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Farming & the land, 1936

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Paid Way Back Man Who Stowed Away on Wheat Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

Four and a half years ago Mr. W. Morriss, a young Englishman, stowed away at Fremantle on a freighter to see his ailing mother in England…

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Wool Prices Up in Two States 5p.c. Sydney Rise Best Types in Melb., Too

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

EXPECTATIONS of a further rise in wool prices were realised at the opening of the Sydney and…

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Milk Famine Feared in Adelaide. Farmers Demand Higher Price. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 9

A dispute between milk suppliers and distributors has resulted in less than a quarter of the usual amount of whole milk coming to Adelaide during the week-end, and…

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Spotlight Dairying. Milkmaids in Competition. Champion Is Crowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

The following digest of an article in "Hoard's Dairyman" of a milkmaids' contest in America may have points of interest to journalists, as well as to dairy farmers and…

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Share Farmer's Death. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 10

The district coroner, Mr. J. D. Kennedy, will hold an inquiry on Tuesday into the circumstances of the death of Aubrey Percival Cummins, 53, a share farmer at Rookville,…

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Country News. Farmer Injured by Car. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 10

Henry Otton, a young Brogo farmer was knocked down in the main street by a car. Otton was taken to Bega District Hospital suffering from facial injuries and a deep cut…

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South-west Report. Goolgowi Farmers' Support

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

The secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. Cambridge, M.L.C.) has been notified by the Goolgowi branch of the organisation that, at a meeting of that branch,…

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Junior Farmers. Western Districts Clubs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

The Bathurst club, which is one of the strongest in the west, continues its progress under the capable supervision of Mr. Sheldon and his enthusiastic advisory committee, Mr. A. J. Chalmers…

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Milk Shortage in Adelaide Dairymen Demand a Higher Price Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 8

As a result of the withdrawal of members of the South Australian Dairymen's. Association from the wholesale market until a higher…

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Sheep and Cattle Dearer Smaller Supplies Available

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 9

Sheep sold exceptionally well at Flemington saleyards yesterday, and prices were in sellers' favor. There was a keen demand for prime cattle…

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Cattle. a Firm Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

There was a yarding of 2977 cattle from 127 owners scattered throughout the State. It was all New South Wales stock and was of fairly good quality. There were a number of…

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Buoyant Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The market at to-day's sales was one of the most buoyant of the season. Prices were from par to 5 per cent, higher than last Wednesday, and…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Dull

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 13

The city wheat market opened steady yesterday with bulk parcels offering at 3/9[?] but later the market lost some of this strength, and small sales were made at 3/9, at which…

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Prices Are Unchanged for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 10

Although there was an advance in prices for options in England and the United States, prices for wheat on the local market were…

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Local Wheat Buyers Hold Off

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 10

Though sellers' Ideas were firm at the opening of local wheat business yesterday, an absence of support quickly led to a reduction in holders…

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Wool Sales. Values Fully Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,679 bales, and the clearance, including private sales of…

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South Western Wheat. Advisory Committee Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 9

GRIFFITH, Monday.—As the outcome of the stormy meeting of south-west farmers, held at Rankin's Springs recently, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted by…

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Wheat Vessels. Appledore Due Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

The British steamer Appledore is due at Sydney early on Thursday morning from Massowah, via Colombo, to load wheat for the United…

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Wool Was the Standby Canberra

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

DUE entirely to enhanced prices received for wool, Australia had a. favorable commodity balance of £stg.5,528,000 or £Aust.6,924,000 for…

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The Loch Lomond To Load Wheat at Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

The British steamer Loch Lomond, which arrived at Sydney late on Sunday evening from the Pacific Coast under time charter to the Union…

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