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Farming & the land, 1937

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40-Hour Week, Restoration of 1929 Wage Levels Lifting Debt Burden From Farmers South Queensland Party Conference

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

The South Queensland Communists concluded a successful Party Conference in Brisbane on December 28…

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Dairy Produce Board Election Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

Arrangements are being made for the election to the Daffy Produce Board. Enrolments will close on March 1: nominations will close on…

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Finance Letter a City Man Writes to His Country Cousin New Year Business Gets a p Good Start—Japan's Reentry Into Wool Market- Stock Exchange Buoyancy Pitt-street, Sydney, January 5, 1937

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 27

Dear Tom,- The city this week is settling down to work for the new year in optimistic mood. The only principal-feature which causes…

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Pastoral Outlook. Marketing Bureau's Review

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

In his review of grass conditions and pastoral outlook in New South Wales as on December 31, the director of marketing (Mr. A. A. Watson) stated yesterday that the…

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Guyra Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

GUYRA, Friday.—Strong competition from Bradford, the Continent, and Australian mills at the second wool sales here to-day, resulted in another 100 per cent, clearance. Prices…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Steadier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 19

The Sydney wheat market was steadied yesterday on the improvement in all oversea grain exchanges. The market opened firm. with sellers wanting 5/6¼ to 5/6[?], and buyers…

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Recovery in Prices for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 10

A LARGE volume of trade in wheat was reported by brokers yesterday. The local market recovered on reports of a rise in…

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Windjammers Await Wheat Cargoes Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 6

Windjammers are now arriving at South Australian outports, the Finnish barque Pamer being the latest. She will load at Port Lincoln, but…

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Real Estate Boom Follows Wool Advance

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 5

Estate agents report unprecedented activity in the real estate market for the opening week of 1937. The activity is attributed to the rise…

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Wheat Values Lower Market Awaits Overseas Developments

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 8

Wheat values in Sydney this morning were down slightly, and business was inactive, pending developments abroad. Markets and options…

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New Zealand Dairying. Progressive Farmers. Mr. Bate's Investigations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

In New South Wales, practically no fertiliser is used on the pastures in the dairying districts; in New Zealand, the minimum quantity seems to be 3cwt…

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Oversea Market Cables. Bradford Wool Tops. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 19

The Bradford wool tops market is very firm. Yarns are dearer. Quotations: Merinos, seventies /42 per lb (up /3 on the week), sixty-fours /40 (up 13)…

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Australian Wool. Large Shipment to Boston. BOSTON, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 18

One of the largest shipments of wool in the history of the port, 31,000 bales, arrived from Australia aboard the Thermopylae. The shipment, which amounts to about…

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On the Land the Wool Trade. Japan's Buying Dominant. Six Months' Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

The market for inferior, average, and good merino fleece wools and practically all skirtings showed more or less spectacular results from Japan's re-entry as a buyer at this week's…

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Urban Farm Rating. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

As a result of the inquiry held at Penrith by Mr. E. R. Gallop, supervising engineer of the Public Works Department, the Minister has granted the request of petitioners that…

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Farmer's Escape. Ungarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

Mr. W. G. Hamilton, farmer, of Ungarie, had a lucky escape from death during a heavy thunderstorm at Ungarie. Mr. Hamilton was milking a cow, and a few minutes…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 19

The Egg Board reports having experienced a very satisfactory trading week. Buying for immediate use has been fairly heavy, and sales of eggs for cold storage have been very…

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First Impressions BEST broadcast for farmers was from station SKY

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 2

SHEEPMEN are delighted that Japan has returned to the fold. THIS is the season when weekends go swimmingly…

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GOSSIP Young Australian Actress In The News -- Big Slaughter Of Buffaloes -- Farmer's Friend From Here, There and Everywhere Broken Scholarship

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 13

THE war broke out just after J. N. Radcliffe, Queensland Rhodes Scholar for 1914, arrived at Oxford: he joined the Royal Artillery, and returned…

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Warwick Farm Crossing for Horses

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 3

An overhead bridge is under construction adjacent to level crossing at Warwick Farm, and local trainers are fearing having to use it as a way to the course…

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