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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 111

Plans Laid for First Day of Junee Show Sheep Dog Trials, National Dancing Added to Schedule

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 5

Plans to provide a really attractive first day programme for the annual Junee Show at the end of September were laid at an…

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Ex-soldiers Do Not Own Farms Says Liberal Candidate

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

"The leasehold basis of soldier settlement is really part of the Labor plank of socialisation," Mr. David Fairbairn, enforced…

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Liberal Candidate Claims Ex-Soldiers do Not Own Farms Address to Two-day Conference in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

"The leasehold basis of soldier settlement is really part of the Labor plank of socialisation," Mr. David Fairbairn, endorsed Liberal Party' candidate for Fairer, said yesterday. Mr. Fairbairn was speaking at the conference of the Liberal Party's Federal…

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M.i.a. Agricultural Extension Notes Emphasis on Stock and Pastures Research at Leeton Experiment Farm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

Mr. E. W. Bowmaker, Manager, Leeton Experiment Farm, said in a broadcast recently that while a number of crops such as linseed, vegetables and cereals were receiving attention, main emphasis at Leeton Experiment Farm was on stock and pasture…

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Wheatgrowers to Get £4,750,000 Refund of Tax on 1946-7 Crop

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Wheatgrowers will receive £4,750,000 refunde of the wheat tax on the 1946-47 crop in the No. 10 Pool. This was announced in Sydney today by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard)…

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Britain to Aid Austn. Cattle Plan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): The great possibilities of Australia as a meat exporter had been neglected too long, the…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Prices Were Much Stronger Than Late Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 6

Before a very large attendance of buyers the crossbred portion of Farmers and Graziers’ record catalogue of 8900 bales was submitted in Goulburn. A choice selection of B Zone wool…

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Pastures As Core of N.Z. SUCCESS One Bullock, Ten Sheep Per Acre

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 5

To Australians, the grassland farmer of New Zealand was a new discovery and a great primary producer with remarkable achievements in regard to the carrying capacity of his farm, said the chairman of the NSW Rural Tours’ Committee on hi[?] return to…

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Officers to Study N.Z. Dairy Industry Dept. of Agriculture’s Announcement

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 4

Messrs G. McGillivray, Chief of the Division of Dairying and [?] W. Scott, Special Dairy Officer, of the Department of Agriculture, left…

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“North Africa Was Once a Grannery ...” There’s A Lesson There For Australian Farmers

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 4

“North Africa was once a granary. Its fields were clad in living forests. It’s fields were topped with fertile soil. Its creeks bore…

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Liberal Candidate Claims Ex-soldiers Do Not Own Farms Address to Party Conference In Wagga

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 7

The leasehold basis of soldier settlement is really part of the Labor plank of socialisation,” Mr David Fairbairn, endorsed Liberal Party candidate for Farrer, said on Friday. Mr Fairbairn was speaking at the conference of the Liberal…

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Leeton Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 2

Despite counter attractions at Leeton on Tuesday, 26th April, the monthly sheep sale conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. report under date 21st April, 1949:…

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Wheat Poll Result State Members

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

Results of elections of four growers' representatives on the State Wheat Committee were announced this week by the N.S.W. Electoral…

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Wool More Stable Mill Developments

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4
Also in The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The wool market has overcome the "dizziness" which developed when it reached its peak, and appears to…

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Officers To Study New Zealand's Dairy Industry Announcement by Hon. E. H. GRAHAM, M.L.A.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 3

Messrs. G. McGillivray, Chief, Division of Dairying, and I. W. Scott, Special Dairy Officer, of the Department of Agriculture, left…

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Season Benefits Pastures Maize and Millet Crops Below Average

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 6

The season has been a good one for establishing pastures. In the later districts it is still not too late to sow subterranean clover…

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Commercial Pig Farms to Be Surveyed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. A survey of commercial pig farms is being undertaken by the Commons wealth Bureau of Agricultural…

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Crop Prospects Bright in Southwest District

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 5

The general rainfall of about one inch during April in Wagga and the southwest, following 3 1/2 inches in March, makes the outlook for crops bright, states the district agronomist (Mr. T. S. Rudkin) in his…

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