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Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 111

Snow Fed Rivers and Fertile Farm Lands of New Zealand

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 3

In recent issue of "Irrigator," Cr. J. H. Marks described a visit to the Lincoln Agricultural College, New Zealand, and in…

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Leeton Fillies Top Sales at Yarooga Stud Farm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

On Monday last, two trotting fillies bred at Leeton realised the top prices at the 1949 Stud Farm Sale held at…

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22 More Farms for Ex-soldiers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

Twenty-two farms on the "Tondeburine" and "Bedford Park" Estates, in the Coonamble district, have been approved for soldier…

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Visit of South Australian Farmers Itinerary Arranged

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

On Sunday, May 1, a party of 50 South Australian farmers will make a visit to the Tumbarumba district, and an…

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Wheat Stabilisation Scheme

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 3

Money collected for me Wheat Stabilisation Fund from 1945-40 harvest had been refunded, money from 1946-47 harvest was being refunded, and…

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Live Stock Review Store Sheep

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 6

Close observers of the store sheep market have become accustomed to high prices during the past two years but events in the last…

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World Wheat Crops Huge Increase (From the Christian Science Monitor)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 1

The appended article was published in November last. British grain experts believe that in the coming year (1949)…

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Wheat International Agreement Export Quotas

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 6

Under the four-year agreement which the international wheat conference concluded last week, Australia’s export quota will be…

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Accepted International Agreement Wheat Russia Out

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 6

At the International Wheat Conference in the U.S.A. on the 18th March, world wheat importers agreed “reluctantly” to a…

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Can't Stand Against Jap. Wool Textiles

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: A United States subsidy of 20 per cent on yarn and 40 per cent on cloth, low wages —about a fifth of British wages—gave the Japanese wool textile industry a distinct advantage over the…

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F.s.a. Candidates for Wheat Committee Poll

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 3

Mr. Hugh S. Roberton, geneal president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, said in a radio broadcast that his…

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High Prices for Crossbred Wool Now Ended?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The upward movement in production of crossbred wools seen in the "southern" hemisphere during the war has now ceased according to a report by Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., wool…

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What Wheat for New Zealand Has Cost Growers Apprehensive of Fature Deals

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 4

Discussion in the Federal Parliament during the next session to begin on May 18 on the new International Wheat Agreement…

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State's Dairy Production' Drive

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 2

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

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Under a widened demand from all sections, prices at today's Sydney wool sales ruled firm at last…

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Rain Over Riverina Helps Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 2

Light rain began to fall over Riverina shortly after midday yesterday. Experts stated last night that the rain would do an enormous amount of good…

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Wagga Sheep and Wool Pupils at Field Day

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 2

An interesting talk and demonstration on Border Leicester and Southdown sheep was given yesterday at a field day held at "Inglewood," Forest Hill, the property of Messrs. T. V. Brunskill and Sons…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5
Also in Cootamundra Herald

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Better class wools, where showing fine quality, showed a slight increase of 2 1/2 to 5 per cent, at today's…

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Australian Scientist Saves African Cattle

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

An Australian scientist, Dr David F. Gray has spent six months directing the fight against a serious cattle dieae in Ethiopia. Dr Gray, a…

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