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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 111

"Down on the Farm"

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 7
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

While it is true that the "drift to the cities" is largely influenced by increased mechanisation on farms, it is also true that…

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The Early Potato Crop Varieties Recommended For Sowing

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 4

The following varieties of potatoes are recommended by the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture, for sowing…

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New Wheat Council Gets Busy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

Mr Edwin Mc Carthy. Secretary of the Australian…

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Wagga Jury to See Allegedly Stolen Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

At 9 o'clock this morning a jury of 12 will go to Gregadoo Station to inspect sheep alleged to have been stolen by the former Wagga Pastures Protection Board Stock Inspector, Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan,…

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Dogs Killing Yanco Sheep?

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

LEETON, Wednesday: Police are engaged endeavoring to the cause of losses among sheep on farms around Yanco…

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Second Day's Evidence on Alleged Sheep Theft

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

A witness stated at the Wagga Quarter Sessions yesterday, in reply to a question by the Judge, that he had not thought that a certain sheep sale was suspicious…

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Wool Fabrics Favored The World Wants Them

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report that public preference for goods made from wool has been emphasised during the past ten…

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Record Load of Wool 113 Bales from Condobilin To Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

A record load of 113 bales of wool passed through Orange on Sunday en route from Condoblin to Sydney. It exceeded by two…

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Junior Farmers Scholarship Competition

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 4

The [?] Farmer Clubs Council of New South Wales has announced a Junior Farmer Competition for Scholarships to…

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Shot Bull in Rump Farmer to Foot Bill for £18

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

On a charge of having maliciously wounded a bull, a farmer at Wattamondra, near Cowra, was fined £5 by Mr W. Finlay SM, at Cowra. He…

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Proposed Tour of Farmers to S.A. Council to Co-operate

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

A communication from the local branch of the Farmers and Settler's Association to last week's Shire Council…

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Loss To Wheat Farmers

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

Combination of the coal strike and the International Wheat Agreement means loss to Australian wheat growers. The coal strike stopped wheat…

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Dairymen Seek Production Cost With Butter

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

Federal dairying organisations may meet in Melbourne to press for a continuation of the Commonwealth guarantee of a production…

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Canadian Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

An average crop in Canada this year seems the very best that can be expected. Moisture reserves are so far below normal in many…

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Wagga Sheep-stealing Case Sheep Allegedly Located at Adelong Wagga Ex-Stock Inspector Charged

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

At the Wagga Quarter Sessions before Judge F. W. Berne and a jury on Tuesday, Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan (58), former Wagga…

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Wheat Pool 2/ Payment Urged

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

At Parkes the annual State conference of the Wheatgrowers' Union of N.S.W. decided to ask the Federal Government to pay…

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Verdict Expected Today in Alleged Sheep Stealing Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

The verdict in an alleged sheep stealing case at Wagga is expected today. The former stock inspector of Wagga Pastures, Protection Board, Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan, 58, is charged with having stolen 277 sheep from…

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How to Detect and Treat Scabby Mouth in Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

The disease known as contagious Pustular Dermatitis in Sheep and Goats—sometimes referred to as scabby mouth or infectious labial dermatitis—has become more widespread over the last few years…

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Wool Fabrics Favored The World Wants Them

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reports:-- Public preference for goods made from wool has been emphasised during the past ten years…

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