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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 111

Coming Down to Reality on World Wheat Prices

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

Bargaining at the International Wheat Conference in Washington has reached a stag when the prospect of agreement on a world basis is very much brighter than it was…

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1947-48 Wheat Pool 1/6 Paid Last

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

A further advance of 1 6 a bushel on 1947-48 season wheat, delivered to the Australian Wheat Board, was paid on Tuesday last…

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Wheat Growing in Coolamon and Narraburra Shires Oats for Grazing

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

Rainstorms received during January-February have enabled farmers to prepare seedbeds for grazing oats, and will be useful on fallows…

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Our Open Column the Minister for Commerce and the Wool Profits Disposal Bill (To the Editor)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

SIR,--Recently I made application through Mr. A. N. Fuller, Member for Hume, for an advance of some of the money that belongs to…

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Poultry Farmers Can Save Much Labor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 3

March is a comparatively slack month for the poultry farmer. You may say: "Well, I have worked hard and I'll enjoy a well-earned rest now."…

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Tour of New Zealand by Australian Farmers Interesting Experiences of Cr., J. H. Marks

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

CR. J. H. Marks who recently toured the north island of New Zealand in company with 43 other N.S. Wales farmers from different parts of the State—14 of the farmers being accompanied by their wives—gave some interesting details…

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Junior Farmer State Championship

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

Alister McRae of the Collengullie Club, in Wagga, winner of the 1948 Pat Lamb Raising Project in the Junior Farmer State Championship Competition, photographed with his Ryeland Ram. For his fine effort Alister receives…

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Disposal of Wool Stocks

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Joint organisation stocks of wool are expected to be approximately one and three-quarter million bales…

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Wool Stocks Disposal Plans

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

Joint Organisation stocks of wool are expected to be approximately one and three-quarer million bales by Juno 30, 1940…

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Three-decker Sheep Truck for Cowra

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

Mr. Nigel Holt, carrier, will shortly take delivery of the largest petrol-driven, truck ever to be used by a Cowra transport…

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Big Sale of Wheat and Flour

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

PERTH, Sunday: Negotiations for the sale of 25,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat and the equivalent of 2,500,000 bushels…

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Seed Germinates on Backs of Sheep

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

Pastoraists at Gunbar report the unusual sight of green shoots appearing on the backs of sheep. One sheep man who stated that he had never…

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Chairman of South African Wool Board

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Moolman. chairman of the South African Wool Board, who is particularly interested in irrigation, will stay the night at the Hydro on…

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Wheat Committee Ballot Closes on 22nd APRIL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 4

The poll to elect growers' representatives on the State Wheat Committee will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 22. Nominations of candidates…

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Junior Farmers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

All teachers, parents and other citizens are requested to attend a rally at Lockhart on Friday afternoon week to re-organize the Junior…

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M.i.a. Agricultural Extension Notes Junior Farmer Nets £500 Inter-club Competitions Planned

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 4

PROGRAMME of activities for Junior Farmers of the M.I.A. this year includes the staging of field days, and competitions between the various clubs. One group of competing clubs will include Griffith, Hanwood, Yenda, and others in the neighbourhood…

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Prime Sheep Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

The penning of sheep and lambs at Homebush on Monday was 14,624. Medium to pr[?]lines advanced 2/, but plain…

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Wool Stores Dispute Moves

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Union officials will make no recommendations to a mass meeting of storemen and packers in…

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Wheat Bags To Be Dearer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Wheat bags and wool sacks will be dearer in Australia in the future because of high level of the jute…

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Big Wheat Sale to India Likely

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Minister for Commerce Mr. Pollard) said in the House of Representatives today that…

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