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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 71 of 120

Assurance From Railways on Wheat Removal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Wednesday: Providing there is no transport hold-up, the remaining 661.146 bags of wheat in stacks and silos…

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Special Coal Quota to Shift Wheat?

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: Allocacation of coal to enable the railways to move 55 million bushels of last season's wheat…

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Advantages of Shorter Wheat-Ripening Period

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Canadian High Commissioner (Mr. K. A. Greene) told the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Wheat to Save N.S.W. Poultry Made Available

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: About. 30,000 bushels of wheat are to be released for N.S.W. poultry farmers, the Premier (Mr…

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Big Drop in Exports of Wool to Canada and United States

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 1

Australian wool trade with Nth American dollar areas—the United States and Canada—decreased by 3,550,000 dollars in the 12…

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Sheep and Wool Exams. at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

Sheep and wool students from all centres in Riverina will attend the Wagga Technical Col­lege today for their final…

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Wheat Further Pool Payments

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

A third advance of 2/- a bushel is announced for 1947-48 (No. 11) pool. This will involve a payment of £20000000 to growers, bringing the…

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Wheat and Chaff Bags

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 4

What is known as India, was the only country producing jute in quantity. Since the British withdrawal two countries control the…

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New Wheat Plan for State

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. Authority to prepsre legislation for wheat stabilisation for New South Wales was given by the…

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New Wheat Plan for N.s.w

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Authority to prepare legislation for wheat stabilisation for New South Wales was given by the State…

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Minister on Wheat Problems Mr. Graham Addresses F. and S. Conference

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The State Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) told the Farmers and Settlers' Association conference in Sydney today that he would place a wheat stabilisation scheme before…

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Skeleton Weed at Cowra “Can’t Grow Wheat Any Longer”

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 4

Cowra District Council of the F. and S. Association wants the Government to establish a special research station for the control of…

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Distribution of Tractors to Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Returned servicemen will continue to have a high priority in the distribution of agricultural tractors…

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Scientists Address farmers on Their Problems Extension Meetings Opened

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

AN interesting evening was spent at the Leeton High School on Wednesday when members of the M.I.A. Extension Groups assembled for the opening of special series of meetings to be held during the months of August and September, and to listen to addresses of the guest speakers, Dr. W. C…

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Spraying Crops by Air

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 3

THE SPRAYCOPTER AT Bourne Aerodrome, Cambridge (England), Pest Control Ltd., have inaugurated their spraycopter service. Using a Westland "Sikorsky" 51 Helicopter fitted with spraying equipment carrying 65 gallons of spray liquid, the spraycopter can spray 20 to 30 acres of crops. Because of the downward slip-stream of the helicopter the spray is…

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Farmers & Settlers’ Association Ganmain Branch

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 4

At a meeting of the Ganmain F. and S. Association, in the Literary Institute last Saturday, week, the following were present:- Messrs. T…

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Ganmain News Poultry Farm

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

A walk over Mr. Don Howard’s recently enquired poultry farm at Ganmain impresses one with the enterprise and thoroughness of its…

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Sheep and Wool Classing Exams at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 3

Twenty-five sheep and wool students from centres throughout the Riverlna were yesterday examined for their final…

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Wheat, Water and Coal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 2

Sir.—As a subscriber to your paper for many years, I ask for space to give my views on the following matters: First, the…

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F.S.A. President's Attack on Minister Over Wheat Bd. Appointment

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Mr. Hugh S. Roberton, president, said at the conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in Sydney today, that one of the largest business organisations in the country was the…

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