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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

2,503 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 126

Evening Gown in Black Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 5

Black wool is Schiaparelli’s choice for evening. This model with a short basque and buttoned bodice has winged shoulder effects faced…

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Wool and Its Price Supply Shortage and Currency

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 10

RECENT demand for wool and the values ruling for it, indicate the pressure which inadequate raw material supplies is exerting on consumers abroad. It is doubtful if any millmen are pleased that the cost of the sheep’s staple has advanced because the rise necessitates…

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Albury Wool Auctions Open with Sale of Oddments; Values High

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 3

The fifth series of Albury wool auctions opened yesterday afternoon with the offering of oddments by the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. The main sales will take place today…

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Trapped Goanna Attacks Farmer

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 4

It is reported that a farm laborer in the Gulgong district, Jack Gilmour found the goanna caught by one leg. He hit it on the head with…

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Boree Creek Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report having conducted a very successful clearance of store sheep at Boree Creek on…

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Wheat Serious Position

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

Owing to competition from the U.S.A. and Canada and the high price being charged millers for wheat by the Australian Wheat…

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Decision Soon on Tea and Butter

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

The Government hoped to make a statement soon about its policy on butter and tea rationing, the Prime Minister.(Mr. Menzies) told the House…

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Lime Important in Drought Sheep Feeding

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Importance of lime supplements when cereal grain mixtures are used for drought-feeding of sheep is strewed in…

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New System of Wool Processing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

The discovery in Britain of a new process, known as the ambler superdraft system, for processing wool was announced in…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. 17th February. 1956

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 4,270 bales on Thursday, 16th instant, drawn almost exclusively from the Northern, Southern and…

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Assessment of Damage in Wheat Stack Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

Mr. C. S. Disher, loss assessor for the underwriters responsible for the insurance of the wheat stack at Leeton station, stated yesterday that he…

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Butter for the Home a Basic Method Of Churning

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Cream which is to be used for making butter on the farm for home use should first be allowed to ripen in a cool, pure atmosphere…

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Wool and Its Price Supply Shortage And Currency

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:-- Recent demand for wool and the values ruling for it indicate…

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Aspects on the present sub-rye era and necessity for associated crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

The laying down of land to grasses and clovers should not be the result of a quick decision following a sudden realisation that the seasonal period for sowing such seed has arrived. The brain must necessarily commence to function…

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Farm Management Courses At Yanco Free To Eligible Ex-Servicemen

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Eligible ex-servicemun are entitled to attend courses in farm management conducted by the Department of Agriculture at Yanco Experiment…

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Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Tumut District Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee was held at the Intermediate High School on…

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Batlow Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee Meets

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Meeting for the second time this year, the Advisory Committee of the Batlow Junior Farmers' Club gathered at the Central School on…

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Co-op. Dairy Co's Annual Picnic Another Pleasant Day's Outing

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

The annual picnic arranged by the staff of the Co-op. Dairy Co. (combined store and factory) took place on Sunday last at Blowering…

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War Brings Change in British Farming. Heavy Mechanisation An Important Outcome

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

Figures relating to the use of machinery on British farms show that Britain is now one of the most highly mechanised countries…

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Reserve Price Scheme for Wool Discussed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: A reserve price scheme for the future marketing of wool had been considered at a…

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