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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

2,503 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 126

Wagga Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 1

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report having had a splendid…

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Leeton Sheep Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 3

W. J. Fulton in conjunction with New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Sydney, reports having yarded 3000 fat and store sheep…

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Levy on Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen has announced that the Australian Woolgrowers' Council had…

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Sheep Trophy Named After Wagga Man

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 2

The New South Wales Polwarth Sheep-Breeding Association has agreed to donate a 50-guinea trophy for the best two…

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Molong Woman Hanged on Sheep Gallows

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 2

A, 39-year-old woman, Doreen Adelaide Starr, was found hanging from a sheep gallows at "Gleneiga" property, about 14…

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Country Producers Selling Company. Illabo Sheep Average a High Figure

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 6

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebush market on 19th, inst: Sheep 9,445 sheep, 8,920 lambs…

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Finance for a Still Non-existent Wool Marketing Plan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 6

Woolgrowers are evidently still in as much a quandary as the Federal Government has been over the question of a floor-price marketing scheme for the Empire's clip…

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For the Man on the Land Million Dollars Offering for Merino Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 6

I heard in Canberra the other day that South American breeders were prepared to pay up to one million dollars for Australian Merino Tams and ewes within the next 12 months…

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Proposed Wool Levy New Legislation Introduced Referendum's Small "Yes" Win

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 1

There was introduced in the House of Representatives, last week, by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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Special Farmer Courses

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

State Government approval has already been given in principle for the utilisation of Yanco Experiment Farm as an irrigation college, the…

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Demonstration of Farm Equipment in Coming Week

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

A series of demonstrations of considerable interest to farmers and graziers will take place next week during a State-wide education drive organised by the Ferguson tractor people…

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Rice Crops Are Smaller

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 6

A report in the London "Evening Standard," of May 30, states:— There will be less rice in the world this year than last, according to a…

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Junior Farmers Notes Young farmers from England visit to the M.I.A.

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 2

The group of three Young Farmers from England who have been touring N.S.W. since the Royal Show will be…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Towards Australia's first irrigation college M.I.A's. special farmer courses

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

State Government approval has already been given in principle for the utilisation of Yanco Experiment Farm as an Irrigation College—the first in the history of Australia A new development in the meantime [?]has been the decision to make…

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Coolamon Show Committee Meeting Presentation of Crop Growing Trophies

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon A. and P. Association on Tuesday afternoon last, those present were: ,Mr. O. Hancock,…

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Crops in Wagga District in Need of Frosts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1950 · page 2

Speaking of the wheat areas in the Wagga District, the assistant Agronomist (Mr: F. J. Nicholson) yesterday said that…

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Pastoral Workers Seek Rise

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 4

Federal Concililation Commissioner, Mr J. R. Donovan, was told last week that chaos would reign in the pastoral industry, unless…

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Wagga Wool Sold in Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

Younghusband Ltd. conducted their thirteenth sale of the season when they catalogued approximately 4600 bales at their…

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Fat Sheep at £5 a Head in Junee High Trend Reflected at Local Stock Sale

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 3

The Associated Agents (A.M.L. and F., Wagga; J. J. S. Glass and Co. and Young husband Ltd.) report as under for the sale held at…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — Values at yesterday's Sydney wool sales generally ruled In the sellers favor, compared, with the last…

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