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Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 120

Stronger Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

Winchombe, Carson Ltd., report: Changes in wool values at recent auctions have been upward and that movement has…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The top price at the Melbourne wool sales today, when 8583 bales were offered, was 86d for one[?]…

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Upward Trend at Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: The market at today's Sydney wool sales showed an upward tendency for all descriptions except some…

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Wool Exports Down in Weight But Up in Value

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Australia exported wool valued at £.108,608,000 F.O.B. during the year ended March. THE Quantity exported was…

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Our Progressive Farmers on Tour

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

While in Supa, on their world tour, the Rural Bank Progressive Farmer Team were guest of the Government of Fill. They…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Pitt, Son, and Badgery's report on their Sydney auction of 3rd instant submitting an offering from the Southern Tablelands,…

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Harden Cattle Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 10

Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd. Harden report having yarded 1800 cattle at their sale on Tuesday last 27th April, and a total of 1436 were…

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Stronger Wool Market Keen Local Demand

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 7

Changes in wool values at recent auctions have been upward and that movement has extended to medium and coarse crossbreds…

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Farming Difficulties

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

That farming, may be made more attractive—and incidentally more profitable—is the considered opinion of a band of…

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Erosion Control Fundamental Principles for Coastal Farms

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 11

Although the average annual rain-fall (up to 60 or 70 inches or more in places, with daily registrations reaching sometimes as high as 10…

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Tumut Meeting Stresses Need for Farmers' Union Speak to Government With United Voice

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 9

“Mr Bourke and I, as well as the Batlow delegates, returned, from conference firmly convinced that one big anion with commodity sections is not only practical but necessary to enable producers to speak to the Government with one united voice” stated the…

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Sheep and Wool Students’ Field Day

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 4

About thirty sheep and wool class students from the Wagga, Coolamon and Junee technical colleges attended an interesting and…

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Cowra Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

The Central District Advisory Committee of the Australian Society of Breeders of British Sheep will be conducting their…

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Wheat Shipments Speeding Up Planned

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

The Australian Wheat Board has made arrangements for the monthly despatch of 10 wheat ships from Sydney and three from Newcastle,…

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Wheat Pact "Not Imposed By Marshall Aid"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) today denied that the Marshall Aid…

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Schute, Bell, Badgery Lumby Limited Wool Report

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 3

We offered on the 29th instant a catalogue comprising mainly later shorn wools, with some nice wools from Monaro and Southern Tablelands…

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Growers’ Gains When Slump Comes Pollard on Wheat Agreement

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

The Government monsidered that the International Wheat Agreement was essentially sound from the viewpoint of the Australian…

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International Wheat Agreement Some Details Explained (From the “Melbourne Herald”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 4

Victoria and Western Australia may fight Commonwealth control of wheat. They may set up their own marketing organisations outside the…

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Spirited Bidding for Two Farms Near Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

Two river-frontage farms situated 20 miles below Wagga were submitted by auction at the Australian Hotel yesterday…

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For the Man on the Land Is Your Soil Moist Enough to Grow a Crop?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 4

The amount of water in the soil at sowing time may be a more important factor with wheat than the actual rainfall during the growing period. THIS still has to be tested out…

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