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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Sydney Wool Prices Improve

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: The wool today displayed an improved tone. Compared with the closing…

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More Extensions To Country Wheat Silos

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said, in Sydney, last week, that he had given approval to the…

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Technical Classes Full Enrolment for Wool Classes

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 8

Mr. J. M. Peek, principal of the Wagga Technical College, was in Lockhart last Wednesday and expressed himself as highly…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Meeting of Narrandcra 'Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 2

A meeting of the Narranders branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Criterion Hall supper room on Friday, 10th…

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Urangeline Farmer's Courage Accident to Mr. J. J. DOHERTY

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Doherty, the well-known farmer and grazier, of Urangeline, is to be congratulated upon his pluck and endurance…

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Good Maize and Millet Crops at Tumut Though Soil Losing Friable Condition Maize and Broom Millet

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

Some good crops of maize and broom millet can be seen in the Tumut district, while others are feeling the pinch of the recent dry weather…

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Sheep and Wool Class Started at Lockhart by Education Department

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 6

A sheep and wool class has been commenced by the Technical Education Department at Lockhart, with an enrolment of 17 students. The class is held on Wednesday of each week at…

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Improved Tone at Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Today's wool sales showed an all-round advance on 5 per cent compared with yesterday's rates…

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Outlook for U.k. Wool Industry

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

An encouraging review of Britain's wool industry has just been given by the President of the Board of Trade at the…

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Fourth Advance in No. 12 Wheat Pool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) announced today that a fourth advance had been…

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Wool Demand Strong Lower Prices— Keener Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Contrasting experiences have been recently in the Wool trade…

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A Real Menace Rabbits Displace 40 Million Sheep in Australia

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 4

To describe the Australian rabbit as a "Pest" was a dangerous understatement, because , it had grown to be a national menace,…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Cootamundra District Wools Sell Well

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 3

At the fourth series of wool sales a catalogue of 9574 bales was submitted by Farmers, and Graziers' to a very large…

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Wool Values Recede From January Basis Still Higher Then Prices Last December

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 6

Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool trade, report Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd., under date of 14th…

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Adelong Sheep Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd, Wagga, and J. D. Isaac and Co, of Adelong report a penning of over 6500 sheep at the…

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Record Wheat Harvest

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

Final figures have s[?]ill to com [?] but it looks as if our early estimate of an 85 million bushel wheat harvest in N.S.W. was…

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Coolac Wool Brings 171d

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The wool market today ruled very firm for all descriptions at the recently improved level. Any…

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Sheep Sale at Ganmain Was Successful

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

Mellor and Murphy, auctioneers, of Ganmain, report having held their monthly sheep sale there on Saturday when they…

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Rabbits Eating Cattle Food Some Owners Say

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Some stockowners in the Trangie, Narromine and surrounding districts say that feed put out for…

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Severe Hail Storm Hits Parts of Gundagai District Much Damage to Bean Crop at Dalkeith Over Two Inches of Rain In 15 Minutes At Spring Flat

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

ONE OF THE WORST STORMS IN THE GUNDAGAI DISTRICT’S HISTORY BROKE SUDDENLY AT 3.30 p.m YESTERDAY AFTERNOON — A TERRIFIC CLOUDBURST, ACCOMPANIED BY ABNORMAL HAIL LEFT IN ITS WAKE A TRAIL OF…

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