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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

2,466 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 124

District Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

On the 11th inst., Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. offered an attractive catalogue of spinners' wool drawn principally from the…

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World's Wool Record Again Broken

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—New England snatched the world's record for Merino fleece at the Sydney wool sales yesterday,…

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Action Under Way to Combat New Wheat Rust Strain

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

Rust, an ever-present threat to the world's bread supplies is causing concern in the United States in a new race—15B…

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New Estimate Shows Drop in Wool Yield Many Aspects Contribute to Reduced Clip

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

A revised estimate for this season's Australian wool received into brokers' stores is 3,561,00 bales, an increase of 45,000 bales on…

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Farmers "Short Weighted" at Silo. Serious Allegations by Meeting at Ganmain

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 6

Allegations were made at a special meeting of the Ganmain Farmers and Settlers' Association that the silo agent had…

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Future of Butter Production in Jeopardy Tarrabandra Dairy Farmer’s Warning

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

The far reaching demands in milk needs of the metropolitan areas, threatening the future of butter production in Australia was a subject of discussion at the last meeting of the NSW Executive of the Australian Primary…

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Goods Train Hits Cattle

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

A goods train which left Tum- barumba about 7 .30 a.m. res- terday morning, struck a herd of cattle about two miles from the…

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Sheep Rustling in Trangie District

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sheep rustling was prevalent in the Trangle district, Director K. G. MacKinnon told the Dubbo…

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Sheep Skin Stealing Charge Brings £30 Fine

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

"I am not satisfied with ,your explanation as to how you came by these sheep skins," Mr. W. Finlay, S.M., told ,John James Sullivan when…

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Widespread Wool Buying at Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sydney wool sales continued today under keen and widespread competition, from all sections of the trade—…

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Record Prices for Wool Continues

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 5

Falgety & Co. Ltd., Sydney, report:—"With almost commenplace regularity new record prices for…

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Farm for Settlement

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

The State Minister for Landa (Mr Renshaw) advises that a War Service Land devilment Farm that had been witheld from settlement…

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Junior Farmers Clubs of N.s.w

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

Again this year, the Bank of N.S.W. will sponsor a 10 days school of Instruction for 60 selected Junior Farmers at…

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M.i.a. Farmers Could Lose Tons of Fruit; Warning on Wilting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

Warning farmers of the dangers of letting orchards dry out at this time, Mr. Allan F. Murray, Extension Officer, Yenda, said the other day that willing in the Yenda district could, for example, cause a district…

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Soil Erosion Beaten on War Service Settlement Farm

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr Renshaw) said that a war service land settlement farm that had been withheld…

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Ill-treating Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

Sid Nash, contractor, of Garwood street. Wagga, was lined £10 with 10 costs, for having Ill-treated 150 sheep…

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District Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and M. A. Co. Ltd's No. 10 catalogue for the season was submitted to auction yesterday, the selection in…

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No Rustling of Sheep in Wagga District

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

There is no sheep rustling in the Wagga district, Wagga police said yesterday. On Wednesday, Dubbo Pastures…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited 11th January, 1951

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

We submitted a catalogue of 7,482 bales on Wednesday, 10th instant. The selection included a good proportion of spinners and…

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N.s.w Wheat Acreage May Be Expanded

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 4

How will New South Wales wheatgrowers react to the present disastrous crop year, with its low yields and generally poor financial returns? My tip is that they will come again, with bigger…

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