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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

2,503 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 126

Ferguson Farming System Shown at North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 3

An interesting demonstration of the capabilities of the Ferguson fanning system was given at the property of R. J. Hale, North Wagga, on Wednesday by the mobile demonstration unit of the British Farm…

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Insulting language charge against fellow farmer

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

Edward John Mills, a farmer of "Burnside," Yanko Weir, was convicted at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions, last Friday, on a charge of using insulting language, to William Alfred Watts, a farmer, of Eurolie. After hearing the…

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Aust. Wool Cheaper in London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): Australian wools were five to 15 per cent cheaper at London wool sales yesterday, compared with…

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Bid to Find a Better Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 3

Wheat trials of State-wide importance conducted at Yanco Experiment Farm have yielded valuable information which will…

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Wool Brings 188d Lb. in Launceston

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

LAUNCESTON, Friday: Top price at the Launceston wool sales today was 188d, paid for two bales of superfine merino…

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Inspection of Potato Crops

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. T. S. Rudkin, district agronomist, will begin inspections later this month of potato crops in the Batlow and Tumbarumba…

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Rain Will Lessen Danger of Fires and Benefit Various Riverina Crops

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

Yesterday's rain in Riverina centres would help reduce the fire hazard and freshen up lucerne crops, said the district agronomist (Mr. T. S. Rudkin). Falls ranged from 35 points in Wagga to 180…

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Gundagai Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 6

We sold 9200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Thursday last, report Winchcombe Carson Ltd. The market ruled very firm for all merinos…

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Australian Wool for Japan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

TOKYO, Sunday (A.A.P[?] Reuter): Australia would send 200,000 bales of wool to Japan in the coming fiscal year, the…

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Wool Prospects Still Good

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

Schute Bell, Badgery and Lumby, Ltd., report: More wool was sold at auction in Australia in the six months to the end of…

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Wool Firm Chief Retiring

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. Frank Young, who has held office successively as General Manger, Managing Director, and Chairman, of the Board…

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Sheep Population of Western Districts Declining

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

THE SHEEP population of western New South Wales had declined since 1890 because of over grazing, soil erosion and rabbit infestation, said the Director of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (Mr J. C. Crawford)…

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The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance & Agency Co, Ltd. Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 6127 bales on Wednesday, 1st instant, the selection comprising mainly clips from the New…

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British Election Bread and Butter Questions Main Issue

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Monday — The build-up of political party propaganda at the week-end suggests that rival forces consider…

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Cream Sale Ban May Be Lifted. Will Not Jeopardise Supplies for Butter

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Federal Cabinet will probably lift .the ban on the sale of cream at meeting in Canberra to-morrow…

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Water Filled Tyres for Farm Vehicles

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

A British tyre company reports considerable success in the experiments which it has been conducting with water filled rear tyres for…

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Butter, Cheese, Subsidies

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

Federal Cabinet has approved the payment of a halfpenny a lb. subsidy on butter and cheese. The Minister for Commerce and…

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Leeton Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

The opening sale for 1950 conduct ed by the New Zealand Loan £ Mercantile Ageny Co. Ltd. in conjunction with W. J. Fulton, Leeton, was most…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Grain insurance and Agency Company Limited report under dale 2nd February, 1950:…

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Butter Subsidy Up Halfpenny

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet has approved of the payment of a subsidy of a half-penny per lb, on butter and cheese, the Minister for Commerce…

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