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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 73 of 111

M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes M.I.A. Farmer's Pasture Experiments Field Day to See New Methods

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 3

Widespread interest was aroused last year by a field day featuring new ideas in pasture establishment at Mr. Alan McCormack's Farm 159, Stony Point, near Leeton. The 150 farmers who went along saw something of sowings of Wimmera rye and sub-clover in rice…

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Batlow Junior Farmers' Club

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 3

The Batlow Junior Farmers Club held its second birthday party and annual presentation of prizes in mid-August. This…

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Average Wheat Crop Expected Following Rain

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Cereal expert of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. G. Nicholson) forecast today that the recent…

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Wheat for Russia?

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Russia is reported to be trying to buy Australian wheat, possibly in exchange for petrol, according to…

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Farm in Mirrool Area for Settlement

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) announced today he had agreed to the…

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Special Store Sheep Sale Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe, carson Limited, Forbes, report having held their usual monthly special store sheep sale when they warded 14,000…

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Cattle Dearer at Today’s City Market

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 4

At Homebush today prime quality sheep were 2/- dearer, but plain and medium sorts remained unchanged. Best ewes old to 4½d, ewes 6¼d…

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N.Z. Buying Dollar-Area Farm Machinery

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Sunday (A.A.P.) - Reuter) The Minister for Finance (Mr. Walter Nash) said…

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Refresher Courses for Ex-servicemen at Yanco Experimental Farm

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 3

The following eight week refresher course will be held at Yanco Experimental Farm on the following dates:…

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Rain Benefited District Crops. Week-end Indicated the Great Improvement

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 3

The week-end showed how much crops in the Junee district benefitted by the rai?] which fell on last Wednesday and Thursday,…

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Leeton Cattle Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 4
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

Two hundred and fifty fat and store cattle were yarded at Leeton on Tuesday of last week by W. J. Fulton, stock saleman, to the usual…

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Wool Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 8
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report: We submitted a catalogue of 8,220…

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Wool Market Easier

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday—As compared with prices at the recent Sydney auctions, the wool market yesterday generally was 5 to 7[?]…

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Whitton Wool Railed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 1

Since the transport restriction were lifted, that is between the 12th and 31st August. 1.650 bales or wool have been railed from Whitton…

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Wheat Growers Loss to Coal Strike

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 4

The recent general coal strike cost New South Wales wheat-growers a lose of about £800,000, the Secretary of the Combined Colliery Proprietors…

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More Sheep Killed By Raiding Dogs Appeal to Owners

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 2

More sheep losses are reported as a result of night raids by dogs at Leeton, and an appeal is made to…

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Federal Government "Should Help Dairy Farmers"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 4

The Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) said that it the Commonwealth Dairying Advisory Committee felt that butter producers should get…

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Wool Market Easier From 5 to 7½ per Cent

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: As compared with prices at the recent Sydney auctions, the wool market today generally was 5 to 7½…

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