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Farming & the land, 1936

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Notice to Quit Wheat growers Protest PARKES

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 8

Mr. George Gibbons, vice-president of the Wheatgrowers' Union, to-day stated that many cases of notice to remove stay orders had been served…

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Store Sheep. High Price Levels. Southern Border Districts. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 8

Immediately after the recent boom in the cattle market in border districts, to meet the Sydney demand, a big rise has occuned in the store sheep prices, following the…

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Overseas M a R K Et Steadier Local Wheat Trade Improves

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 10

Following the dull tone which prevailed on the local wheat market for the greater part of last week, trading on Saturday…

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Sheep Dearer Owing to Smaller Supplies Steady Prices for Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 5

The small number of sheep and lambs penned at Flemington saleyards yesterday was inadequate, and higher prices were obtained. There…

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New Canadian Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 11

A recent report from Winnipeg states that as the result of intensive study and close cooperation between the plant breeders and cereal chemists of Canada, including the…

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Improved Price for Sheep Homebush Sales

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 10

Arrivals of sheep and lambs at the Homebush saleyards yesterday showed a marked falling-off compared with those of recent weeks and as a result values for…

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Keen Demand Firm Wool Market

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 9

All the best features of yesterday's wool sales, when the market ruled par to 5 per cent, higher than last week, were in evidence at to-day's…

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Austn. Wheat Cargoes London, January 13

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 6

Wheat traders were not surprised at the reaction in the market. Many who had bought heavily were inclined to go slowly, at least while there was no reason for…

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Wool Higher Than For Two Years

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 9

WOOL prides are now higher than for two years. At yesterday's Sydney auctions prices were from par to 5 per cent…

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Prices for Wool Improve Brisk Competition

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 10

Competition for all descriptions of at yesterday's sales was active, and market, compared with the closing rat[?] or last week, ruled from par to 5 per cent…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations. Liverpool Values

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

March delivery—closed at 3/11½ pur bushel. May delivery—closed at 3/95/8 per bushel…

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Further Advance in Wheat Overseas Markets Firmer Flour Dull

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 10

As a result of the steadier tone of the oversea market, values for both bulk and bagged wheat on the local market yesterday show…

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Push Wool Empire-wide Plan Lord Barnby's Views Publicity Needed Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 12

MORE than ever convinced that unless an Empire wide wool publicity campaign is undertaken. Australia will…

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Where Beauty Owns The Day. Lord Mayor's Richmond Farm

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 20

Above: A SETTING for calm reflection, inspired by the rippled beauty of…

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On Farm in New Role Lord Mayor Country Host

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 10

THOSE who only imagine the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Howie M.L.C.) swathed in the…

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Vicious Hit At Farmers Evictions Threat PARKES

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 6

STRONG opposition is being organised throughout the country by the Wheatgrowers' Union of New South Wales, which is determined to fight the threatened eviction of settlers, and especially cases where notices to remove stay, orders have…

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Pastoral Properties Sold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 13

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain[?] Insurance, and Agency Co., Ltd., Sydney, report having given delivery of the undermentioned direct sales:—…

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Falling Off in Butter Exports

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 12

During the period July 1, 1935, to January 4, 1936. 49,074 tons of butter were exported from Australia to the United Kingdom and other countries, compared with…

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Friesian Cattle. Australian Record Broken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 13

The Australian record butter-fast production for senior three-year-old Friesians over a 273 days' recording has been broken by a cow in the Lidcombe State Hospital's herd…

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Sheep-Stealing and Ineffective Brands

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 33

"In New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria graziers are becoming perturbed at the increasing prevalence of sheep-stealing." GRAZIERS will continue to suffer losses at the hands of the sheep-stealing…

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