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Farming & the land, 1948

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Sees Bright Future for Beef Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The beef cattle Industry of Australia is commencing an era of great prosperity, Mr. Gordon…

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Truman Wants Wheat Pact Passed

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday— As part of his programme for relieving International tension and promoting world peace."…

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Further Test in Sowing Wheat by Aircraft

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

Continuing their experiments in the sowing of wheat from the air, East-West Arlines have made arrangements to sow grain in a 20…

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Petrol Issued For Shifting Wheat to Port

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) said to-day that apparently the N.S.W…

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The Wool Outlook Merinos In Strong Position

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

Prices secured for the better merino wools at -opening London auctions were par to 5 per cent below May London values for the…

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Farm Organisation in Australia

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

"The growing status of the Primary Producers' Council of Australia is shown by the recent affiliation with it of the…

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Local and General Junior Farmers' School at H.a.g

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

The third annual junior Farmers' School of instruction at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College was officially opened by the…

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Hint for Gundagai ? Berrigan Race Club Made £450 on Crop of Oats

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 8

Members of the Gundagai Race Club, who have often remarked that lucerne growing on the inside of the local racecourse would…

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Better Maize Crops Points in Seed Selection

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

The importance of planting only sound, bright, pure selected seed for maize production cannot be overstressed, points out…

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Denmark's Decline in Farm Workers

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

Children and other relatives working for Denmarks 171,000 farmers declined from 106,700 pre-war to 94,000 today, and…

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Wheat Crop Will Be Lifted Minister’s Statement

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Mr. M. O’Sullivan, said on Thursday last week that all wheat in the country would be lifted before the…

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Wheat Truckings From Coolamon

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 3

Including wheat trucked out during the carting period 305,275 bushels have been despatched from the Coolamon silos this season, out…

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Minister Challenged Wheat Delays Serious

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 4

Wheat authorities in Sydney do not agree with the Minister for Transport, that all wheat in country districts of the State will be lifted…

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The Wool Outlook Merinos In Strong Position

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 4

Prices secured for the better Merino wools at opening London auctions were, par to 5 per cent below May London values for…

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Farmers and Drift to City

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The development of e national economy which would provide a fair share of the national income…

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Wartime Crops Being Retained by Department

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: New crops which were established In Australia during the war, were being retained in peace…

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Crop Reports U.s.a

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 3

Heavy rains in the south-west, especially in Kansas and Nebraska, where torrential rains have been reported in parts, have delayed…

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Oklahoma Has Miracle Crop of Wheat Like Stubble, But Was Record

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 6

On Oklahoma's rolling wheatlands this spring all signs pointed to a lean year. Stalks that normally would have been thigh-high were…

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Butter Rationing May Last Five Years

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — According to experts in the dairying industry, there is little chance of butter rationing in Australia…

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Views on the Wheat Plan

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 2

The latest wheat stabilisation scheme put forward by the Government was designed to protect everyone but the wheat farmer,…

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