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Farming & the land, 1938

9,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

Cattle Stealing Sentence Suspended

Liverpool News · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 2

At Liverpool Police Court on Monday, Davis C. Easterbrook pleaded guilty to having stolen 13 head of cattle, the property of J. W. Edmondson, J. H…

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Sheep on the Coast

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 11

"I AM convinced that sheep, if properly managed, can be a profitable sideline on coastal dairy farms," said Mr. J. Rainsford Shepherd, of Ryelea,…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 45

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report: On Tuesday we submitted our first, catalogue for 1938, bringing forward 3,760 bales at auction. The clips were…

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Melbourne Cattle Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

At the Flemington cattle sales to-day 2,[?] [?] [?]cks, 1,780 young cattle and calves, and 3[?] [?]re cattle were off[?]. Prime Shorthorns and [?]ford station grades were in steady request…

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London Critic Attacks N.Z. Farmers MUTTON v. WOOL

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 2

A CRITICISM of New Zealand farmers, which might possibly be applied to their Australian contemporaries, was altered by Mr. U. A…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

The Sydney wheat market had [?] easier [?]one yesterday following declines in the overse[?] markets. The turnover was very small. With values still above wo[?]d p[?]y shippers were…

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Sydney Wheat Market Quiet

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 38

A quiet and slightly easier tendency in overseas wheat markets was reflected in Sydney to-day, and prices were lower. Cabled advices stated…

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History of A.I.S. Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 4

FOR the purpose of adding to the present published history of the evolution of the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn…

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Wheat for Greece Latest Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 5

The Marathon, Mount Myrto and Maleas are the latest Greek steamers fixed to load wheat at Australian ports for Greece. The Marathon will…

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Prices for Wheat Slip Back

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 10

PRICES for wheat on the local market slipped back a shade again yesterday. Trading was lifeless, both buyers and holders showing…

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No Butter Exported to Japan Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 10

Australia's exports of butter during the five months ended November, 1907, totolled 582,119cwis., compared with 645,73zowts for the corresponding period last Year…

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Store Sheep Influx to Market Dry Conditions

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 10

INDICATIVE of the poor conditions in many sheep breeding centres is the number of poor store sheep pouring into Homebush [?]…

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Changed Situation and Wool Trade

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 10

IF consumption were normal wool would be worth more money than it is at present. It was estimated that the current season's clip of Australia, South…

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Wool Sales. Brisbane. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

The Brisbane wool sales were continued to-day, when 12,201 bales were offered. Competition was again [?]en. Continental buyers being the principal operators, with improved support from Yorkshire…

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Publicity for Wool Campaign Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 4

When the Australian wool Board meets to-morrow an Australian-wide publicity campaign to Increase the consumption of wool will be…

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Antwerp Wool Futures. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

The Antwerp futures market for dry combed Australian wool tops is quiet. Quotations: March, /24[?] per lb; May and July, /24 per lb. Cape sales: Seventies, average /24[?] per lb; sixty-fou[?]…

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Wool Sales Weaker Trend Evident in Brisbane

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 7

SALES in Brisbane, Melbourne and London during the week have not revealed any vital change in the wool position…

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D'airain Beat Clinah Cattle Shocking Display By Silky Oak

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 24

THE class in the second division of yesterday's Victoria Park Welter was so poor that a Jumper's Flat horse, SILKY OAK, went out a 5/2 elect. He…

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Wool-buying Systems. Will There Be a Change?

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 44

Answering the question, "Is the system of wool buying drastically changed or changing in Australia?" a writer says there is a feeling in some influential…

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For South America Large and Valunble Shipment of N.Z. Stud Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 11

ONE of the largest and most valuable shipments of stud sheep over to leave New Zealand was derpatched last month to South America. On their arrival the…

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