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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Butter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

The London butter market is quiet after heavy buying. Quotations are as follows: New Zealand, choicest salted, 126/ to 127/ per…

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Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

The Sydney wheat market during the past week has been fairly steady. Parcels of new silo wheat,…

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Wool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

The Sydney wool market has been practically lifeless owing to sales being held in Brisbane. The Brisbane market opened firm and…

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Pastoral Award Brings Many Benefits

Daily News · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

THERE were 12,000 employer respondents to the application for the last pastoral award, judgment in which was delivered last September. The cost of delivering the notices was £350…

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Pastoral Letter. "Increase and Multiply."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

A Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Kelly, which was read in all Roman Catholic churches in the archdiocese yesterday, stated:—…

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Scheme for Show Exhibits. T.B.-free Dairy Cattle. Railway Co-operation Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

Unless the co-operation of the railway authorities is obtained for the proposal to restrict dairy cattle exhibited at the 1940 and future Royal Easter Shows to animals with…

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Mussolini's Boast. Italy's Wheat Crop. "Anti-fascists' Ignorance." Rome, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 12

Signor Mussolini, in a speech to farmers at a prize distribution in connection with the annual wheat crop competition, said that all the enemies of Fascism would be confused…

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New Record Q'land Biggest Butter Maker

Daily News · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

Queensland this season may become the largest butter producer in the Commonwealth. This view is expressed in the current…

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Wool Publicity. London, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 12

The International Wool Secretariat will hold a woollen beach-wear show, in co-operation with the Helm fabhion house. in Paris on January 30 and 31 and February 2, Later…

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Profitless Wool Year. Dull Trade in 1938. Reserve Wool Stocks. Bradford, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

The year 1938 will stand out in sharp contrast to 1937 from the wool trade's point of view. In 1937, there were violent…

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German Wool Buying Worry to Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- The South African wool industry is alarmed at the increasing German control of the Cape wool market…

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Wheat Market. Small Turnover. Steadiness in Values

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 9

Prices were steady in the Sydney wheat market on Saturday Sellers offered quietly, but many buyers were inactive, and the turnover…

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Wool Slump Exports Up, But Prices Down

Daily News · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

Though Australia exported 224,825 more bales, of wool during the last six months of 1938 than in the corresponding period of 1937, gross receipts were £2,308,620 less…

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Germany Buys Most Cape Wool Capetown, January 21

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 14

Exports of South African wool to Germany during December totalled more than combined exports to the four other principal European buying countries…

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[?] on the Land [?] Guernsey Cow Leads Butter-fat Tests. Heavy Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

A mature Guernsey heads the list of pure-bred legistered cows whose 273 days' tests were completed in December. This cow, Rosewood Melody 2nd,…

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First to Load Wheat. Swedish Training Ship. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

The first of the sailing ships to be chartered for wheat this year is the Swedish trainingship, Abiaham Rydberg, which will load 38,000 bags of wheat at Port Germein…

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London Wool Sales. Home Trade Active. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 8

There was keen bidding from the home trade and the Continent, especially for wools of suitable lengths, at the London wool sales yesterday. Rates were steady, but inferior scoureds…

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Wool Cheaper, Disparity With Cape Values. Commodities Abroad. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 8

The first week's wool sales closed with the home trade buying fairly freely and Continental buyers opeiating irregularly…

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Girl Stud Owners Still In Their 'Teens Junior Farmers Hold First Summer Camp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 12

AN interesting experiment was carried through successfully at the Hurlstone Agricultural High School at Glenfield, near Sydhey, last week…

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"Machinery Freights Too High." Farmers Seek Reduction. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 7

The secretary to the Railway Commissioners Mr. W. H. Newman, has informed the Farmers and Settler's Association that the association's request for a reduction in…

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