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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 65 of 124

Mr. Graham's Address to Wheat Growers' Union C'ference

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

"At the present time, the NSW Government is carrying out a programme of bulk wheat storage facilities costing over £2…

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Lice Infestation 40 Sheep a Day Being Lost on Kooba Station

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Shearers on South Kooba, a properly owned by the estate of the late F. W. Hughes, were losing about 40 sheep a day because of lice infestation, N.S.W. secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (Mr. R. W. Wilson) told Conciliation Commissioner Donovan today…

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American Farmers and Control of Flies

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

Farmers and graziers throughout Australia, whose stock are plagued by flies every summer may be interested in a statement…

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HOMELESS U.S. YOUTHS Learn Citizenship; Farming

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

Eight young American boys who were left homeless and without adult guidance now have a place to live. They also are…

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Aust. Butter in Japan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Mr. MacDonald. managing-director of a Melbourne engineering firm who arrived in Sydney from…

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An Essay on Wheat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

Wheat is grown in quite a lot of countries, and generally sent a[?]ross the sea to other countries which could just as well grow it…

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Heavy Rains May Pro[?]g Butter Cuts

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

Heavy rains in dairying districts would probably prolong the butter shortage the manager of the Singleton Dairy Co…

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Figures Show Big Decline in Butter Output

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Butter production for the last financial: year was 330 tons shorter than the previous year, but there…

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States Blamed for Delay Over New Butter Price

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Comonwealth has officially disclaimed responsibility for the delay by the Prices Ministers in…

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Open Auction Wool Sales to Continue

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 6

The Minister for Commerce (Mr McEwen) said there was no foundation in statements that the Federal…

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Wool Trade Aspects Guaranteed British Price

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 6

Some improvement at times has been recently registered in prices for Futures wool tops abroad. The…

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40 Sheep a Day Being Lost on Kooba Station

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

Shearers on South Kooba, a property owned by the estate of the late F. W. Hughes, were losing about 40 sheep a day because of lice…

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May Be Forced to Abandon Wool Auctions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2
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Commonwealth authorities have been unable to find any alternative to the allocation system of wool proposed by the United States…

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Commonwealth May Have to Abandon Wool Auctions

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday — Commonwealth authorities have been unable to find any alternative to the allocation system of…

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Junee Boy Drowned In Sheep Dip Three-year-old Child Was An Only Son

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 5

There was an appalling accident in Junee on Saturday last when a three yeas- old boy, Alan Leonard Hancock was drowned in a [?]heep dip on an E[?]in Vale property. The youngster is the son of…

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Big Sheep Losses Can be Stopped Narrandera P.P. Board Inspector Says Worms Take Terrific Toll

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 4

At the meeting of the Hay Pastures Protection Board on Thursday last, the Chairman (Mr. A. Neilson Mills), commenting on a statement…

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Pure Seed Rice Scheme Foundation Seed Areas Benefit Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 4

"The pure seed rice scheme, initiated by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture in 1946, in co-operation with the Rice Marketing Board, has…

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Wild Ducks and Kangaroos Ruin Rice Crops and Pastures

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 4

Hundreds of thousands of wild ducks were destoying Australias [?]ice crop along the Murray, and thousands of kangaroos were…

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Unusual Happenings at Cowra Experimental Farm

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2

Ants and mice have been found attacking sown pastures in the plots at the Cowra Experimental Farm…

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