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Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 111

Prices Drop at Perth Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

PERTH, Tuesday: There was a slight drop is wool prices at the Perth wool sales today, the best price in the early part of…

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Fire in Cowra Mill Bagged Wheat Saved

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

About £50,000 worth of bagged wheat stacked around the Cowra Flour Mill, nearly went up In (lames on Monday night…

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France Buys Lot of Australian Wool European Activities Denote Confidence

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 7

France has been one of the most sustained buyers of wool in Australia this season, according to Messrs Winchcombe Carson, in a…

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Rain's Bad Effect on M.I.A. Crops

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

LEETON, Tuesday: Rain in the Leeton district is delaying peach picking operations and endangering crops by…

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Farmers Support, Publicans Oppose, Granting New Store Liquor License License Fees Paid by Publicans Indicate Tremendous Increase in Junee's Liquor Consumption

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

ALTHOUGH FIVE OUT OF THE SIX PUBLICANS IN JUNEE OBJECTED, MR. J. SCOBIE, S.M., IN THE LICENSING COURT AT JUNEE YESTERDAY GRANTED MESSRS J. S. TAYLOR PTY. LTD. A WINE AND SPIRIT…

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World Wheat Talks

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: [?] an effort to break the dead[?] ever wheat prices, the sides big wheat-exporting…

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Famous Studs Competing in Cattle Sections

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

Famous southern NSW studs will be competing in the cattle sections at the Gundagai Show. Red Hill, Jackalass, Nargoon, Kahlua,…

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Graziers' Assn. Incensed Over Sheep-stealing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: An increase in cattle-rustling and sheep-stealing in New South Wales was claimed by graziers…

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WHEAT And the Grading System

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

The annual conference of the Victorian Wheat and Woolgrowers' Association yesterday carried a resolution instructing the…

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Registered Seed Wheat and Oats

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 13

For 1949, arrangements have been made by the Department of Agriculture with seventy nine farmers to sow registered areas of seed…

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Wheat-grading System to Be Investigated

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The annual conference of the Victorian Wheat and Woolgrowers' Association today carried a…

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Gundagai’s 1949 Show Will Be Best Ever Entries Near Record in Practically All Sections Outstanding Cattle and Sheep — Spectacular Ring Events — Pavilion Display Most Attractive

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 8

The Gundagai Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s 58th Annual Show, to he held on Tuesday and Wednesday next, March 15th and 16th will be the best ever. Entries in all sections are near record proportions whilst the quality of the exhibits will compare more than favourably with the best that can be offered…

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Demonstration Dairy Farms To be Established Under Five-Year Dairy Plan

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

Under the five-year plan to improve the efficiency of the dairying industry, demonstration farms are to be established…

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Doings with the Man on Land U.S.A. Buys Fine Wools South Africa Imports German Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 13

Stronger competition has been experienced from America for spinners merino wools at recent Newcastle sales and any change in prices for them has been upward. Latest advices indicate that demand, particularly for worsted fabrics, has been more favourable…

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F.s.a. President Wants 1,000,000 Farms in Aust

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

"We want 1,000,000 farms in this country as qwckly as we can get them, and we want 10 happy people on each one." This was stated by the general president of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Farmers and Settlers Value of Snowy Stressed at Conf. Dinner

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 7

One of the most pressing necessities was that the waters of the Snowy River should be used for the purposes of irrigation and for generating electricity, Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) said…

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Junior Farmers Will Play a Big Part

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 10

Members of the local Junior Farmers’ Club intend this year to come to the fore in adding to the attractions of the pavilion by staging their first district exhibit. The effort being made will…

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Country Producers Selling Company. Big Yarding of Sheep, Lambs and Cattle

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

The Country Producers Selling Co. reports the following sales at Homebush market on 7th. inst. Sheep: 13,031 sheep, 12,828…

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Wool Dispute Settlement Talks

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. H. Portus, today conferred with representatives of wool brokers…

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Adventure of Wheat The Story of William Fairer

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

In view of the volumes which have been written around the fives of lesser Australians, it is surprising that more attention…

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