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Farming & the land, 1938

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Wool Sales Market Firm for Best Quality 27½d. for Merino Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 3

Bidding was dull tor average and I Inferior wools at the Sydney wool sales to-day and prices showed a decline of 5 per cent, on yesterday. For best…

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Entries Rejected Skelton's Horses at Warwick Farm Pending Appeal to A.J.C. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 8

Seven entries submitted by R. W. Skelton, who was disqualified for 12 months on December 22,were rejected by the stipendiary stewards at Warwick…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Messrs Pitt, Son, Badgery Lumby Ltd., report:—At our wool sales yesterday there was a strong inquiry for the better classes, although prices…

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American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May 93¾ cents a bushel, July 87¾ cents. Winnipeg futures: May 124¾ cents a bushel, July 116¾ cents…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Encouraged by the uplift in North and South America and the expansion of Continental inquiry for La Platas, the wheat market displayed a steadier…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "Sold cargo Victorian expected to load January 11,…

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Menace to Cattle Immature Sudan Grass May Cause Heavy Loss

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

Several cases have come under notice in the Wagga district of cattle being poisoned from grazing on immature Sudan grass. In one case…

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Antwerp Wool Market Remarkable Broadening of Business" Antwerp

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

The "Companie Commercials Kreglinger," in its annual review of the wool market, declares that throughout a year of exceptional difficulty, the…

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Wool Research Programme Planned in London Australian on Committee London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

Details of a programme of scientific research were approved to-day by a joint meeting of the International Wool Publicity and Research Secretariat, at…

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Second Year of Conflict Japanese Imports Drastic Cuts Include Wool Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

Facing the second year of war and with the need for a continued supply of munitions, a further drastic cut in imports is necessary and for this reason,…

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Wool Sales Sydney Market Firm Top Price for Yass Clip Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Withdrawals were again heavy at the wool sales to-day, when prices for average and inferior lines tended still lower. Of the 11.812 bales offered at…

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Migration Policy Plans Being Prepared Farm Boys and Domestics Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

With a view of reviving assisted migration from Britain, departmental, officers are preparing plans for early submission to the Cabinet…

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Milthorpe Farmer Burned Orange

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

In an attempt to extinguish a fire which threatened his wheat crop yesterday, James Whilley, farmer, of Milthorpe, was severely burned about the…

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Training the Farmer of the Future Scheyville Scheme

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

One of the most successful of the erergency organisations set up during the depression to allevia[?] unemployment was the Government…

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Ambulance Wheat Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

Further donations to the ambulance wheat appeal have been received by the superintendent, and are as follows: From Kywong (per…

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Losses From Prussic Acid Poisoning Follow Feeding Sheep-on Blue Couch

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

There have been several heavy mortalities in the west due to prussic acid poisoning following feeding on blue couch grass, states the Chief…

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Town Council £1200 for Gasworks Wheat Terminal Land for District Hospital Extensions Jubilee Park

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 6

Owing to the holiday on Monday, the council met on Tuesday night. Present, Aid. P. Dickson (Mayor), J. Rinkin, R. Gibson, T. Nicholson, G. Black…

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Wool Sales Sydney Market Firm for Best Quality Season's Highest Price SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 5

The conditions prevalent at yesterdays wool sales were again evident at to-day's sales, the best wool proving firm, while other descriptions…

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Report on Wool Sale Held by Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Company Limited SYDNEY, 5th JANUARY, 1938

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

We offered a catalogue of 4005 bales, which comprised a good proportion of the better class wools, these coming mainly from the Central Tablelands…

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For the Man on the Land Dairy Industry in N.S.W. Excellent Summer Prospects Recovery in Production

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Despite recent handicaps, the production of milk for December was more than double that of the corresponding month last year. The prospects for January, February, and March are excellent, provided there is no return of ephemeral…

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