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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 66 of 124

Near Record 1951 U.s. Crop Harvest Forecast

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture reports that prospects for the forthcoming US crop harvest are among the most favorable the…

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Wheat Bulkheads

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

Farmers are to be asked to assist in the erection of bulkheads for the storage of next season’s wheat crop…

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Wheat Another Pool Payment Soon

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 3

Within a couple of months it was expected that the Australian Wheat Board’s recommendation for a further payment on wheat in the…

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Wool Plan Referendum Ballot Papers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Ballot papers for the referendum by Australian woolgrowers on the proposed minimum…

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Concessional Wheat Prices Minister’s Statement

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

Mr. McEwen, Minister for Commerce and Agriculture told last week’s Conference of the Wheat Growers’ Union in Sydney, he would…

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Ganmain F. and S. Association Wheat Sild Management

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 4

A meeting of the Ganmain F. and S. Association was held in the Literary Institute on Saturday afternoon, 14th July…

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America Backs Synthetics in Race for Cheaper Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 4

America hat evidently decided to ride the synthetic horse hard in the race for cheaper wool. Her other entries; Allocation and Pre-emption have not done too well in the trial runs…

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Didn't Know Why He Stole Sheep Skins Heavy Fine Imposed In Junee Police Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

"I don't know what possessed me to do, this",, a 22-year-old labourer, Bruce Edward Elkins, said in the Junee Court of Petty…

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For the Man on the Land Wheat Prospect Brightens—but Not for Fowls

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 4

The wheat outlook in every State is improving weekly, and nothing that is likely to happen now can alter the position very much for the worse as far as prospective yield is concerned…

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Peak Wool Prices Won't Be Repeated Wardrobes Stocked After War-time Scarcity

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 6

Some improvement at times has been recently registered in Prices for futures wool tops abroad, report Messrs Winchcombe Carson,…

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Breeding Methods Criticised by Sheep Officer

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 4

Criticising production techniques of some M.I.A. large-area growers, sheep and wool officer (Mr. Jack McDonald) of the M.I.A. Agricultural Service, declared this week that the practice of running the…

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Rain Benefits Wheat, Stock in Narrandera Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 6

"Although a little late the rain has been of immense value to the district," reported the stock inspector (Mr. H. Maitland Ware) to the recent meeting of the Narrandera Pastures Protection Board…

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Letters To The Editor (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Post J.O Wool Scheme (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 2

Sir.—In a letter published in "The Daily Advertiser" of July 16. Mr. Renshaw explains in "s few simple words" how the…

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Sheep and Cattle Market Firm

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

At Homebush today 7439 head of sheep of mixed quality were yarded. The market was again 5/ dearer. Best…

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Wool Plan Referendum Ballot Tapers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

Ballot papers for the referendum by Australian wool growers on the proposed minimum reserve price plan for wool will be posted this week…

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Huge Wool Cheque Official Figures Released

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — Australia's wool for the 1950-51-season realised the record total of £636,330,574…

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£1 Million Farm Sales at Geelong

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 3

In the past 12 months Dalgety's Geelong branch has completed the sales of 49 farming properties in Western Victoria,…

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Farm Youth Exchange American Programme

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 2

Australian and New Zealand youths will be among those to be included in the International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE)…

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Farm Spare Parts Move

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 2

The annual contention of the NSW Liberal Party urged the Government to ensure that subsidised makers of agricultural…

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[?]Inister Urges Intensified Farming

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 7

THE Minister for Agriculture, the Hon E. H. Gra[?] MLA last week urged upon primary producers the for a diversification of their farming activities not to balance our economy but also to give security to…

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