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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 111

General Wool Demand Finance and Selling

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., re-port that the wool market gene-rally was maintained on recent levels. The better length fleece…

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Local and General Poor Quality Sheep at Friday's Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

The Cootamundra Associated Agents fortnightly market was held at the Cootamundra Saleyards on Friday last. The yarding…

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£2000 Dairy Farm Competition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 6

“A state-wide dairy farm competition with £2,000 in prize money has been organised as part of the State’s Five Year Plan to improve the…

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Wheat Stabilisation Act Now Law Announcement by Minister for Agriculture

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

"The Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act recently introduced by me Into Parliament came into operation on 24th December and…

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Service of Rams at Wagga Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) said at the weekend that the services of the…

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Dairy Farm Competition Minister Announces State-wide Scheme

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

A State-wide dairy farm competition, with £2000 in prize money, has been organised as part of the State's five-year plan to…

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Mr. N. W. Yeo Acting Chairman of Wool Body

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

Mr. N. W. Yeo has been appointed acting chairman of the Australian Wool Realisation Commission. The former chairman was the late Mr…

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Tumut Millet Growers To Withhold Crop £100 Per Ton Demanded

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

At a meeting attended by 22 millet growers of the Tumut district held in Quinn's rooms on Thursday night last it was…

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Outlook Improved on International Wheat Agreement

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Although importing and exporting nations have not yet come to terms on the maximum price for wheat, the chances of the new International Wheat Agreement being signed…

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Local Items Conference at Wagga Farm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

All sides of crop production and pasture improvement will be discussed at a conference of officers of the Division of Plant…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

On Thursday the N.Z.L.M.A. Co brought forward a fully representative selection of merino, comeback and crossbred clip…

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London Wool Prices Firm

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

The National council or wool Selling Brokers of Australia has received the following . from its London representative…

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Request on New Wheat Plan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday] (A.A.P.): Wheat exporting countries are asking the world wheat conference for a stipulation…

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Wheat Sowing Not to be Controlled this year

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

"There will be no control of areas which may be sown to wheat this year." Making this announcement, the Minister for…

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A House Goes in a Gale Hail and Wind Cost Farmers Thousands Widespread Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

All that on Ungarie farmer had left after a week-end gale and hall storm was his refrigerator and his car. The house…

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Tumut Millet Gr[?] Withhold Crop Unl[?] £100 Per Ton

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

Unless their demand for a price of £100 per ton [?] the authorities the millet growers in the Tumut district [?] the crop. This decision was unanimously agreed to at a meeting bel[?]…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought, forward a fully representative selection of merino, comeback,…

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Famous Yass River Sheep Dies McGinty Cot Colossal Wool Each Yoar

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 7

"McGinty", the famous Yass River Wether, who died a few days ago, was a sheep who could take his liquor…

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Boree Creek Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports having held a very successful special sale of 5500 local district sheep and lambs…

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Local Wool Appraisements

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

Winchcombo, Carson, Ltd. report We sold 7100 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday. There was keen competition from…

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