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Farming & the land, 1938

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Wool Sales London Prospects Price Drop Expected Improvement Expected Later LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 4

Australia can draw some comfort from the speech by the chairman of Courtaulds, Ltd., who expressed the view that wool would…

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A Lifetime on the Land Reminiscenses of a Pastoral Pioneer Eight Weeks in a Waggon Part 2—Farewell to Gumeracha

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 2

In this instalment Mrs. Martha Cox recounts her experiences. With her mother and seven other children, in a covered waggon, in an eight weeks' journey from South Australia to Albury, via Victoria, in 1864…

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Wool Prices Barely Profitable

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

Wool prices at present are barely profitable, and any further regression in values will mean, not only heavy losses to the pastoral industry, but…

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Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report strong Continental and Japanese competition at the Brisbane wool sale yesterday. Prices were fully firm at…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 6

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "New South Wales March shipment valued at 36/3 a…

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Wool Prices Fall Causes Concern Farmers and Graziers' Association Position Reviewed At Annual Conference SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

Concern over falling wool prices was expressed by the president of the Graziers' Association (Mr. Abbott) speaking at the annual…

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Wool Sales Big Japanese Purchase in Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

An unusual and sudden change occurred in the Melbourne wool market to-day when Japan lifted nearly half the offering of 9600 bales and other…

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Wool Sales Big Japanese Purchase in Melb. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

An unusual and sudden Change occurred in the Melbourne wool market yesterday, when Japan lifted nearly half of offering of 9600 bales and…

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Australian Wheat Wanted by Japan for Chinese Market Tokio

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

It is understood that the Ministry for Finance has tentatively decided to permit the importation of 20,000 tons of Australian wheat, enabling…

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Following Races Innovation at Warwick Farm Stewards Impressed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 8

"I am rather impressed with the idea," said the chairman of the A.J.C. stipendiary stewards (Mr. G. Williams), at Warwick Farm on Saturday after he…

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Junior Farmers Tumut Show Exhibits Profitable Pig Project

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 7

The pig rearing competition, of which mention was made in a previous issue and which was finalised at the Tumut show this week, proved most…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 6
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 11th instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report having offered at the Melbourne wool sales on Monday 4544 bales, and sold 94…

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London Wool Sales Prices Lower LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

At the opening of the wool sales to-day, prices were from par to five per cent, lower all round. There was good home and Continental competition…

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Wool Prices Minimum Reserve Proposal SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

Wool prices were again discussed at the Graziers' Association conference, and it was decided to appoint a committee to examine the proposal of the…

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Young Bandits Armed Robbery of Wool Buyer SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

"Don't move, or I'll shoot," said o young desperado, when he pointed a revolver, at Tomizo Hojo, a Japanese wool buyer, in a house at Bondi last…

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