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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 111

Dairy Science Schools Applications Close May 31

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 2

Persons wishing to attend Dairy Science Schools during the winter months are reminded by the Division of Dairying of the Dept. of…

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Geelong Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A hardening tendency evident at yesterday's Geelong wool sales, was again manifested…

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Tea and Butter Coupons Change This Week-end

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

TEA: Nos. 13 to 24 (Coupons Nos. 13 to 16 cease to be current after 15/5/49 Nos. 25 to 28 become available on 16/5/49…

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Talks to Promote Use of Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday (AAP): Representatives of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa started talks yesterday to help…

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Wool Report the Farmers Amd Graziers’ Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. 6th, May, 1949

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 8,367 bales drawn from a fairly wide area of the State. The selection included numerous…

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1949 AND 1948 Wool Values More Consumers

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Spinners merino fleece wools are higher in value than at this time last year. Topmaking fleece shows…

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Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Limited Wool Report

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 3

On Tuesday, 3rd May, we submitted a catalogue comprising chiefly good spinners' wools, but also included were a few super…

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Local and General Alleged Sheep Stealing Case to Be Dropped

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

The Attorney-General has informed Messrs Kinsey and Callan, of Cootamundra, solicitors for Mr. C. A. Shoard, of Springdale…

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Wool-Marketing Scheme Move for Grower-control "Interference" Attacked

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A meeting of the Victorian and Riverina woolgrower members of the Australian Primary Producers' Union today favored grower-control of the marketing of wool after the…

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For the Man on the Land Wheat Yields May be Higher; Prices Lower

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 4

With the wheat sowing season more than half way through, it is now certain that the acreage for grain will exceed 4,500,000 in New South Wales and will also be well above average in all the other States…

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Refresher Courses for Ex-servicemen at Yanco Experiment Farm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

The following short refresher courses in the principles of farm management have been arranged by the Department of Agriculture, and will…

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Gundagai Junior Farmers Win State Prizes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

SYDNEY, Friday — Competitors from Gundagai Club won first and second prizes in the Junior Farmers' beef cattle…

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Miniature Farm Motor-Truck

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 4

THOUGH NOT in any way a tractor for arm work, the Wrigley Wessex Motor Truck is a handy vehicle for small loads and is quite capable of running over rough ground. This picture shows the truck being driven across a ploughed field…

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Not Many Young Men on Farms

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

THE Leeton Technical Education Advisory Committee desires to start an irrigation technology course and a…

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Junior Farmers Visit Yenda and Gfiffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

A most instructive and interesting day was had by a group of Junior Farmers who visited Yenda and Griffith last…

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Dairy Science Schools, 1949 Applications Close 31st May

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 6

Persons wishing to attend Dairy Science Schools during the winter months are reminded by the Division of Dairying of the Department…

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"Force the Rabbit Farmers to Get to Work" Gundagai P.P. Board Chairman's Outspoken Comment Monthly Meeting Of Directors

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

Slating that the P.P. Board should concentrate on the people who are giving trouble and force the rabbit farmers to get to work, the Chairman of the Gundagai P.P. Board (Mr. F. J. Graham) at last week's meeting added that these "farmers" were well known…

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Presentation of Crop Growing Prizes at Show Committee Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

Early in the meeting of the Coolamon A. and P. Association committee on Tuesday last, the president referred to the…

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