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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Dairy Men "Must Be Organised Mr. Anthony on War Situation

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 7

"The experience of the last war shows that at this juncture, it is more necessary than even that the primary producer be…

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The Experiment Farm and the Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

The decision of the committee of the Central New England P. and A. Society to allow live stock from the New England Experiment Farm to compete at the forthcoming Glen Innes Show is an important one, and the result will be…

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Restrict Wheat Growing Broomhall's Views

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 3

Seeking advice on the international position to affecting Australian wheat Mr. G. W. Walker. Lindley Walker Wheat Co at the week-end cabled…

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Australia's Wool Sale It's Advantages

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

Winchcombp Carson Ltd. report:— The wool market in the United States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming. The New York futures top…

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WHEAT To-day's Quotations SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Boards quotations for export wheat to unchanged Bulk lots were quoted at 3 9½ bagged millers parcels 4 [?] bushel…

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Australian Wheat Sale to Britain Important Statement

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 3

In confirming that the Australian Wheat Board had sold 1,500,00 tons of 1939/40 Australian wheat and 150,000 tons of flour to the Imperial…

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Wheat Sales Official Statement Supply for Japan SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

More than 80,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat, worth at least £15,000,000 has now been sold from the new season's crop…

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Wheat Breeding. Spacing Problem Experiments by C.S.I.R.

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 7

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has just issued its pamphlet No. [?]1, dealing with one ot the technical problems of wheat…

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Wheat Sales 56,000,000 Bushels For U.K. "Satisfactory" Price Reported

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 8

The sale to the United Kingdom Government of 56,000,000 bushels of wheat and 150,000 tons of flour at a price which is regarded as…

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Japan Buys Our Wheat Will Take 7,500,000 Bushels In Own Ships Delivery to Britain Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

More than 80,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat, worth at least £15,000,000, have now been sold from the new season's crop…

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Mixed Farming Property by Auction

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

A nicely situated property at Gilgai. 5 miles from Inverell with frontage to the main road, containing an area of 201 acres, will be sold by auction at…

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An All-electric Dairy Milking and Separating Are But Two of a Dozen Jobs Done

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

Many people have all-electric homes. They know what a joy eleclric power Is and how it reduces work and costs. Mr. A. E. Liggins, of Turramurra…

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Wheat Price Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat were unchanged and bulk lots were quoted at 3.9½ bagged millers' parcels 4/0½ per…

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Uralla Wool Top Line 23¾d

The Uralla Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. report: In conformity with a recent promise, the Central Wool Committee has now Issued a statement to…

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The Wool Sale Advantages to Australia National Benefit

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 7

(The wool market in the Untied States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming (writes Winchcombe Carson…

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Red Cross The Emmaville Branch More Wool to Be Purchased

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Emmaville branch of the Red Cross, Society was held in the C.W.A. Rooms on Thursday of last week. Mrs. S…

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Lightning on Farm

Guyra Argus · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

A storm was very severe at Pam—Peo[?] says Manning River "Times." Mr. John Holier ami staff were in the miking yard when a bolt from the…

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Leguminous Crops As Soil Improvers Conditions Governing Nitrogen-building Ability

The Uralla Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

In any scheme of cropping designed to maintain the fertility of the land, the group of plants known as legumes (of which the best known…

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Wheat Farmers Want Advance Script Made Negotiable SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

A request will be made to the Federal Government that wheat scrip issued to farmers under the system of advances on wheat be…

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New England Wool

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery completed their 10th wool appraisement last week when their prices included: AL Muluerindie/New England 20[?]d,…

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