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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

2,307 stories in Riverina's papers · page 62 of 116

Shortage of Factory Men Britain's Wool Output Affected

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 6

Latest mail reports indicate a good volume of turnover of wool in most countries. Sales of goods in the…

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No Flat Price for Wheat in N.s.w. Plan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 4

Now that we know precisely what the New South Wales Minister for Agriculture battled for unsuccessfully at the last Agricultural Council meeting it is difficult to understand why his…

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Wool Market Is Higher Than '52 Chief Interest Lies in Future of Clip

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

The chief interest in the wool industry is the values likely to rule for the sheep's stable at next season's…

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Lake Albert farmlet sold at auction

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

A small farmlet at Lake Albert village, offered for sale by Hore and Docker at the Australian Hotel yesterday…

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Farmers' Meeting with Taxation Officers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

Through a typographical error the wrong date was inserted in our last issue respecting the meeting arranged for the…

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Further £684,715 disbursed to rice growers Completing first payments on current crop

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

The Rice Marketing Board en Wednesday last posted out cheques totaling £684,715 on 34,236 tons., which finalised the first payment on the current season's crop…

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"Star" Junior Farmer Competition

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 5

The 1958 "Star" Junior Farmer Competition being conducted by the Junior Farmer Movement, and sponsored by the Rural…

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Wheat Levy Urged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The New South Wales wheatgrotrers' annual conference today decided to ask the State…

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Commercial Wool report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 7

London wool sales commenced on July 9 and will conclude on Friday July 24. Over the series an…

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Minister warns on butter price

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: A warning that continuous upward price adjustments could bring the butter and cheese industry to a point where stability would be…

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Problem of Wool Labelling

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 5

Papers on wool labelling were presented to the annual conference of the International Wool Textile…

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Wheat men tell of racket

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Wheatgrowers complained today about machinery firms making conditional sales in order to unload slow-selling merchandise…

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Poor Wheat for Use in Bread

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: Manager of the Government Grain Elevators (Mr. S. C. Hodgson) told the wheatgrowers'…

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Farmers Must Cut Costs Says Liberal Party

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 6

If they are to continue to sell their products overseas, rural producers roust reduce their production costs,…

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No. 15 Wheat Pool Payment

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 1

A further payment of 2d a bushel on bulk wheat and 2¾d on bagged wheat will be made on account of No. 15 pool (1951-52 season) on 4th…

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Chairman Not Happy on Wheat Pact

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 4

The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Sir John Teasdale, said on Thursday that he was not "altogether happy" about the partial…

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Cotton Seen As Threat to Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 4

Cotton fabrics which are becoming increasingly popular in the United Stales represented a threat to the Australian wool industry, Mr. J. M…

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with the man on the Land Tetanus Cause of Heavy Sheep Loss

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 3

Heavy mortalities have occurred in the Tamworth and Warlalda districts with grass seed infected sheep…

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Hybrids Claim 70 Percent of Maize Crop

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 4

The field Maize Championship conducted in N.S.W. this year by the Royal Agricultural Society has…

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Great Work by Junior Farmers

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 4

The 1953 “Star” Junior Farmer competition being conducted by the Junior Farmer Movement and sponsored…

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