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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 73 of 120

F.S.A. to Sponsor Co-operative Wheat-Handling System

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Farmers and Settlers' Association conference today decided to sponsor a co-operative move with a view to producer-ownership of the wheat-handling system in New South Wales…

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Tractors for Farming Statement by Mr. Ewart Hughes, Director Ford Company of Australia Pty. Ltd

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 3

The Prime Minister, the Hon. J. B. Chifley, has, in recent announcements, indicated the need for further economies in dollar expenditure and called for…

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Griffith Junior Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 3

Griffith Junior Farmers at their meeting last Friday night, decided to ask for half of the north side wall of the pavilion…

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M.i.a. Agricultural Extension Notes Farmers Inspect Frost Fan

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 4

AT the conclusion of a meeting of the Hanwood Extension Group last week, members inspected the equipment used by Mr. H. J. Frith Research Officer, C.S.I.R., Irrigation Research Station. Mr. Frith is testing horizontal fans for frost…

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Rand Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 5

The N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Corowa, and J. M. Smith and Co., agents in conjunction, yarded…

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Stronger Wool Tone

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 3

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report: A more extended private inquiry has been latterly experienced for local fellmongered wools in…

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Extra Coal for Lifting Balance of Wheat Crop 1000 Tons Weekly

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) said today that the Joint Coal Board had promised to make an additional allocation of 1000 tons of coal weekly to the N.S.W. Railways, to be specially earmarked for transporting the balance of last season's wheat crop to the seaboard…

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Motion on Wheat Transport Defeated

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A motion of urgency on the question of obtaining adequate coal supplies to bring wheat to the…

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Wheat Silos Sought for Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 4

The Griffith branch, Farmers and Settlers' Association, at their meeting last Thursday night decided to arrange for a…

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Big Coal Allotment to Shift Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) said that the Joint Coal Board has promised to…

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Crop Prospect Shows Regress; Rain Needed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Wheat and oat crop prospects have Shown some regression during July, says the Department of…

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Innoculating Sheep Against Scabby Mouth

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 9

Mr H. R. Peisley, Stock Inspector of Gundagai in an interview with the “Independent” stated that the incidence of scabby mouth…

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Stronger Wool Tome Better Inquiry

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 9

A more extended private inquiry has been latterly experienced for local fellmongered wools Sydney, a large number of…

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Less Wheat Sown in Cowra District

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 2

A large number of farmers in the Cowra district have cut down sharply on their wheat plantings this season. Recently the Cowra Guardian…

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Heavy Frost Damage to M.i.a. Citrus Crops

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 4

LEETON, Wednesday: Heavy frosts yesterday morning and this morning have caused extensive damage to citrus crops…

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Doings with the Man on the Land All Gundagai Dairy Herds Should Be T.B. TESTED (Work of Stock Inspector Appreciated By Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 9

If all dairy herds in the Gundagai district submitted to the anti TB test it would greatly assist in keeping the dreaded tuberculosis in in check. For that reason a report…

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Leeton Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 4

At the monthly cattle sale held by W. J. Fulton, stock and property salesman, of Leeton. 160 fat and store cattle were yarded to a…

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Leeton Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 4

To a very representative assembly of buyers. 3,000 fat and store sheep were yarded at the Leeton sheep sale held by New Zealand Loan and…

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Finley Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 4

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report having conducted a special sheep sale at Finley on Wednesday, 4th August, when…

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Wheat U.s.a. Prices

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 2

Although U.S.A. prices have fallen considerably since 1st January, and despite bearish official estimates of crops, the Chicago market is…

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