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Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 61 of 124

Special Dalgety News Service Photo of Sydney Sheep Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 6

Judging the groups of six Merinos for the Stonechaven Cup, the Grand Prix Of the Australian Merino Shows. It was won by the team from Mr. A. Hordern's "Mungadal" Stud—on the extreme left of the picture…

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F.S.A. President on Wheat Plan Injustice

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 3

The Federal President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. W. R. Scilley, wrote the following letter to a recent issue of the…

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Decline in Wheat Acreages New South Wales Largely Responsible

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 4

Since the post-war peak of 13,880,000 acres was reached in the 1947-48 season, areas sown to wheat in Australia have steadily declined, writes, P. C. Druce, Economics Research Officer of Department of Agriculture, in…

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7½ Per Cent Wool Sales Levy to Be Lifted

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

The Federal Government would abandon the 7½ per cent levy on wool sales as from June 30 last, the…

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Wool Auctions May Go Australia To Confer With Allied Powers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

THE Commonwealth Government has agreed to participate in talks at Washington which could result in the abandonment of the open-auction system for wool sales .in Australia in favor of an allocation system for this…

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Open Auctions for Wool May Be Abandoned Important Talks in U.s. This Month

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed: The Commonwealth Government has agreed to participate in talks at Washington which could result in the abandonment of the…

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Wide Interest in Farmer Course at Yanco

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 6

Heavy enrolments are expected for the first farmer course to be hold at Yanco Experiment Farm as part of its conversion to Australia's first…

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Junior Farmers Begin Wagga Course

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 6

Twenty young fanning enthusiasts from many parts of New South Wales today commence the first nine-day…

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Price of Butter Dairymen Ask Clear 1- Rise

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

On the motion of Mr. A. Nardi (Richmond River), seconded by Mr. G. M. Baker (Coff's Harbor), the New South Wales Executive of the…

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Bradford Says Wool Position Impregnable

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 3

The downward trend of wool values since Easter has been watched with very close attention by the trade, and with not…

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Wheat Pool Payment £51 Million

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) announced last week that approval had been granted for…

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Wheat Export Price Demand for Stock Feed

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

Mr. Scilley, General President of the P. and S. Asscn. had the following to say regarding the demand for export price for wheat…

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Controls on Wool Industry Criticised Chairman Warns Woolgrowers' Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Australian woolgrowers were warned today against "the pressure of Government control," by the chairman of the Australian…

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Applications Under Wool Deduction Act Many Cases Decided --Some Held Over

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

There were 4,057 applications lodged for relief under the Wool Sales Deduction Act, in which full or partial relief from…

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Road From Johnson's Farm to Apostles School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 6

The Shire Council at its last meeting, dealt with a letter received from Mr. H. Johnson, Farm 1051 (J. H. Alexander) requesting construction of…

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Egg Producers Band Together Poultry Farmers Form Branch in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 7

Last Tuesday night, at a meeting of poultry farmers at Junee, It was decided to form a branch of the Associated Poultry…

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Early Crops of Potatoes Work To Be Put In Hand

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

"Potato growers contemplating planting an early spring crop should make arrangements immediately for their seed," advises…

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Mount Horeb Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

Values for sheep were unchanged, but lambs were 5/ cheaper, at the Homebush auctions last Thursday, the penning…

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Encouraging Report on Cattle

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 4

A Commonwealth Bank’s survey of the beef cattle industry in Queensland gave an encouraging view for…

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Hot Air and Scarce Butter

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 6

Some politicians are revealing just how little they know about the dairying industry. The palm for crass stupidity…

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