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Farming & the land, 1953

2,307 stories in Riverina's papers · page 71 of 116

Wheat Recovers at Chicago Market

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 1

CHICAGO, Wednesday—Wheat gained 24 to 3 1/4 cents a bushel yesterday in a rebound of the sharp losses of the two…

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119 Griffith Sheep on Way to Israel

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 3

GRIFFITH, Tuesday: One hundred and nineteen Corriedale sheep left Griffith at the weekend on the first stage of their journey to Israel. The sheep were the first…

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Wheat Crops in the Junee District Received Seasons First Setback in July, Says Local Agronomist

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 7

CROPS IN THE JUNEE DISTRICT, AFTER AN EXCELLENT START, RECEIVED THEIR FIRST SETBACK IN JULY, ACCORDING TO THE MONTHLY REPORT BY THE DISTRICT AGRONOMIST…

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Losses of Newly Shorn Sheep After Cold Snap Feared

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 2

Losses amongst newly shorn sheep are likely as a result of an extremely cold snap yesterday morning followed by…

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Butter sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P-Reuter): It is officially confirmed here that 3000 tons of salted butter…

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Soviet offered our butter

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Australia is willing to sell surplus butter and meat to Russia. It has on hand 13.500 tons…

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New wool chairman

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

Mr C. B. Ball. who has been elected chairman of the Australian Wool Bureau…

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Benerembah Sheep Leave for Israel

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

One hundred and nineteen Corriedale sheep from Dr. S. Goldberg's Benerembah properly, "Carmel," left by truck on Wednesday on the first…

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Nangus Resident on Alleged Sheep Stealing Charge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

A resident of Nangus was arrested by the Gundagai Police on Monday last and charged on three counts. The man was remanded until next Tuesday, and allowed ba[?]l in £100…

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Korean truce effect on wheat prices

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

ADELAIDE. Wednesday: A big factor in the drop tn wheat prices in U.S.A. and Canada, was the cessation of…

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Lower Wheat Price May Hit Our Economy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The possibility of continuing lower wheat prices shown by the Chicago slump could lead to a retraction in Australian wheat acreage and throw the economy on to a greater dependence on wool…

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Field Day at Illabo Sheep Footret And Pasture Management

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 4

The Illabo branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association will be holding a Field Day on the treatment…

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Field Day at Illabo Sheep Footrot and Pasture Management

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

The Illabo branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association is holding a field day on the treatment of Footrot in Sheep and…

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305,000 Farms Irrigated in the United Staes

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

There are 305,000 farms, totalling 25.8 million acres of land, under irrigation in the United States…

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Butter farmers badly hit by inflation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 5

Six months ago it looked at if the dairying industry was about to enter a new era of stability, if not of actual prosperity. Now both formers and industry…

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T.b. Cattle at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

The practice of consuming portion of stock partly condemned for localised T.B. was again raised at last…

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Dingo Destruction Increases Sheep-carrying Capacity

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

Mr. D. Thomson, of Bega, President of the Southern Tablelands Dingo Destruction Board, in his resume of the operations of the Board during its eighteen years of existence, states that seven Pastures Protection Boards belong to the Board to-day, giving a…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Nangus Resident Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

A resident of Nangus was arrested by the Gundagal police and charged on three counts. The man was remanded until…

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No Vic. decision on wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Stale Cabinet again discussed wheat stabilisation today, but made no decision on whether…

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Threat to Wheat Plan Stabilisation Plan Victoria and Queensland Oppose 15/- Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 6

Victoria’s Acting Premier, Mr. L. W. Galvin, is reported to have stated to-day that Victoria…

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