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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,343 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 68

On The Land Farm Prices Must Eventually Fall

The Uralla Times · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

"There have been so many warnings in the last two years from bankers, economists and businessmen that prices of our…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 16

Nenco, Armidale advise they will hold a special cattle sale at the Armidale yards on Friday, February 6. Eleven hundred head will be…

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Inverell District Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd report recent sales as follow: Mrs. Rose Mott (Emmaville): sup aaa e 74½d, aaa ew 61d. bkn 50d; Chas…

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£12 Average at Local Cattle Sale

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

R. V. Dunlop Pty. Ltd report the best values for fat and store cattle for the last twelve months were at the Inverell agents’ cattle sale on Friday…

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Records at Geelong Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.— Four Australian records for the season —133d. for merino fleece: 78d for merino pieces, 45d. for merino…

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New England Cattle For Auction on Feb. 13

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 16

An offering of 1500 New England bred Hereford cattle will be submitted at Armidale by Winchcombe Carson Ltd. on Friday, February 13…

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Revised Estimate of Australian Wool Clip

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia and the Australian Woolgrowers’ Council, having reviewed the estimate of the 1947-48 wool…

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Four Records in Wool Prices Geelong

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

Four Australian records for the season — 133d. for merino fleece, 78d. for merino pieces, 45d. for merino locks, and 62d. for comebacks broken—were…

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Wool Bought for Japan The Rise In Prices

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 7

Purchasing of wool for the Japanese mills has been a notable features of New Year sales (writes Winchcombe Carson Ltd.) The…

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Geelong Wool Sales Four Price Records Broken MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 16

Four Australian records for the season—133d for merino fleece, 78d for merino pieces, 45d for merino locks and 62d for comebacks, were…

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Poor Maize Crop Result of Adverse Season

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 14

Very wet and generally rather cool Conditions prevailed throughout the maizegrowing area under cultivation…

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Inverell District Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 3

The highest price realised at Nenco’s Newcastle sales was 73d for five bales of Strathbogie/New England on account of E. C. Body & Sons Pty. Ltd.,…

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Queensland Sheep Increase Expected This Year

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

An increase of about 20 per cent, in the number of sheep to be shorn in Queensland this year compared with 1947 is anticipated by the…

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Farmers Warned Prices Must Fall

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

There have been so many warnings in the last two years from bankers, economists and businessmen that prices of our agricultural exports will fall— whilst in fact they have continued to climb—that it…

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Maize Crop Fallures Widespread

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 6

Very wEt ANd generally rather cool conditions prevailed throughout the area under maize cultivation during the…

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Record Sugar Crop But More Labour Needed, Says Queensland Premier

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 12

Queensland would have a record sugar crop of about 800,000 tons this year, but the State needed an additional 2000 men to harvest it, stated…

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Final Wheat Estimate

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 16

Australia's wheat harvest was estimated to yield 205,000,000 bushels, compared with the estimate of 200,000,000 bushels made several weeks…

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Protecting the Wheat Industry Farmers & Settlers’ Association Activities

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

The year just passed has been one of great moment for the Farmers & Settlers’ Association. The issuing of a writ against the Commonwealth Government claiming…

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Wool Sales Dalgety & Co

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 16

Dalgety and Coy Ltd., Sydney, wired their local ageat, David W Oliver, as follows; "we offered 660 bales of wool at our sale on…

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Franc Devaluation Effect on Wool Trade

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 14

The devaluation of the franc may encourage the investment of money in wool in preference to the retention…

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