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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Our Butter Exports

Daily News · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 6

During the three months ended September last. Commonwealth shipments of butter to the United Kingdom amounted to 15,456…

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Wheat for Spain Brisbane

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 4

The State executive of the Builders' Laborers' Federation has sent a resolution to Lyons and the Brisbane Labor Council demanding that the Federal government immediately arrange for credits for wheat and other food to be…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 6

The State Marketing Bureau (Department of Agriculture) advises as follows regarding local and overseas wheat values and sales…

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Small Trade, But Wheat Steady

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 12

The local wheat market was quiet but steady yesterday. Very little wheat was offering, and buyers were not inquiring. Business in new crop for prompt…

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First Sailing Ship Wheat Charter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

First of the sailing ships to be chartered this year is the Swedish training ship Abraham Rydberg, which will load 38,000 bags of…

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Wool Prices Easier in Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 12

BRISBANE, Monday.--Values for good fleece, skirting, and average dusty fleece wool were easier at the wool sales todays. Other descriptions were firm…

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Stop-press Brisbane Wool Sales

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

BRISBANE.--Competition was strong at the wool sales to-day and prices were unchanged. Continental buyers operated strongly. Bradford…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

The fifth series of wool sales opened to-day when 12,926 [?]ales were offered. The selection was an average to good one, thouah barely equal to last week's A fair proportion carried dust…

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Old Wheat Held at Steady Rate

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 14

Old season wheat remaining in the terminal elevators at the end of the week will be sold by the Wheat Commission, but warrant…

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Wheat Market. Quiet Trading. Prices Remain Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

Trading was quiet in the Sydney wheat market yesterday, and prices remained steady. Old wheat remaining in the terminal…

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OVERSTOCKING. In Cattle Country. What of the Small Man?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 7

The policy of reserve stocking applies to all kinds of stock—to wool sheep, the mutton breeds, and both beef and dairy cattle…

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South African Wool Exports. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

Exports of greasy wool from South Africa in December included: To Britain, 5,714,000lb; to France. 8,109,000lb; to Germany. 21,302,000lb; to Italy, 2,326,000lb; to Belgium,…

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Power and Intelligence—a Study in the Wheat Belt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 7

Supporters of the Clydesdale hope to enlist the aid of financial institutions in a move to encourage horsebreeding in the wheatgrowing areas…

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On the Land Horses in Wheat Areas. Move to Encourage Breeders. Stallion Registration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 7

To strengthen the value of horsebreeding as an economic factor in wheat production, the New South Wales branch of the Commonwealth…

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American Boxers. Farmer and Young Arrive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 15

Red Farmer and Kui Kong Young. American boxers accompanied by their manager. Mr. C. Miller arrived by the Mariposa yesterday, under contract to Olympia Sports. Ltd., for…

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Bellinger River Potatoes. Farmers' High Returns. BELLINGEN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 7

Up to recent times it had been asserted that the soils and climate of the Bellinger River could not produce potatoes of quantity and quality to make them a paying proposition for…

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One Thousand Farmers To Go

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

A deputation of farmers from the south-west wheat-belt of N.S.W. has waited on the State government in relation to its present policy of rehabilitation in that area. Already many growers have left their holdings after…

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HENNEBERRY v. FARMER

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 4

Fred Henneberry is to fight the American middleweight Red Farmer at the Sports Arena on Tuesday night. February 14…

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Liquor Raids Crop of Convictions in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 7

As the result of police raids on night clubs, the following convictions were recorded in the Licensing Court yesterday:--…

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Pastoral Scene Near Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 13

With much of the sheep country, this area is still awaiting substantial relief rains, though scattered falls have occurred…

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