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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

2,503 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 126

Railways Biggest Week Shifting Wheat Out of Riverina

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

The Railway Department shifted 29,312 bags of wheat out of the unee railway district, which is "he Riverina during the past…

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Who Owns Pool Wool Millions? "Faulty Legislation Sets Dilemma for Trustees"

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 4

The situation in relation to the distribution of profits from Government dealings in wool grown during the war has set a…

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Mill Takes in Large Quantities of Wheat. Quality Improves On Previous Seasons

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 6

The amount of wheat taken in by Messrs Jeffs Bros. Junee flour mill has been helpful in easing down the congestion at…

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Synthetic Fibre Can Not Imitate Wool. Confidence Expressed In Future of Markets

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 6

The level of values for wool tops overseas indicates general confidence in future prices for the sheep's staple, according to a report…

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Wheat Crops at Junee

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

An exceptional wheat crop which over 100 acres averaged 20 skewered bags to the acre has been grown by Mr Athol Cowled, in the Junee…

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Sterling Wheat Importers Want Safeguards

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (A. A. P.): Grain trade experts in London are convinced that the delay over the admittance of Germany…

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Wool Use Expanding Bright Prospects

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

The world’s demand for goods made from wool shows no sign of slackening. Up to recently the shortage of fabrics caused by the…

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Wool Values Continue to Soar

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Wool values reached unprecedented heights today when the Sydney market for all good fleece wools…

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Wagga Man Fined at Hay on Sheep Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

HAY, Wednesday: At Hay Petty Sessions Court George Bell, of Wagga, was fined £5 on a charge of travelling lice…

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World's Record at Geelong Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A world's record of 190d. for lamb's wool, a season's record of 164¼d. for merino fleece and 119d. for…

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Record for Wool Cheque to be Over £200 Million

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

Australia’s wool cheque for this year is erpected to establish a new record. Brokers estimate that the cheque…

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Mice and Rats How to Control on the Farm

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

Mice arid rats cause great loss of foodstuffs and other materials stared on farms, points out E. H. Zeck, Entomologist of the…

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Thistles Destroyed Interesting Experiment at Cowra Experiment Farm

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 3

A recent demonstration at the Cowra Experiment farm provided a very effective control for variegated thistle, saffron…

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Cherry Crop at Orange

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

Orange district orchardists paid approximately £15,000 to packers for Returns show that the cherry crop Returns show that the cherry crop…

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Development Of Asparagus Industry At Gundagai Local People Have Splendid Opportunity to Invest in Sound Proposal Could Take Over Farms From Batlow Packing House Co-op

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 3

THE most important development to take place in the Gundagai District in many years, has been the establishment of the asparagus industry at Dalkeith. It has ushered in a new era of intense cultivation along the Murrumbidgee River flats. Ultimately it will materially assist in the expansion and progress of this town and district…

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Butter, Tea Rations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

den said on Monday that the Treasden sa[?] on Monday that the Treasury had not been approached to deal with he financial aspects of the…

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Record Wool Prices Despite Bigger Output

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Record prices for Australian wool are not due to any reduction in production, but are being…

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Mouth Swellings in Cattle Sometimes Taken for "Lumpy Jaw"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Examination of cattle reported by their owners to veterinarians, as suffering from actino-mycosis ("lumpy jaw") sometimes reveals that the…

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Wheat Position at Illabo Is Relieved Soldier Serine Have Much Grain Left

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 6

Ten trucks were made available to take wheat from the Illabo silos yesterday. This has relieved the acute…

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Mister's Promise on Stabilisation of Dairying

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) today assured a deputation from Australia-wide dairy producers' organisations that the Commonwealth Government would press…

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