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Farming & the land, 1948

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Butter May Be Rationed for Five Years

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 4
Also in Daily Advertiser

According to experts in the dairying industry, there is little chance of [?]utter rationing in Australia being lifted for at least five years…

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Sod Top Orchard Australian Farmer at Toronto, Canada

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 3

"Rarely have I seen better trees, or a finer display of blossoms, the cherry trees in particular being a picture almost…

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Three Convicts Escape From Prison Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 1

'SYDNEY, Sunday: Three young convicts escaped from the Emu Plains prison farm to-day…

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Careless Winter Methods Mean Dairying Troubles In Spring

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 6

Temperature plays an important part ill the occurrence of bacterial defects in milk and cream, points out the Division of Dairying of the…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report having held their monthly special store sheep sale on July 22, when they yarded 10,000 high…

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Rail Motor Crashes Into Sheep on Foggy Morning

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

While Mr. Martin Rourke was bringing his sheep along the railway line after shearing at Mr. Yeo's shearing shed about 9 o'clock on Saturday…

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Tasmania Lead World in Wool Processing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

With the introduction of new combing processes at the wool-scouring and carbonising works of L.W. Smith and Co. Pty. Ltd.,…

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Request For Sheep Dip At Saleyards Discussed by Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Saturday afternoon a lengthy discussion took place on the proposal of…

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Viscount Davidson in Wagga; Discusses Future of Wool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 2

The future of wool was the most difficult problem in the world, declared Viscount Davidson, chairman of the London board of the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., at Wagga yesterday…

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Waste on Dairy Farms Through Faulty Paddock Management

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 5

In any commercial project a primary requirement for success is the use of methods of management that involve minimum waste. On many…

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Local & General Airman—farmer

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 4

Lockhart district readers will be deeply interested to know that at least one of the district's returned airmen has entered upon a…

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Ammunition for Farmers Full Supply Soon

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

Not only full normal demands for ammunition are expected by manufacturers to be met within the next few months, but sufficient will be…

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At The Montreal Theatre, Tumut "The Farmer's Daughter"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 6

A hot Congressional election campaign forms the background for a lender romance in "The Farmer's Daughter," RKO-Radio's…

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Poultry Farmers' Co-op

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 2

In this issue the Leeton and District Poultry Farmers' Co-op. Society, invite nominations for position of director, to fill vacancy caused by the…

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Powdery Mildew of Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

Powder mildew of wheat is caused by a parasitic fungus which develops mainly in the crop, but during moist, warm…

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The Wool Outlook Merinos in Strong Position

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 4

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report: Prices secured for the better merino wools at opening London auctions were par to 5 per cent…

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Farm Machinery Impressions From America

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 4

"Machinery has been adapted to meet special farming conditions in the United States of America, and all 'truck' (market…

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Farmer's Ordeal at Young

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

YOUNG, Tuesday: A s[?] old farmer unyoked a team of horses and crawled half a mile for help after he had been r[?]…

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Melbourne Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: At Newmarket today 1440 fat [?]locks were yarded, compared with 1300 last week. The…

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