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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 62 of 111

Silage for Sheep Inadequate Without a Supplement

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

Trials carried out by the Department of Agriculture at departmental experiment farms have shown that while silage can maintain life in…

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Merino & Crossbred Changes in Wool Values

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The Merino sheep is now more in favour in New South Wales than for ten years. During the war fat lambs…

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Loss of Sheep Through Dog Attacks Discussion at Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night, Cr. H. Lewis stated that he had been approached by Mr…

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"Doona West" Sale Sheep Average £5/6/- Per Head

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

The Australian Estates Co. Ltd., Lockhart, report having conducted a most successful clearing sale on Monday last, at "Doona West," on…

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Merino and Crossbred Changes in Wool Values

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The merino sheep is now more in favor in N.S.W. than for ten years. During the war fat…

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Guilty of Receiving Sheep Ex-p.p. Stock Inspector Released on Bond

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

Judge F. W. Berne, at the Wagga Quarter Sessions on Friday suspended a two-year goal sentence on Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan, 58, and placed him on a £100 bond for 18 months. Ryan, former stock inspector of Wagga Pastures Protection…

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Butter Producers to Get 2/4½ Lb. Will the States "Pass It On"?

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 3

Australian dairy farmers are to be paid an increased price of 2½d. per pound on a commercial butter basis for all butter made from…

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Junior Farmers Prepare for Lockhart Show Exhibit

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 7

After hearing a report on Junior Farmers' district movements, the Lockhart J.F.C. Advisory Committee, on Friday afternoon, made…

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Wool Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 2

Australian wool sales for the year 1948-49 topped all records. The clip brought £194,589,170—nearly five times the amount…

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Merino Sheep Now Back in Favour History Repeats, Xbreds Favoured in Wartime

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 7

The merino sheep is now more in favor in New South Wales than for ten years, Messrs Winchcombe Carson report. During the war…

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Sheep and Wool Care of Lambs and Ewes During Shearing

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 3

Graziers should give special thought during shearing to ewes with lambs at foot. Dry ewes and wethers present little trouble so…

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Heavy Sheep Losses in S-E

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Graziers on the Southern Tablelands report heavy sheep losses as a result of the recent heavy…

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"F.a.q. for Wheat Should Remain"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Speaking at the Farmers and Settlers' Association annual conference in Sydney today, the president,…

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Merino and Crossbred Changes in Wool Values

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 4

The merino sheep is now more in favor in NSW than for 10 years. During the war fat lambs were an attractive money earning…

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Drover to Be Prosecuted for Alleged Loafing with Travelling Sheep Action by Gundagai P.P. Board

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

The Gundagai PP Board directors had a busy time at their meeting on Tuesday last. Besides authorising the prosecution of…

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Local Farmers Sign Petition 40 Creekside Dwellers Unsatisfied

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

After a "Cootamundra Daily Herald" report on the Town Council's activities in connection with the Muttama Creek…

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"Government to Take Farmers' Land."

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

Farmers and other landowners in Britain have become alarmed at the possible spread of socialism, in Britain to land…

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Farmers Told of Britain's Huge Imports From Aust

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Mr. E. J. William., British High Commissioner, told the Farmers and Settlers' Association annual conference in Sydney today that Britain was Australia's best customer…

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Fadden's Comments on Butter Prices

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

"Delay in implementing the Dairy Costs Inquiry Committee's recommendations on a butter price increase is disastrous for the…

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Goulburn Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 2

The wool-selling season which has just ended brought many outstanding prices to woolgrowers, The Goulburn branch of the…

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