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Farming & the land, 1937

10,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Indian Wheat Acreage. Calcutta, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 11

The first official Indian estimate of the wheat acreage is announced as 32,170,000 acres…

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Japanese Swimming Star Comes To Buy Wool

The Sun · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 2

"I'M just here to buy your Wool," said a solidly-built Japanese, who arrived from Yokohama to-day on the Yaye Maru. Inquiries revealed him to be M. Kiyokawa, backstroke swimming champion, who was captain of the Japanese team at the Olympic Games at Berlin last year…

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Experimental Farm's Manager. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 7

The manager of the experimental farm for [?]5 years, Mr. H. J. Kelly, will reti[?]e ea[?]y in February. Mr. E. B. Thurby, who was Senior Agricultuial Inspector a[?] Griffith,…

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Hitler's Denunciation Of Bolshevism Address to the Reichstag General Tenor Is Pacific References To Farmer Colonies LONDON

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 5

OFFICIAL opinion is that the speech by [?] Hitler to the Reichstag, on the fourth anniversary of the accession of the Nazis to…

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Three - Day Sickness in Cattle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 10

INFORMATION furnished by tho stock branch of the Department of Agriculture on ephemeral fever or three-day sickness in cattle will be of…

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Breadstuffs. Japan's Wheat Imports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 13

The united States Department of Agriculture recently announced that purchases of United states wheat, amounting to about 1,000,000 bushels, had been made by Japan…

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Italy Halves Duty on Imported Wheat Rome

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 13

The Italian tariff duty on imported wheat has been reduced from 3s Od per cwt. to 1s 11d…

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Strong Demand by Japan Filling February Wool Quotas

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 10

More than half the wool sold in the early sales to- day went to the Japanese buyers, who to- day began filling their February quotas. The…

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Swimming Star in Sydney Kiyokawa to Learn About Wool

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 5

A FORMER world champion back- " stroke swimmer, Masaji Kiyokawa, who captained the Japanese team at the Olympic Games at…

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Keen Demand at N.Z. Wool Sales Chrigtchurch, February 1

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Japanese buying, which dominated Christchurch wool sales in December, was more restrained at the sale to- day, but widespread competition kept prices up to…

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Christchurch Wool Sales. Prices Generally Unchanged. Christchurch (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 13

Widespread competition kept values at the second Christchurch wool sale on levels about the same as those of the first sale in December. Except for top-making half-breds,…

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Firmer Tone in Wheat Market Local Prices Advance Id A Bushel

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Wheat advanced about 1d a bushel in Sydney to- day, compared with last trading day's levels, and the tone of the market was appreciably…

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Wool and Textiles. Substantial Orders for the Continent. (From a Correspondent.) By Air Mail. BREMEN, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 13

Following an active Christmas season, the Continental textile year of 1936 closed with acceptable results, and gave every promise of satisfactory industrial expectations for the…

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Menzies Says Vote “Yes” Crocodile Tears for Farmers Confusion Over Issues of Referendum

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 3

ADELAIDE.—A “Yes” committee has been licked into shape by Menzies during his recent visit here. It includes several State and…

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Placing Work Less on Farms Scheme To Be Tried In Britain

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 7

SIR GEORGE GILLETT, Special Areas Commissioner, has authorised a grant of £125.000 for the setting up of "cottage homesteads" for…

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Farmers Are Up in Arms Govt. Is Attacked At Meeting South-west Rankin Springs

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 6

RESOLUTIONS expressing indignation and disgust with the Government and calling upon it to take effective action immediately to…

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Green Crop Valuable in Orchard

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 10

THERE is no doubt that the ploughing-in of leguminous green crops has a very beneficial effect on orchard soils, mainly because such a…

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World Wheat Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 17

World shipments of wheat to Europe for the week ended January 28, totalled 1,475,000 quarters, and to countries outside Europe 355,000 quarteis aggregating 1,830,000…

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More Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 17

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Selectors' Association of Queensland seeks monthly wool sales in Brisbane. The general secretary (Mr. G…

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Research Work on Cattle Fever

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 20

The Minister for Commerce (Dr. Page), referring yesterday to three-day cattle sickness, which has come from Queensland to New South Wales, said…

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