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Farming & the land, 1952

2,419 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 121

No Room to Hold R.a.s. Sheep Shearing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Lack of accommodation prevented a sheep-shearing contest being held at the Royal Easter…

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Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Cattle Serious Menace to British Herds

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 4

This article, written by a farming correspondent to a London Weekly ("Everybody's), describes the menace that foot-and-mouth disease is to…

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Riverina Express Kills Farmer

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

A Gerogery farmer, 53-years-old Jack Chappie,, was killed instantly on Saturday morning at a blind crossing near the…

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Farm Materials Ideas Sought

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 2

The chairman of the Government Members' Farm Materials Committee, Mr. Roger Dean, Liberal MHR for…

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Lower Wool Prices

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: A report issued by the Australian Wool Realisation Commission today shows that average…

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Values down at Brisbane wool sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.: Values at the Brisbane wool sales, which opened today, fell 15 per cent on the Brisbane…

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New Types and Techniques At Tractor Field Day Yanco Farm, Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 2

One of the most varied arrays of agricultural, equipment to be assembled on the M.I.A. for some time, has…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday: The market at the brisbane wool sales today had a good tone, with the offering similar to…

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Airlift of cattle for show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An airlift is being used to bring valuable livestock to this year's Royal Easter Show…

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Wheat Appeal Is Possibly Too Late This Year. Farmers Had Made Their Grazing Plant

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 5

The Commonwealth Government's special concessions to primary producers in an endeavour to encourage them…

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Gundagai Cattle Dearer Bullocks to £56/11/

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 2

L. M. Boyton (Gundagai), in conjunction with Messrs. Golds-brough Mort and Co. (Cootamundra office), report yarding…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 2

As predicted in the trade three months ago, the wool season is closing with course wools in diminishing demand, while Merino…

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Increased Wool Board levy is sought

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 4

Mr. R. D. Bakewell (chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council) and Mr. W. A. Gunn (president of Graziers' Federal Council of Australia) announced today that the Australian Wpolgrowers' Council had advised the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) that it…

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World Position in Wool Industry Attempt to Stabilise By Accumulation

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 6

Recent wool market experiences indicate the risks attached to efforts made to sustain prices by holding and…

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Wheat Growers Want Further Concessions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 4

While praising the concessions to wheat growers announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) on Friday last as part of the Government's…

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First Payment Increase for Wheat Urged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 4

"I am certain that Governmental officialdom does not realise the very dangerous extent to which wheat acreages will be reduced unless the Gov­ernment does much more than increase the first payment to growrs."…

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Wool Report The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 25th March, 1952

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 3336 bales on Monday, 24th instant. The selection was drawn mainly from the late shearing districts, more…

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Wool Trade Faces Crisis in Britain

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): A report submitted at a con­ference of a Yorkshire region­al board of industry yesterday…

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Sharp Fall As Sydney Wool Market Closes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

Sydney wool sales closed for the Easter access on Thursday last week on a £ trend with competition again narrowed to Continental…

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Greasy Wool Averages 66.13d at Geelong Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 6

The Geelong Woolbrokers' Association reports that at the seventh series of wool sales in the 1951-52 season held on 11th, 12th and 13th…

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