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Farming & the land, 1938

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 11

The Sydney wheat market was quiet on Saturday in marked contrast with the activity on the previous day when buyers were anxious to trade and farmers commenced to sell freely…

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French Wool Market Dull

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 12

TOURCOING, December 24.--The market has fallen again into its late torpor, and new business has been practically nil. The difference between employers and hands of the…

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Wheat Barque Admiral Karpfanger Loading

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 5

The German training ship Admiral Karpfanger, the second of the 14 sailing ships to load grain at South Australia outports this…

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Bright Outlook for Aust. Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 12

LONDON, Sunday.--From the international viewpoint of supply and demand, the situation of wheat is hot burdensome. European stocks being much…

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Wheat Bounty Sought. Ungarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 10

Delegates representing settleis in the south-west will wait on the Premier, Mr. Stevens in Sydney on Tuesday to urge the necessity for immediate action to provide a wheat bounty…

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Heavy Sales Send Wheat Up

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--More than 7,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat have been solid overseas since the market re-opened last Monday…

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Guyra Wool Sales. Guyra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 11

At the third and final series of wool sales at Guyra there was a good attendance. Competition was poor and prices showed a disappointing decline. A 60 per cent. clearance…

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Wool Prices Disappointing London

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 14

Wool, as an exception among commodities, has been disappointing. Lower prices after the reopening of the Australian sales has checked new…

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War Secretary at Wool Wich Arsenal London

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 5

THE war secretary, Mr. Hore Belisha, visited the Royal ordnance factories at Woolwich today…

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Britain Buys Wheat Australian Grain Up 2d. A Bushel Cable Recalled

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 5

HEAVY purchasing by United Kingdom buyers last week sent the price of Australian wheat up almost 2d a bushel. Between 200,000…

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More Optimistic. New Year Market. Commodities Hold Gains. Fall in Wool Disappoints. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 11

Even pessimists admit that the markets opened the New Year well. Unemployment ictuins curbed the optimists but the City look them calmly…

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Silos Inadequate. Forbes District Farmers' Protest. Increased Capacity Demanded. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 7

A meeting of farmers, held at Garema, to protest against the congestion in the railway yard at that centre during the harvest just ended, as a result of the early filling of the…

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Farm Laborers for Germany Army of Italians And Poles LONDON

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 5

Under an agreement between Germany and Italy, says the Munich correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," 30,000 Italian farm workers…

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Hunting Peers In Farmyard Frolic

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.--Several peers and peeresses were among the well-known hunting people of southern England who held an extraordinary dance at a farm…

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Farmer-Athlete Close To World's Record

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 15

Lloyd Miller, a young Gerringong farmer, went close to equalling the world's running hop, step, and jump record of 52ft. 5 78in., on…

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Wheat Charters

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 4

Greek merchants have chartered the steamer Rita Chandris to load 7000 tons of wheat at Western Australia for Greece, lay days Feb. 1-20, rate…

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World Wheat Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 13

"World shipments of wheat to Europe during the week ended January 6 totalled 790,000 quarters, and to other countries 135.000 quarters, an aggregate of 925,000 quarters…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 13

The fourth series of Brisbane wool sales opened to-day, 13,473 bales being offered. The selection was a good average one and was drawn from all parts of the State. Competition was keen. Germany…

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Wheat Prices Remain Steady

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 15

United Kingdom millers again made large purchasers of Australian wheat yesterday, but the increased freight rates and a slight…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 13

The Sydney wheat matket was quiet yesterday. There was no selling pressure, and shippers were [?]n having satisfied their immediate requirements in the wave of…

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