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Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 74 of 111

Progressive Farmer Team's Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 2

The report of the Rural Bank Progressive Farmer team has just been published by the commissioners. The team comprised W. A. Meares,…

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The Dairying Industry Statement on Govt. Grant to Promote Efficiency

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 2

The Member for Hume, Mr. Arthur Fuller, asked the following question in Parliament recently. MR. FULLER: I ask the Minister…

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Interesting Housing Demonstration the Ideal Farm House for M.I.A. CLIMATE

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 1

The Housing Demonstration in St. Peter's Hall on Friday afternoon, under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture…

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Gherkin Crop Discussed at Vegetable Growers' Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 4

At a meeting of the Leeton Vegetable Growers' Association, last Thursday night, the growers discussed a proposal put forward by…

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Japan on Wheat Council?

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The admission of Japan to the International Wheat Agreement Council was supported by the…

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Minister Wants Japan on Wheat Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA. Tuesday: The admission of Japan to the International Wheat Agreement Council was supported today by the…

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Bethungra's Wheat Storage Position Little Chance of Relief, For Several Years

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 6

There is little possibility of additional wheat storage space being made available at Bethungra for several years, judging by replies…

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Wool Values Remain Unchanged Interim Payment to Be Made to Growers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports: There have been no wool sales…

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Junee Red Society Mints. Wool Available to Help Hospital and T.B. Patients

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 3

Mm. W. J. Hiscock was in the at Ate annual meeting of the local branch of the Red Cross Society…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 2

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-Operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report under date September 2nd, 1949:—…

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Organised Wool Marketing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

"The majority of woolgrowers throughout the Commonwealth desire the establishment of some orderly marketing of…

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New Plan for Cattle Station

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

One of the world’s largest cattle stations—Victoria River Downs—is to abolish its present open range grazing methods to increase…

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Wool Must Be Free

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 2

Canberra voices urging a Government- controlled wool - marketing scheme, after the Joint Organisation winds up next June probably got…

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To Protect Australian Wool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednes.: Regulations to protect the Australian wool industry from imported textiles being described as pure…

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Wool Prices Firm in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 5
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Under more widespread competition, especially from the Continent and with good support from…

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The Wool Position Increase In N.S.W. Flocks

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 10

New South Wales pastured at March 31, 1949, 50,404,000 sheep and Iambs, an increase of 7,299,900 compared with the most recent lowest point of 43,105,000 recorded at March, 31, 1947. The total is still 6,433,000 below the 1944 figure. Recovery has not been as rapid…

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Socialist Govt. and Farm Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 3

Mr. Fuller, Socialist member for Hume, and the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Pollard, evidently believe that…

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Cheaper Wheat Bags and Lower Freight

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 4

Two things have happened recently in regard to wheat about which there has been surprisingly little publicity—a reduction in the price of bags and a substantial cut in ocean freights…

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Mudgee Joins Junee for T. B. Free Cattle. L. G. Conference Passes Vital Motion

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 7

The resolution sponsored by Junee that there should be a compulsory T. B. test of all dairy herds in N. S. W. was passed…

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