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Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 75 of 120

Stronger Wool Tone Better Inquiry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 3

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

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Need of Rain in Wheat Belt

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Officials at the N. S. W. Agriculture Department are concerned about the serious effect the lack of…

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Wool Price Prospects Mill Turnover Maintained

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Trade abroad indicates a good volume of business at the mills and confident feelings regarding markets…

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Supply of Cornsacks for Coming Wheat Harvest

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 1

In a letter to Mr. A. G. Enticknap, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham M.L.A.) said that he had received the following…

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Mice Damaging Wheat Stacked in Some Wagga District Silos

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 1

Although wheat agents throughout the wheat areas of the State are clamoring for railway trucks to shift bagged wheat from railway sidings, the Wagga district is not as badly situated as most areas…

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Wagga F. and S. Aids Wheat Case Appeal to Privy Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

The Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association is responding generously to the appeal for funds to finance an appeal to the Privy Council on the wheat acquisition case…

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Wagga District Crops and Pastures Need Rain Urgently

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

Crops, particularly late-sown crops, and pasture lands in the Wagga district are urgently in need of rain. LRATELY there has been a…

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Earth Mite Infests Wagga Linseed Crops

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

During the last two or three weeks, the red-legged earth mite has infested linseed crops in the Wagga district, said Mr…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Trees on the Farm Forestry Officer Prefers Cypress Pine

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 1

IN a recent broadcast, Mr. B. U. Byles, B.Sc, District Forestry Officer, Wagga, stressed the value of cypress pine to the M.I.A. He pointed out the marked response cypress pines gave to care and attention…

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Farmers Asked to Help District Exhibit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 3

Mr. W. Arbuckle, who will be in charge of the staging of the district exhibit at the Leeton Show on Sept. 21 arid 22, sends out his annual…

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Railways Wheat Survey

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A survey, on July 24, by the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) regarding the organisation of…

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Raiways Wheat Survey

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A survey, on July 24, by the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, regarding the…

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Junior Farmers' Award to Ryan Boy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The New South Wales 1948 tree planting championship, conducted by the Junior Farmers' Club, has been…

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Rabbits Instead of Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 2

When proposal came before a meeting of the Murrumbidgee Development League, sitting at Lockhart last week, to secure…

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Importance of Sheep Cussing

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 8

Every breeder would b better off if the discharged all sheep of less than average standard in his flock —in many cases the increase in feed…

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British Wool Activity General Prospects Favorable

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 9

Great Britain was easily Australia's largest customer for wool during the past season, and is likely to retain that position,…

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To-day's Ballot For Historic Nangus Station Local Ex-servicemen Draw Blocks Roy McAlister and L. E. Smart Successful Dairy Block Also Goes to E. J. Dowling of Tumut

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 1

THE BALLOT FOR THE HISTORIC GUNDAGAI DISTRICT PROPERTY, NANGUS STATION, WHICH HAS BEEN ACQUIRED UNDER THE WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT ACT, WAS CONDUCTED AT THE GUNDAGAI COURT HOUSE THIS…

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Refresher Course for Ex-servicemen at Yanco Experimental Farm

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 9

The following short agricultural refresher courses for ex-servicemen have been arranged at Yanco Experimental Farm for the balance of…

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Doings with the Man on the Land Gundagai Junior Farmers Club

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Gundagai Junior Farmers Club will be held next Monday at the Shire Chambers…

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Drovers Go Back to Work Cattle and Sheep Sales Resume

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Cattle and sheep sales were resumed at Flemington today when the drovers, who stopped work…

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