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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,591 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 80

Farmers' Serious Problem

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

The serious plight of fanners whose sons or employees have been called up for military service, was stressed at a meeting of the Casino Recruiting…

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Wool Appraisements

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

Guyra wool appraisements for this week were J. A. Williams to 162¾d, R. D. Williams 26d Pearson Bros. 18d J. Brazier 18d. J. Little 16½d, L. Mott…

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WHEAT To-day's Quotations SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations were unchanged. Miller's bulk lots for home consumption were quoted at 311[?] bushel…

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Wheat Conference Grievances to be Ventilated

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 6

A conference of wheatgrowers is to be held at Narrabri on Friday and Saturday, February 20 and 21. At a meeting in Manilla the…

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Farm Work For War Prisoners In Victoria MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 1

The Federal Government has adopted the principle of employing war prisoners to relieve the acute labour…

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Maize Crops Departmental Review Tablelands Position

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

Early sown maize struck well in most instances but development has been unsatisfactory during recent months owing to very hot and dry…

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Turnip Seed Crop Crown In New England Good Market Found

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

In common with that of other vegetable crops the supply of swede and turnip seed is a problem facing Australia at present…

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Failure to Dip Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 4

Evidence that the percentage of fatalities amongst stock in the dipping campaign was under [?]08 per cent. was given by a witness in the…

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AMERICA And Wool Prices Supplies for Russia

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 3

Action by the American authorities in placing a maximum limit at which wool can be sold in the States has prevented any…

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Farmer's Outlook

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 1

"Lefty" has recently returned from overseas, having lost an eye in Crete, an arm in Libya, and his temper in Melbourne, when they refused to…

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Wool Prices Supplies For Russia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 6

Action by the American authorities in placing a maximum limit at which wool can be sold in the States has prevented any…

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WHEAT To-day's Quotations SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

The Australian Wheal Board's quotations were unchanged. Millar's bulk tots for home consumption were quoted at 3. 111 bushel…

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Navy Bean Crop Harvesting At Woodville

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

Harvesting of the navy bean crop has commenced at Woodville. Mr. D. M. Shand said to-day that the early crops were not as heavy as…

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Loan Money To Finance War Economist v. Farmer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 8

A difference of views between Mr. D. M. Shand and a representative of the New South Wales committee of the…

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"Increased Price for Wool"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 6

Tamworth Graziers' Association yesterday decided to ask conference to endorse the action of the Wool Growers' Council in respect of the…

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Wool Report

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 3

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report:--On Wednesday, the 21st instant we submitted a catalogue of 4221 bales. The wool was…

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WOOL Result of Drought

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 6

The Australian wool clips purchased by Great Britain in this war are 85 per cent. greater than the average quantity grown in the Commonwealth…

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F.A.O. WHEAT Fixed at 64lb

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 5

The fair average quality wheat standard for 1942 will be 64 lb, an imperial bushel, as against 623 lb in 1941. Experts determined this after…

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America and Wool Prices Supplies for Russia

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:-- Action by the American authorities in placing a maximum limit at which wool can be sold in the States has…

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[?] War Alants--Pties of Tea-- F.A.Q. Wheat--Rise of Japan

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 6

Full mobilisation of the Australian armed forces to bring them to a war footing was announced on Saturday by the war cabinet. "It is…

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