likely To Be Gradual

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 2

The evolution of the dairy industry in Australia from mainly butter fat production to the mach more profitable wholemilk utilisation must be…

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Riverina Round-up Fool's Paradise...Oath Trouble...Old Bogey...Water Wanted...Show Loss...Mobile Wool

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 2

AT Griffith "one fool a minute' was short of the status quo. There were two. Last Sunday night, a few…

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London Wool Sales Today

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: The third series of wool sales in London for 1948 will commence tomorrow. The total offerings of…

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Mr. Fadden Hits at International Wheat Agreement

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday: "The Country Party will not be deterred in its fight against the International Wheat Agreement, even if no other political party falls into line with its views," the Country Party leader (Mr…

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Travelling Wool Exhibition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 3

Residents of Leeton and district should look for the Trailer Caravan which will be in Leeton to-day (Tuesday), with an exhibition by the…

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Farmers & Settlers Association Corobimilla Branch Members Opposed to Wheat Agreement

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 2

A meeting of the Corobimilla branch of the F. and S. Association was held in the hall on 16th April, there being present Messrs. C. R…

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Farm Tractors from U.S.A.

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 3

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, Mr. E. T. Wendell, M.L.A. for Corowa, asked: I ask the Premier whether it is a…

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Trip to the Junior Farmers' Camp At The R.A.S. Show Of 1948

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 2

I was chosen along with two other Junior Farmer lads from the Wagga district to attend the 14th Junior Farmer Camp at the Royal Easter…

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Committee to Handle Future Wheat Harvests

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A committee would be set up to consider the handling of future wheat harvests, the Minister for…

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Wheat Agreement and Marshall Aid—Talks at Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: "Australian wheatgrowers are being forced by the Marshall Aid Plan and Wall Street, to play their part in feeding the starving people of Europe to stop the march of Communism…

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Programmer Farmer Team Arrives in U.s

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

The Rural Bank's Progressive farmer, team arrived in San Francisco last week on the first portion of its tour of the United…

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Dairy Science Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

Dairy science schools for those desiring to qualify for certificates for milk and cream testing and cream grading, are to…

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General Rain Will Greatly Benefit Riverina Croplands

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 2

Riverina pastures and croplands will benefit greatly from the general rain which fell throughout Tuesday night and early yesterday morning. THIS opinion was expressed…

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Tumut Butter Factory Production

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 3

Production at the Tumut Butter Factory during March amounted to 59.52 tons, compared with 42.75 tons during the corresponding period of 1947 and…

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Long-or Short-range Wheat Stabilisation?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 4

Whatever weaknesses there may be in the International Wheat Agreement, at least it is an attempt at providing to the measure of stability for growers of the next four crops…

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Wool on Wheels Exhibition in Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 4

On Wednesday last residents of Narandera were afforded the opportunity or viewing the Australian Wool Board's travelling wool…

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77d Offered at London Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The first sale of the third series or wool in London was held yesterday, with offerings totalling 18,859…

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