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Farming & the land, 1949

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State Wheat Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

The Committee will consist of seven members, four of whom will be elected by postal ballot of licensed wheat growers; the other three…

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Sydney Sheep Show and Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 2

The Council of the N.S.W. Sheep Breeders Association will be conducting its fiftieth annual sheep show on the Sydney show ground for a period…

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Local Man for State Wheat Committee

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Gollasch, the well-known local farmer and grazier, of "Pine Park," Milbrulong, is a candidate for selection in Zone 4 for the State…

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Wheat Committee Elections MR. R. A. O'neill Contests No. 4 ELECTORATE

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

Mr. Reg. O'Neill, of Berrigan who is contesting the Southern (No. 4) Electorate, has for many years been a foremost and vigorous advocate of…

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POST J.O. Marketing of Wool Recommendations Of Woolgrowers' Council Sub-Committee

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 4

A sub-committee of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council has for the past eighteen months been engaged in detailed consideration of the…

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State's Dairy Production Drive

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

"Quite apart from export needs, dairy farmers face a big task in ensuring that town and city dwellers can obtain all the milk butter…

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New Wool Marketing Organisation Planned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: An organisation embracing Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and the United Kingdom in partnership with the three Dominions, to take over wool marketing after the…

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Wool Marketing When J.o. Control Terminates

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

A sub-committee of the Australian Woolgrowres' Council has for the past 18 months been engaged in detailed consideration of…

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Cables in Brief U.S. Winter Crop

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues: This year's United States winter wheat crop Is estimated by the Department of Agriculture at…

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Conditions Ideal for MIA Crops

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 1

LEETON, Tuesday: March conditions proved to be the best for many years, especially for wheat farmers in the dry land…

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22 More Farms for Ex-soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Twenty-two farms on the "Tondeburine" and "Bedford Park" Estates, in the Coonamble…

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Wool Prices Yesterday's Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson. Ltd. wired us late yesterday: Privately and at auction we sold 9200 bales of wool at our Sydney sale…

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Wheat Again in the Political Maelstrom

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

Opposition to the signing of the International Wheat Agreement is growing in America, just as it did in the case of last year's attempt to stabilise world prices. It is already obvious that the Senate may kill the pact for a second time…

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Will Mr. Pollard Make Payment to Wheat Growers?

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

THE FEDERAL MINISTER for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) who may announce a refund to wheat growers from the…

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Decline in Wool Prices End of False Prosperity

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The decline in the price of wool at the recent sales should be regarded by Australia as an indication that the post-war period of unduly high prices for exports was now at an end…

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For the Man on the Land How Far Will Wool Values Fall?

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

The long-expected recession in wool prices has definitely got under way. It is just a matter now of how far it will go. The air is full of forecasts, some of them very pessimistic…

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Crop of Lee ton Cycling Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

LEETON, Wednesday: Four pupils of Leeton High School were involved in bicycle accidents in Leeton today. All…

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CORRESPONDENCE Yanco Experiment Farm As Irrigation College (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

Sir,—Having been associated with the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area since its inception, first as an Officer of the Irrigation Commission, and…

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State's Drive for Dairy Production

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

"Quite apart from export needs, Dairy Farmers face a big task in ensuring that town and city dwellers can obtain…

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