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Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 75 of 111

Junior Farmers Notes Corbie Hill

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 3

The Junior Farmers of Corbie Hill held their usual fortnightly meeting at the Corbie Hill Hall on Wednesday, 7th inst. The…

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Pump at Wamoon Swamp Farmers' All-Night Vigil

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 7

Orchardists, who are in desperation through the seepage from Wamoon swamp wiping out their fruit trees, are keeping the pump running 24 hours…

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Butter, Tea, Bread, Beer Price Unchanged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday: The Price Commissioner (Mr. Bellemore) said tonight that increases in the prices of beer, tea, butter and…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. report: For our second sale of the season we offered a catalogue of…

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Sydney Wool Market Irregular

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 7

Irregularities in the demand previously reported were still in evidence at the closing wool auctions in Sydney last week, and at times the…

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“Gundagai Soldier Settlers Forced to Buy Western Bred Sheep” Minister For Lands Refutes Statement

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Lands, the Hon W. F. Sheahan, MLA, who was in Gundagai on Saturday last stated that he was informed by a prominent…

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Commercial Sheep Sale at Urana

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 8

J. M. Smith & Co., Urana, in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Corowa, report having conducted a special…

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Off-shears Sheep Sale at Boree Creek

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report having conducted a very successful special off-shears sale of sheep at Boree…

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Minister Wants Japan on Wheat Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

The admission of Japan to the International Wheat Agreement Council was supported by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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Control of Worms in Sheep Drenching AlONE Is Insufficient

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

In addition to regular drenching, control on worms in sheep depends upon maintaining general health of the animals and upon management…

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Refusal of Higher Price for Butter Further Decline In Production Predicted

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 4

Commenting on the refusal of the Governments to agree to an increase in the price of butter, the leader of the Country Party…

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Australia Is Land of Opportunity for Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

A young Dutch agricultural economist who has just spent three months getting a first hand picture of farming conditions in…

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Socialist Government And Farm Prices

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

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

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 3

The Country Producers report that their catalogue of 8,400 bales for the second series of wool auctions in this centre was…

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Indignation Over Kempsey Cattle Report

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The chairman of the Kempsey Cattle Replacement Committee (Mr. Lancaster) today wired Sir Earle…

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Kempsey Cattle Losses Indignation Over Report

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday—The chairman of the Kempsey Cattle Replacement Committee (Mr. Lancaster) yesterday wired…

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Wool Statistically Strong Currency Effects

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report, that wool has sold freely under a fully adequate flow of orders, but prices for merinos…

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Dairy Block for Ex-servicemen

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—A dairy block in the Upper Murray river area is to be made available exclusively to members and…

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Upper Murray Dairy Block for Ex-Servicemen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A dairy block in the Upper Murray River area is to be made available exclusively to members and…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Co. Ltd. report having sold the following wool clips on 1st September…

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