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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,932 stories in Riverina's papers · page 49 of 97

Another Wheat Payment

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

The General Manager of Australian Wheat Board (Mr. C. J. Perrett) on Thursday officially announced that payments of 1/6…

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American Advertising of Wool

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report on 29th June: With this week's auctions in Brisbane, Geelong and Perth, the…

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Wool Market Level Held Steady Tenor

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The level of the wool market at the closing sales in Australia last week maintained the…

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Jottings By Your Extension Officer M.I.A. Ag. Service Shaping Future Crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

Shaping of future crops of peaches, apricots and vines valued at nearly £1,400,000 between them on the M.I.A. is now is…

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Butter price unaltered

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Federal Cabinet tonight decided to keep the retail price of butter at its existing level,…

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Drop in milk, butter production

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Agricultural Department dairy officers today reported a general falling off of milk and…

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£400 From Drive for Sheep in Aid of Junee Convent

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

The recent sheep drive made on Made of the St. Joseph's Convent Building fund in Junee district wlll…

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Wool and Fibres Should Be Allies Interesting Revew of Australian Prospects

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 6

The level of the wool market at the closing sales in Australia last week maintained the steady tenor of…

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Pastoral Output Cut in Drought

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 3

The drought in N.S.W. is seriously affected all primary production, a survey of inland districts revealed…

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Decision On. Butter Price Applauded

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The president of the Australian Dairy Farmers' Federation (Mr. E. Roberts) and the…

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Butter Subsidy, Price to Stay

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 1

The Federal Cabinet this week decided to continue the existing subsidy on butter production. This means that…

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£370 Million for Australian Wool Cup 52,000 Bales Less Than Last Season

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 4

With a cheque for £390 million, Australian woolgrowers closed their books last week for the third richest season in wool’s history. In the past four years wool earned for Australia no less than £1,738 million, which was more than…

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Crop Prospects Are Not Good Rain badly needed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Crop prospects for wheat, oats and barley are by no means favorable,…

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Gundagai Men Are Efficient Maize Growers Local Crop Gains Third Place in State

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 5

GUNDAGAI was placed hird in the State-wide Field Maize Competition sponsored by the local P. and A. Society, and conducted by the Department of Agriculture. The Gundagai crop was highly praised, and the…

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Seasonal wool figures

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The National Council of Wool Selling Broken of Australia and the Australian…

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Wants wheat production curtailed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 2

TOOWOOMBA, Thursday: Australia's wheat production should be curtailed a member of the Australian Wheat…

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Stable Prices for Wheat Unlikely

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 4

In all the turmoil over wheat, the basic fact dominating he entire situation is that the world is heavily oversupplied with a commodity that cannot be sold at profitable prices under normal trading conditions…

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Closing Values, Australian Wool Auctions

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., re- i port: The level of the wool market at the closing sales in Australia last week maintained the…

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Lower Wheat Prices Concern in Canada

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 5

More alarm has been expressed in Canada over the fall in wheat prices than in any other wheat exporting country. When the 10 per cent…

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Sale of U.s. Butter in U.k

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Limited purchases by the United Kingdom of United States butter to meet the…

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