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Farming & the land, 1936

11,450 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Freely Offered Aust. Wheat Overseas London, February 3

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

In the wheat cargoes market Manitobas are reflecting the steadiness in week-end Winnipeg advices, and have maintained their price, but Australians are freely…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Sheep and Lambs. Values Higher

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

The sheep and lambs in the pens at the Flemington saleyards yesterday totalled 22,561. This was 9[?]1 head in excess of the number drawn for. The owners represented in the…

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Exchange Burden. Threat to Wool Trade. Deputation Seeks Relief. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 10

A deputation from the Graziers' Federal Council and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, which waited upon the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) to-day, urged that the tariff…

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Advance of 5 P C. in Fleece Keen Competition at Wool Sales

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 10

Under spirited bidding, values for the best fleece and skirtings at the wool sales yesterday advanced 6. per cent…

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Wool, Public Friend No. 1 Weight in Trade Balance Export Figures Swell

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

CANBERRA, Monday.--With an export increase of £9,000,000, wool contributed chiefly to the improved trade…

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Letters to the Editor Levy on Wool. to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—A conference of graziers having, during this week, passed resolutions favouring a compulsory levy on wool for the purpose of financing wool publicity and research, it might…

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Produce. Dairy

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

Egg supplies were keeping up fairly well in city dairy houses yesterday. The demand was satisfactory for all lines. Bacon continued firm and there was no diminution in the…

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Alleged Stabbing. Quarrel in Markets. Farmer Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 12

Frank Borg, 28, farmer, was charged at the Central Police Court with maliciously wounding Charles Lambert. Sergeant Toole (police prosecutor) stated…

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Farmers Adopt United Front Policy Action Against Stevens’s Eviction Plan

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

RANKIN'S SPRINGS, N.S.W—A meeting of over 200 wheat farmers from this district on January 25 came into violent conflict with members of the Debts Relief Board, which is attempting to evict 71 farmers from their holdings. So hostile…

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Farm Boom Make Diet Adequate LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 1

THE belief thai a farming boom would occur if the poor bad an adequate diet was elaborated to-day by Sir John Orr, the nutrition expert. He said that approximately 4,500,000…

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Body in Car Explosion At Farm Inquest Story

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 7

THE death of Jack Evelyn Sabine, poultry farmer, whose body was found in a wrecked motor car, following…

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Havoc In N. Z. Tornado Crops Ruined, Phones Wrecked Trees Shorn Off By Tempest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 7

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Monday. --Restoration of the telegraphic services to-day made possible the transmission of reports of Sunday's…

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On the Land English Wool Trade. Higher Prices in London. Prices Paid for N.S.W. Marks (From Our Special Correspondent.) By Air Mall. BRADFORD, Jan. 17

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

The movement of values at the commencement of the first series of London sales last Tuesday was very largely in line with expectations. Perhaps there was not quite as…

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Butter Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 17

Whiteley, Muir, and Zwanenberg, Ltd., London, in a cable to Messrs. C. H. Leaver and Co., Melbourne, advise that on January 1 the butter afloat to United Kingdom ports totalled…

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Branding of Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 13

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—The Maitland Pastures Protection Board, at its monthly meeting, decided to recommend to the department that in any amendment of the Act…

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Firm Wool Prices

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The demand at Melbourne wool sales to-day continued strong and active, and prices were maintained at Monday's…

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Pastoral Labour Award. No Variation in Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 13

Clause 24 of the Federal Pastoral Award makes provision for the annual adjustment of rates for shearing, crutching, and station labour, in accordance with the rise or fall of…

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Protecting the Wool Industry

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 11

IT is now generally recognised that, in these days of keen fighting to retain and expand trade in the world's markets, well-equipped publicity and research…

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Competition Keen for Wool

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 10

COMPETITION was keen and general, especially for all well-grown descriptions, at yesterday's wool sales. Very full and…

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Wool Sales. Values Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 12

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,369 bales, and the clearance, including private sales of…

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