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Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 124

Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, January 2 (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.) Bound Over for Stealing Wheat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

John Henry Madden (43) and Ronald Jeffrey Hahne (31) were charged with stealing 12 bags of wheat, valued at £18, the property of Norman…

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Fly Not Guilty of Rice Crop Damage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 1

Rice growers on the M.I.A. have been concerned about the condition of some of their crop where dead and dying plants have resulted in bare or…

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Farms at Tumbarumba for Soldier Settlement

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Lands, Mr Renshaw, announced that two farms in the Tumbarumba district were avail…

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Wheat Cartage Rates

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

At a conference of interested parties held at Wagga, wheat cartage rates for the current season were agreed upon, stated the Acting…

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Wheat Carting Held Up

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 4

It is very inconvenient for those wheat-growers who want to finish carting that wheat receivals at Lockhart Silos have…

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Wool Outlook Strong British Production Greater

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report: The close of 1950 has not shown any reduction in strength of the world's markets for…

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Farmyard Manure on Lawns Use With Discretion

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

Farmyard manure should be used with discretion where lawns are concerned, warns the Division of Plant Industry of the…

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Tumbarumba Farm Properties for Settlement

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Rensbaw) announced today that two farms in the Tumbarumba district…

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Harden Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

A consignment of 55 xbred hoggets from B. J. Cusack, Harden, realised to 115/1, avg. 105/10 at Winchcombe, Carson's…

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Wool Prices Soar

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 3

DURBAN, Tuesday: Prices 10 to 12 1/ per cent, higher than the closing sale of the first half of the Durban wool season, marked…

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Blind Leeton Farmer's Futile Visit to London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A blind. 73-year-old wheat tanner from Leeton returned to Australia today after s journey to…

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Wool Fashions

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

A clean line fashion in tissue weight worsted of 100 per cent virgin wool. The dress is in suntan brown. Fitted white coat has long sleeves, flare cuffs high collar, which turns the dress into a costume suit…

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Bagged Wheat Price

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen has given particulars of the price the wheat [?] received for bagged wheat as…

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Wool Records Broken

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

Dalgety & Co., Ltd., report: Merino wool records fell like nine pins yesterday when Dalgety & Co. thrice broke the State record…

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Claim Over Wheat New Application

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

Nelungaloo Pty. Ltd., wheat growers of Parkes, has filed an application in the Sydney High Court Registry for a certficate to appear…

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Record Wool Prices SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

Merino wool records fell like nine-pins to-day when Dalgety and Company thrice broke the State record for super fleece wools at 289d for…

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Records Go at Albury Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 1

More records were broken at the Albury wool sales yesterday. Dalgety and Co. Ltd…

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Dispute May Delay Sale of Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

Thousands of bales of wool which had ben sold could not be delivered because of mass resignations by members of the Storemen and Packers'…

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Wheat Board Has Received 32 Million Bushels

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

SYDNEY. Wednesday: The Australian Wheat Board had received 32,000,000 bushels up to last weekend, according to the…

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