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Farming & the land, 1948

2,398 stories in Riverina's papers · page 78 of 120

Bank Warning Against Wool Exports In Future

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 3

A Commonwealth Bank circular to wooltraders warns them to look very closely at orders from unusual continental and other quarters…

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For The Man on The Land Wool Selling Season Opening Confidently

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 4

What are the prospects for wool in the selling seaton which opens in Sydney next Monday? Will the market be up, down or stable on the basis of last year's values?…

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Rain Assists Some Crops Near Wyalong

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 4

Rainfall over the past week in the district north of West Wyalong has been adequate, but disappointing in the…

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Farmers on the Screen

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

Farmers working on irrigation and drainage projects on their farms, appear in a film to be shown at Extension Meetings to be held in Leeton…

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Lockhart F. and S. Supports Wheat Stabilisation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1948 · page 1

LOCKHART, Friday: At the Farmers and Settlers' Association meeting today, Mr. Kendell, M.L.A. for Corowa, said…

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Highest Wheat and Flour Exports in History of Wheat Board

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The exports to date of wheat and flour this year were the largest in any year of the board's life, said Mr. C. T. Chapman at the conclusion of the usual fortnightly meeting of the Australian Wheat Board. Up to 21/8/48, 72 million bushels of wheat and 626,000 tons of flour had…

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Promising Wool Outlook Stocks and Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 4

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report: Feelings of confidence prevail regarding demand and values at the opening wool…

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Canadian Poultry Farming Barred Rocks and New Hampshires

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 4

Confined to brooder sheds for the first eight weeks, with up to 300 birds in a 10ft by 12ft shed, Barred Rock pullets at a Saskatchewan…

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Wheat Stabilization

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) announced recently that the wheat stabilization scheme considered by…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 4

A telegram from the Australian Estates Co., Sydney, to-day, says: "Sydney market opened. Good woollies par to 5 per cent, dearer than…

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Butter—milk Prices to Rise— New Award Claims

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

New award claims for a 40-hour week and double rates of pay on all holidays, together with claims for much higher rates of pay, appear at…

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Higher Values at Opening of Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: All better-class wools were from par to five per cent, above the Sydney dosing rates in June at…

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Wool Featured in N.Z. Fashion Display

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 5

Most of Britain's leading fashion designers were represented in a showing by the New Zealand Wool Board recently of…

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No Mice Damage to Wheat Stacks at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 2

LEETON, Monday: Recent reports that mice are causing great losses in wheat and oats stacks do not apply to Leeton…

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Federal Wheat Pool Unanimously Supported by Lockhart F. & S.A.

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 8

On Friday afternoon, at its annual meeting the Lockhart branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association unanimously…

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Farmers & Settlers Association Murrumbidgee District Council Zone Conference Arranged

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

A meeting convened by the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in Narandera on Friday last. Mr…

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Yaps and Yelps "Pine Grove" Stud Farm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 2

Fred Gawne, of Grong Grong, has decided to become a greyhound stud master, and hopes to breed a classic winner at his property. "Pine Grove."…

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Farmers Will Face Fiercer Competition Call for American Settlers for M.I.A.

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

A WARNING that farmers would have to increase their efficiency in the future if they wanted to stay in business, was…

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Sheep and Wool Classes Field Day Held

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 4

Cootamundra, Temora and Junee sheep and wool classes combined in a most interesting and instructive field day at…

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Local and General Silage for Dairy Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 3

Dairy cattle in New South Wales need supplementary feeding, during a large part of the year, points out a departmental…

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