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Farming & the land, 1936

11,450 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

Wool Firm Good Clearances

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 13

Under good general competition, the wool market to-day was firm at yesterday's rates. Good clearances were effected. An…

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Wheat Away Busy Export Trade

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 17

Tramp steamers from most parts of the world are now heading for Sydney to carry away full cargoes of wheat. To fill the empty holds of…

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Wheat Overseas London, February 11

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 8

For wheat cargoes the market was weak under continued selling pressure and, in view of a sharp overnight decline in North America, sellers reduced their limits by…

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£35,000 Report on Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 8

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- The Government expects shortly to receive the final report of the Wheat Commission dealing with…

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Wool Sales. Markets Fully Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when t[?] quantity catalogued totalled 10,723 bales, and the clearance, including private sale of…

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Firm Wool Market Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

The wool market was very firm for all descriptions to-day. Greasy merino sold to 25d…

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"MENACE" Wool Barter Plans LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 23

Mr. Dudley A[?]kroyd, presiding at a meeting of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, described the wool barter agreements as a menace to trade,…

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Bradford Wool Tops. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 15

Although business is quiet in the Bradford wool market, quotations for tops are firm at recent rates. Makers are reluctant to make concessions, owing to the relative dearness of wool…

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Wheat Is Down by ¾d a Bushel

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 10

Wheat on the local market yesterday declined [?]d, a bushel. Farmers and holders of stocks were pressing for sales, but…

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Wheat Industry. Stabilisation Plan in New Zealand

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 15

A plan for the stabilisation of the wheat, flour and bread industries, giving the farmer an increased price for wheat, ending the protracted millers' and bakers'…

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Vast Herds. 30,000 Cattle on Road. Pastoralist's Properties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 13

Mr. H. Talbot Sanderson, one of the best-known men in the Australian cattle and sheep industries, is on a visit to Sydney. One has to talk with him only for a few minutes to…

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Historical Beauty Treatment Favored By Modern Women A "Dairy Day" The New Edict Milk, Butter And Eggs Being Applied Outwardly For The Feet

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

GO back as far as we like in history we find that women were using milk as a beautifier for the complexion, even, when greatly…

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Wool and Its Uses. Consumption with Other Fibres

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 15

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., reports: For seven months the price of 64's tops in Bradford has been on or over the /30 mark, being on its highest level. /33, during the past three weeks. The…

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Commission on Wheat Expected to Cost £35,000 CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 4

Investigation by the Royal Commission into Australia's flour, wheat and bread industries will probably cost at least £35,000 before the…

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The Man --In-- The Street To The Editor Stewart's Sheep and Goats

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 4

Sir,--The Federal Government is perpetuating the farcical proceedings of calling a conference "to inquire into and report upon the question as…

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The Stable Wool Season. 70 Per Cent, of Clip Sold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The Australian wool selling season opened in September with Bradford 64's merino tops selling…

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A.w.u. Fiftieth Annual Convention Affiliation with A.c.t.u. Pastoral Section Resolutions. Queensland Appeals

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 17

WITH the holding of the A.W.U. Golden Jubilee Convention at Ballarat it was only to be expected that, apart from the consideration of the many important…

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Oversea Wheat Position. Lindley Walker Company's Special Report. February 10. Our cable this week reads:—

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

"N.S.W. February shipment valued 20/9 per quarter. Easy—on Canadian pressure and French shipments becoming important. Demand inadequate…

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English Wool Trade. Strong Demand at London Sales. (From Our Special Correspondent.) By Air Mail. BRADFORD, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 11

No sale was held in London on Tuesday as [?] mark of respect to his late Majesty the King. This was in common with the London and Provincial Stock Exchanges, the London-Baltic…

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POETRY or NOT "Broken-Down Farmer"

The World's News · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 39

J.E. (North Sydney).—We agree with your own estimate of your verses, "The Broken-down Farmer"—that they are "not exactly poetry"— and as the effort extends to no fewer than…

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