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Farming & the land, 1938

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Little Change in Wool Values

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 13

BRISBANE, Monday.--The fifth series of wool sales commenced today. 13,729 bales being offered. The selection was an average one. Keen competition ruled…

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Wool Sales. Brisbane. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 13

The fifth series of Brisbane wo[?] sa[?]s commenced to-day, when 13.720 bales were offered. The selection was an average one. A good proportion of the offerings carried appreciable dust…

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Cattle-stealing Charge Youth Bound Over Liverpool

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 10

David C. Easterbrook, 22, a Liverpool youth, appeared at the Liverpool Police Court to-day charged with stealing 13 head of cattle from…

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"Butter Came Home to Roost" Grocer's Story Op Lost Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 8

COMING home from New Year's Eve parties, J. McCarthy, of Wallis Street, Woollahra, found that five boxes…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Good Sheep and Lambs Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 8

A large proportion of the 46,930 sheep and lambs penned at Flemington saleyards yesterday consisted of only medium and plain quality. The penning was made up of 28,500…

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Lyons to Ogilvie on Wool Prices Canberra

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 8

The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, said to-day that ignorance of the factors which affected the price of wool appeared to be responsible for…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 13

A lively general inquiry substantially reduced the supplies available on the floors of city dairy houses yesterday Demand for eggs was keen although supplies again manifested…

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Broadcasts on Weather. More Information for Farmers Likely. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 10

Efforts are being made by the Minister for the Interior, Mr. McEwen, to improve the scope of the weather information broadcast to farmers each evening from national…

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"No Desire to Migrate." English Farm Boys. Wages As Good at Home

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 11

Mr. Cyril Bavin, general secretary in charge of community services of the English National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association, said…

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Farmers’ Link with Labor Strong Alliance Can Be Formed End Present Policy

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 2

In h is report to the Conference of the Western Australian Communists, held over the Now Year, Kill Mount joy emphasised that to strengthen itself in the eyes of all progressive people, particularly the workers, the Labor government must do much…

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Telegraph Facilities at Races Offices At R'wick And The Farm To Close A.J.C. ACTION

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 5

WHAT was intended as a blow against starting-price betting was struck by the committee of the Australian Jockey Club yesterday…

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Raw Milk Supplies. Cattle Must be Tested for T.B. Mr. Nesbitt's Reminder to Local Dairy Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 15

The chairman of the Metropolitan Mill: Board, Mr. R. H. Nesbitt, yesterday reminded dairy farmers supplying raw milk to the Sydney and Newcastle areas that if they had…

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Wheat Charters

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 5

J. A. Hemphill & Son have chartered the Anglo-Saxon to load 8800 tons of wheat at New South Wales, lay days March 20 to April 20, rate…

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The Wheat Ships

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 4

Dear "Worker,"—Thank you for publishing my last letter. I have secured four pen-friends—two in Tasmania— and would like some more. The wheat…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 19

A few prime drafts of young crossbred wethers met with firm request at the Flemington fat sheep sales to-day. Sundry lots of similar grade young ewes also sold readily. The offering consisted of…

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Trading in Wheat Still Dull

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 10

THE local wheat market was again In the doldrums yesterday, buyers generally holding off tho market awaiting developments on the…

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Weaker Tone in Wheat Market

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 24

Reports of good rains in American and Argentine wheat areas, and easier overseas options, were responsible for a weaker feeling in the…

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Breadstuffs. Quiet Trade in Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 19

With little activity on the part of both buyers and sellers, the wheat market remained quiet and steady yesterday. Small parcels of bulk wheat for delivery in January…

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Stop-press Wool Sale Reports

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 1

Bidding by Bradford, the Continent, and Scottish mills was keen at to-day's wool sales at Geelong. For some wool, prices rose slightly…

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Wool Sales. Brisbane. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 19

The Brisbane wool sales were continued to-day, when 12,314 bales were offered. The selection was on average one. Competition was very animated. Germany and France pred[?]minating,…

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