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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 46 of 124

Seven Farms for Ex-soldiers Near Deniliquin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) today announced that seven farms on "Merriginnie" Estate, In the…

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Success of Fruit Crop Depends on Tree Pruning

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 6

Operation tree pruning has already begun in the orchards of the M.I.A. Upon the success or failure of this operation depends the quality and the quantity of the fruit at the next harvest…

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Little Danger of Wheat Rotting. Ungarie Farmers Are Worried About Crops

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

Although the danger was never considered to be very great in the Junee district, some farmers believe that the possibility of sown…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Values for the better quality wools at the Sydney sales today remained unchanged on rates offered yesterday…

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Riverina's Wheat Yeild Satisfactory. Reduced Area Indicates Altered Farming Outlook

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 6

Figures have now been finalised and indicate that the Riverina wheat harvest for 195051 was 3,676,062 bags…

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Record Prices at "Coonong" Cattle Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2

Record prices were paid at the sale of Shorthorn cattle at Coonong Stud. Bornmbola Park, yesterday…

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Japanese Buying and Australian Wool Continental Countries Are Biggest Consumers

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2

Continental countries of Western Europe rank in the aggregate as among the largest buyers of Australian wool, say Messrs…

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Sheep Market Up

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

Grown sheep were ten shillings a head dearer at to-day’s Homebush market…

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Wool Market

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 2

Dalgety & Co Ltd wired us:— "Repercussions from the protracted shipping hold up in New Zealand, which has involved overseas wool buyers in…

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Saffron Thistle May Become Problem In N.S.W. Wheat Crops This Year

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 4

"If there are good falls of rain during the next two months, wheat crops in N.S.W. are highly likely to suffer severe…

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Sydney Wool Prices Show Drop

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Values for practically all merino descriptions at today's wool tales were 2½ to 5 per cent below…

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Wool Values Decline Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 6

Repercusions from the protracted shipping hold-up in New Zealand, which has involved overseas wool buyers in enormous losses, and fears…

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Sydney Wool Prices Again Drop

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — Valuer for practically all Merino descriptions at yesterday's wool sales were 2½ to 5 per cent…

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Dairy Farmers Get Raw Deal Victorian Gives His Views On Present Set-up

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 6

Primary producers were at the wrong end of the stick. This was the view of a Warnambool, APPU member. John Gleeson, who claimed that primary, producers were being “pushed around like wheelbarrows” by Parliaments,…

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Plans for Riverina University and Pastoral College Action by the Jerilderie C.W.A. and Graziers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 4

Graziers of the Central Riverina met at Jerilderie on 16th May to consider plans for the advancement of adult education, with particular…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Corobimilla Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

A meeting of the Corobimilla branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Friday, 26th May, there being present Messrs. C…

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Seven Farms for Ex-soldiers Near Deniliquin

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshow) has announced that seven farms on "Merriginnie" estate, in the Wakool Irrigation District, will…

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Well Known West Wyalong Farmer Dies

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

Mr. George Robert Hoad, who died at his home in West Wyalong, aged 86 years, lived for about 40 years on his properly al Bena, near Girral. He…

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With the man on the Land Protect the Crows Friend of the Farmer ?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 6

A stockman has asked the Queensland Royal Commission into the Pastoral Industry to protect crows…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

Some farmers have not yet handed in they agricultural and pastoral returns. The police have asked the "Irrigator" to print this reminder, as…

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