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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 124

United States Will Determine Future Wool Values

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 4

With wool moving sale by sale to higher average prices, the trade is watching anxiously for portents that the peak…

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Who is to Vote on Wool Question? (To the Editor)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

Sir,—According to a report in last Monday's "Argus," it appears that much importance is attached to who will be entitled to vote at the…

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Move in U.s.a. for Govt. Control of Raw Wool Stocks

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday — A move is gaining ground for complete Government control of raw woolstocks, the New York…

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Wade Shire Council Sees Modern Farm Sewerage System

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

GRIFFITH, Sunday: A project which has been experimented with for many years was presented to Wade Shire Council, Griffith on Friday night by Dr. Joan Tully, of the C.S.I.R.O…

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Gundagai Junior Farmers’ Show Next Saturday Exhibition Will Be Staged On Anzac Park

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

NEXT Saturday the Gundagai Junior Farmers’ Club will stage their annual show on Anzac Park. Besides the…

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Myxomatosis Causing Havoc— Farmers Worried About Stock Fish, Birds, Dogs, All Die In Murray Area

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 4

Reports from the Murray Valley areas, where rabbits are dying in millions from myxomatosis, ( say that fish, birds, dogs, foxes and kangaroos are dying from the disease…

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Wheat crop fire Farmer Charged with Neglecting Precautions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 4

A disastrous fire in a wheat crop at Yanco on December 4th last, when the owner suffered a loss of £1700 over and above…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Outside farmers raiding M.I.A. for seed Warning to wheat growers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

Farmers from the distant north-west and central-west of the State, destitute as far as wheat seed supplies are concerned, are coming as far as the M.I.A. looking for seed for the coming season…

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Pleasant Hills' A.C.P. Wants Wool Tax . Act Amended

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Pleasant Hills' branch of the Australian Country Party was held on Tuesday last, when there were…

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Junior Farmer State Champion Francis Smith, of Wallendbeen

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 6

The 1950 Junior Farmer Sheep and Wool (Division II) State Championship has been won by Francis John Smith, aged 19…

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N.s.w. Tobacco Crop Afected by January Rains

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Tobacco crop prospects in N.S.W. have been greatly reduced, especially through the ravages of blue mould since the…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board Election

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Nominations of candidates for election as members representing butter and cheese factories on the Australian Dairy…

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Farmer [?]Njured While Loading His Peaches

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. J. Campbell of Merungle Hill was loading peaches on to his lorry shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon when he slipped and fell,…

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Record Number of Buyers at Sale. Big Prices Paid for Farm Machinery

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 3

Messrs T. Williams & Co. report: At the "Wattle Retreat" (Cootamundra) clearing out sale there was a record number of buy…

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Sheep and Cattle Cheaper at Homebush

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 2

Dalgety news service reports that at Homebush on Monday last 20,448 sheep were yarded, the quality generally being poor. Prime sheep and…

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High Yields From District Bean Crops Review of Pastoral And Agricultural Conditions

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 3

Exceptionally high yields are expected from bean crops grown in the Gundagai district, reports the District Agronomist (Mr J. G. Ballantyne). These crops have done particularly well under irrigation…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Sydney wool sales continued today. Under keen and general competition, Great Britain, the Continent and U.S.A. were the…

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New Wool Scheme Delayed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The lack of a decision yet on the United Kingdom Government's financial contribution of…

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Successful Wheat Test Near Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday — An area of wheat sprayed with hormones at Tootool yielded 15 bushels, while an unsprayed…

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Wheat Test Near Wagga Successful

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday: An area of wheat sprayed with hormones at Tootool yielded 15 bushels, while an unsprayed area was…

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