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Farming & the land, 1939

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Wool Sales Firm Market in Sydney Top Price for Yass Clip Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 4

Under good competition from the Continent and Yorkshire, and with moderate support from Japan, the wool market to-day ruled firm at the closing…

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Measures for Rehabilitating Spain Burgos Government Active 230 Merchant Ships Requisitioned Deserted Catalonian Farms Developed Economic Independence Urged By International Peace Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 1

The France Government has requisitioned 230 ships under a decree authorising the employment of the Nationalist merchant fleet for public purposes and national defence. All kinds of provisions are plentiful in Barcelona…

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21 YOUTHS Arrive to Learn Farming SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 1

The liner Largs Bay, which arrived in Sydney today, brought 21 youths from England and Scotland. They were selected by officials of Australia…

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Growers Co-operate to Mature Rice Crop Wave of Optimism —- Hope to Harvest 80 per cent. "Prospect Altered", Says Assn. President

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 1

SO THAT LATE RICE CROPS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MATURE, AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE GREATER PART OF THE AREA PLANTINGS WILL BE HARVESTED, GROWERS WILL MEET IN LEETON ON THURSDAY TO FINALISE A SCHEME BY WHICH WATER MAY BE CUT OFF UNDER A ROTATIONAL SYSTEM, WHICH WILL ENABLE WATER…

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Wool Exhibit

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

A conference, widely representative of wool interests, woollen manutures, retailers, and wool-selling agents agreed on February 16 to stage…

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Cattle Judges for Royal Show Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society announced to-day that Mr. John Ogilvy (N.Z.) had been selected as Judge for Aberdeen Angus cattle, and Mr. H. D…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 7

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable from Liverpool "Unchanged, steady, trade dull."…

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Use of Staple Fibre Wool Regaining Ground? Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 4

Dr. I. Clunies Ross, of the International Wool Secretariat, declared to-day (hat there was evidence of increasing resistance on the part of…

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Wool Sales Sydney Auctions Market Again Firm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 4

Under keenly sustained competition from the Continent and Yorkshire, and with improved support from Japan, particularly for comebacks and fine…

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Wheat Despatched From Southern Railway District Week Ended February 18

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 4

During the week ended last Saturday 8129 bags of wheat were received through railway gates in the southern railway system, making the total…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 6
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser, Cootamundra Herald

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 16th instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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Peer Makes Own Bread Three-quarter Acre Wheat Crop

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 7

Lord. St. Audies is growing wheat on his estate at Somerset, in order to make his own bread. “Sooner or later, the people of…

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The Future of Wool Japanese Situation

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 6

Absence of international tension has Accentuated the briskness of competition, for wool. Owners whose clips are now being…

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J.F.C. Wheat Growing Championship Won by Wagga Boy SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 1

E. J. Harper, of the Wagga Junior Farmers' Club, won the Junior Farmers' State wheatgrowing championship with C. Rudd, of Barralong club,…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Wool Exhibit at San Francisco Exhibition (The Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 7

Sir,—The Golden Gate International Exhibition will be staged at San Francisco from September 23 to December 2 of this year. Following a…

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Farmers and Settlers Monthly Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Hillston branch of the Farmers & Settlers' Association was held at tha Council Chambers on Saturday last…

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State Wheatgrowing Championship Won by Wagga Boy Junior Farmers' Competition SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 2

E. J. Harper, of the Wagga Junior Farmers' Club, won the Junior Partners' State wheatgrowing championship, with C. Rudd, of Barralong Club…

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Feeding Wheat to Sheep

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

The Graziers' Association of New South Wales, in response to an enquiry from the Tumttt Branch, has forwarded advice received from the…

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