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Farming & the land, 1948

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District Wool Clips

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 9

At their Sydney Auction on the 15th instant, Pitt, Son and Badgery submitted an attractive catalogue which included a large number of…

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Lockhart Wheat Silos Full

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

Lockhart silos are filled to capacity with 296,000 bushels of wheat. The local committee estimate that about 65,000 bags are…

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Bulk Wheat Par Excellence

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

There is no greater travesty than the application of the Fair Average Quality standard of the preceding year to bulk wheat receivals of the following year, yet that is the practice that was adopted when the silo system was…

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The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Co., Ltd. Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

We submitted a catalogue of 7120 bales, on Monday, 10th instant, comprising a generally good selection, with a number of attractive wools. There…

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Wool Textile Machinery Sought From Japan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) revealed today that the Federal Government was endeavouring to obtain from Japan plant…

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Coolac Wool Brings 7 1 ¾d

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 9

Messrs Goldsbrough Mort & Co. report: We presented our eighth catalogue of the season when 5261 bales were dealt with. The offering…

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Overseas Wool Buyers Keep Market Firm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Under keenly sustained competition from the Continent, Yorkshire, U.S.A. and local mills values ruled…

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Wool Bought for Japan The Rise In Prices

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 9

Purchasing of wool for the Japanese mills has been a notable feature of New Year sales. The supplies bought chiefly comprise…

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Silo Supervisor’s Hard Task Examining Ram Damaged Wheat

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 8

Because of the necessity of carefully examining rain damaged wheat at certain unpleasantness has been created at the Old Junee silo…

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Prices Control And the Farmer

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 4

In Perth last night, the Federal Country Party Leader, Mr. A. W. Padden said: In the last three war years ending 1944/45, subsidies for price…

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Imported Ram For Wagga Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Young rams sired by the Border Leister ram "De Luxe," purchased by the Mew South Wales stud stock…

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Grazing of Lucerne Points in Management Crop and Stock

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 9

In dry districts the value of lucerne as a grazing crop is commending itself increasigly to stock owners. Being very drought resistant, it…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

The N.Z.L.M.A. Co. offered a good selection drawn from a wide area of the State. Included were a number of wool of the super to good spinners…

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Rice Headers in Wheat Crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

Some farmers in the Narraburra Grogan district have hired rice headers to help harvest their crops from water-logged paddocks…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Woolbrokers report that the sixth series of Melbourne wool sales, this season concluded today, when…

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The London Wool Market

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 5

The London spot market has been operating for so many years now that its existence and functions are sometimes taken for granted, but it…

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Wheat Warrants Available When Required

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

The inconvenience caused farmers and others by inability to obtain their wheat warrants until all their wheat was delivered was referred by the…

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Wool Values Show Upward Trend

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The upward movement in wool values continued in December when the Australian average for greasy wool at…

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Crossbreds Irregular at Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Previously reported irregularities in crossbreds was still in evidence at to-day's wool sales. The market…

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Ganmain News Wheat Harvest Silo Receivals

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

Wheat carting problems at Ganmain are new subsiding, the greater portion of the harvest having been delivered to stack and silo. Many…

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