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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 124

America Has Not Australian Problem Dairy Industry's Role In National Economy

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

Australia's current problem of not sufficient fluid milk and butter to satisfy domestic requirements is not shared by the United States,…

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Store Sheep Show Price Recovery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 4

General rain recently, averag­ing from one inch to 1½ inches over a wide area of the Western Riverina wool country, and which…

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Wool Marketing Plan

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 5

Wool growers will shortly be asked to vote for or against a Wool Marketing Plan. The Gundagai branch of the…

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An Essay on Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

By a pupil of a country school: Wheat is grown in quite a lot of countries, and generally sent across, the sea to other, countries…

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Foreign Hatter in Second Hand Bags Pure Wheat Seed Rained for District Farmer

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

Badly cleaned second-hand bag containing superphosphate have had the effect of introducing foreign matter into Junee district…

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Butter Likely to Be 2/6 Pound

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday — The Federal Government today is expected to announce an increase in the price of butter…

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Wool Basically Sound Confidence Needed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

Although prices for wool at June aultions were higher than those ruling at closing sales a year ago, the market…

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Wool and Cotton Synthetics Short Of Needs

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 6

The most important fibre in the world’s textile trade is cotton. The latest available figures show that it…

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Decline in Wheat Averages New South Wales Largely Responsible

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

Since the post-war peak of 13,880,000 acres was readied in the 1947-48 season, areas sown to wheat in Australia have steadily declined,…

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Sheep Dogs Guard Flocks of Turkeys Raising Birds On a Huge Scale

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 1

A flock of 3000 turkeys is to be marketed during the next two months by Messrs R. A. Jacob Pty. Ltd, of…

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Distribution to Wool Growers Arthur Fuller Asks Question In Parliament

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

In the House of Representatives last week the Membe[?] for Hume (Mr Arthur Fuller) asked the following question…

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Gundagai Cattle Sale Was Best Ever Prices Reach Record Levels At Younghusband’s Auction

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 1

FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AS ONE OF THE LEADING STOCK SELLING CENTRES IN THE STATE, RECORDS WERE BROKEN AT LAST WEDNESDAY’S GUNDAGAI CATTLE SALE. WHEN PRICES REACHED UNPRECENDENTED LEVELS. Perhaps it was the best…

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Wool Discussion at District Council. F. & S. Urging "No" Vote At Referendum

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

Much of the discussion at the meeting of the Junee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association surrounded the trend…

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No Open Season for Destroying Wood Ducks Heavy Damage to Crops and Pastures

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

In view of the serious damage being done to pastures and crops in various of the State by…

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“You Can’t Trust Any of Them” Farmers Critical Of Government

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

“Menzies and Faden both said in 1949 that there would be no more concessional sales of wheat. You…

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Big sale of Tobacco leaf Next Crop Will be More Costly

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 6

About 270 tone of Queensland grown tobacco sold recently at Mareeba (Q) sales for £263,000, to 117d. a lb…

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Wool Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 7

The farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, report June 22, 1951:…

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Wool Basically Sound Confidence Needed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 8

Winchecombe, Carson Ltd. report: Although prices for wool at June auctions were higher than…

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Wool Largely Blamed For Potato Shortage

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The price of wool had a lot to do with the shortage of potatoes, but decontrol was not the answer to the shortage, the Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) said today…

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Graziers Want Cheaper Wheat for Drought-Feed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: The standing committee of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia today urged that wheat…

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