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Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Firmer Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 17

The wheat market was slightly firmer yesterday owing to a scarcity of sellers and better milling demand. Trading, however, was very quiet…

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Death of Sheep Breeder. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 13

Charles Castle Hall, 79, well known stud sheep breeder, died at his home, Yeumburra, on Sunday night. He was a prominent exhibitor at the Sydney Sheep Show a few years ago…

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On the Land When Wheat Is Low. Alternative Crops. Claims of Barley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 13

The Director of Plant Breeding, Mr. H. Wenholz, believes that more attention should be given to barley in New South Wales…

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Bradford Wool Tops. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 14

In the Bradford wool top[?] market all grades are fully firm. Business is fair…

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Flour Tax Too Low. Doubts About Wheat Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 13

A deputation from the Farmers and Settlers' Association will urge the Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, that the "intention, spirit, and letter"…

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Cattle Ticks on the Rivers. Outbreak at Lindsay Creek. LISMORE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 13

The chairman of the Tick Control Board Mr. C. L. O'Gorman, announced at a board meeting at Lismore to-day that ticks had been discovered on a property at Lindsay Creek, in…

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In Equity. (Belore the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Long Innes.) Interests in Pastoral Property

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 10

Estate of late Mrs. Josephine Murray. The hearing was commenced of a suit by which Mr. Telford Scott Murray claims to be entitled to an interest in Brynaman…

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Hard Season for Beef Cattle. Worst for 25 Years. Show Shorthorn Teams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 13

This has been the hardest season for cattle breeders in northern New South Wales for 25 years. As a result, it is expected that only…

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Australia's Wheat Harvest. 143,735,000 Bushel Yield. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 13

Australia's wheat production for the current harvest is now estimated at 143,735,000 bushels, or an average yield of 10.18 bushels per acre. This is an increase of 2,770,000…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindey Walker's Special Report SYDNEY, Feb. 13

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

Our cable this week, reviewing International wheat markets, reads:— "Westralian February shipment 22/10½ Per quarter. Quiet—…

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Wool Sold at 28d a Lb. New Record For Season

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 3

Wool from Yass was sold at; the Sydney sales today at 28d a lb.--a record figure for this season. The wool was bought by a leading…

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Machinery From Germany Valued at £120,000. Wool in Exchange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 17

Machinery worth £120,000, which will arrive in Sydney soon for new works for Atlas Portland Cement (Australia), Ltd., of Granville, will be paid…

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Increased Wool Clip Offsets Price Drop Heavier Buying By France CANBERRA

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

Australia's increased wool clip has partly counteracted the fall in wool prices during the…

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£25,652,043 for Wool. Seven Months' Figures Decline in Value. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 18

British and foreign buyers bought 1,753,630 bales of wool from Australia for a total of £A25,652,043 in the seven months ended January last, according…

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No Light for Dairyman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 9

Stating that his dairying firm was about to commence operations in the early hours of the morning, M. J. Langdale of Scholeids asked Blacktown Council on…

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Impounded Dairy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 11

Fourteen cows and a bull from one dairy were among nineteen head of stock impounded by Granville Council's impounding officer (Mr. W. F. Noble),…

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Brush Farm Vandalism

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

That vandalism was responsible for considerable damage at Brush Farm Park during the past 12 months, is stated in the annual report of the Park Trust,…

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Warwick Farm on

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 9

THERE is a good sprinkling of promising autumn candidate among the entrants for the A.J.C. fixture at Warwick Farm on Saturday,…

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Boxer From Army Red Farmer's Record. Match with Henneberry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 21

Fred Henneberry, the former Australian middleweight boxing champion, is likely to encounter stiff opposition when he meets Red Farmer, an American middleweight, at the…

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Turf Guide For Warwick Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 18

Included in Friday morning's Daily Telegraph will be a free Turf Guide. In it will he set out,…

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