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Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 124

Australia's Big Exports of Butter Figures Given by Minister

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday—Australia exported 94,084,000 lb of butter to the United Kingdom during the ten months…

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Wheatgrowers' Union Stockpiling Of Wheat Overseas Seen As Danger To Growers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The N.S.W. Wheatgrowers' Union sees a danger to Australian wheatgrowers in the stockpiling of wheat and other grains overseas. This forecast is contained in the annual report of the Union's Executive Council, presented to the 22nd Annual Conference, which began today…

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Tractor and Farm Machinery Field Day at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, August 1

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 3

"Even though the major farm-machinery firms have already indicated that they will take part in this field day, further…

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Butter May Cost More

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Butter and cheese may be dearer under the six-year stabilisation plan the Government had for the dairying industry, the Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) said…

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Afraid of Victorian Butter !

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

It happened this week at Gundagai. A local resident enquired at Stribley’s emporium :—…

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Six-year Butter Plan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) said tonight he had submitted [?] Cabinet the Federal Governmen[?]…

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Butter ‘May Be 4/1’

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

If the proposed six year dairying plan was adopted, the retail price of butter next year could well be 4/1…

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Suggested Six- Year Butter Plan

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) said last night he had submitted to Cabinet the Federal…

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Not Guilty of Sheep Stealing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

Dudley Clift was charged, at Narrandera Quarter Session last week, before Judge Berne and a Jury, with stealing 200 sheep, the…

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Fibres As Rival to Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

The United Slates is planning a vast increase in the production of synthetic fibres as a substitute [?] wool…

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Wool Market Variations Defence and Supplies

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

Wool top markets abroad have varied upwards and downwards during recent times. The trade apparently…

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F.s.a. Firm on Stock Feed Wheat Attitude

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

The Funnels and Seniors' Association will stand firm on its decision that there shall be no sale of wheat…

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Wild Ducks, and Kangaroos Ruin Rice Crops and Pastures

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

Hundreds of thousands of wild ducks were destroying Australia's rice crop along the Murray, and thousands of kangaroos were…

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Tractor and Farm Machinery Field Day at Hawkesbury College

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

"Even though the major farmmachinery firms have already indicated that they will lake part in this field day, further acceptances come…

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Crop Prospects Improve

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Department of Agriculture reports that crop prospects made a marked…

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Casual Regard For Decline In Dairying Industry

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 6

The decdline in Australia’s dairying industry was being regarded far too casually. J. S. Haddin, formerly manager of Camden Park Estates claimed that if was nationally serious that unless…

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Frosted Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 2

The most serious damage to wheat from frosting usually occurs during the stage when the stalk is forming. At that stage the stems…

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Decrease in Wheat Acreage Will Give Land a Long Overdue Spell

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 3

Mr. W. R. Watkins, District Agronomist, in his report to the head office of the Department of Agriculture, wrote that the reduction…

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Wool Consumption in Britain Decreases Most Consuming Centres Show Similar Trend

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 7

Wool top markets abroad have varied upwards and downwards during recent times. The trade apparently still retains some…

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For the Man on the Land Can America Force Wool Prices Down?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 4

Apparently fresh pressure is coming from America in an effort to force wool producing countries to allocate supplies of raw wool for strategic purposes to countries in the anti-Communist block…

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