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Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Wool Exhibit at Royal Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 6

Manufacturer's, woolbrokers, graziers, and bankers have combined to arrange a huge wool exhibit at this year's Sydney Royal Show…

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N.Z. Butter and Cheese Prices Auckland

The Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 3

It is reported that the Government desires to extend the present guaranteed prices of butter and cheese for a further year after the…

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Trek for South Cattle Routes Revived BRISBANE

The Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 2

Good feed has sprung up along the cattle routes of northern Australia, the result of recent heavy rains…

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An Investor's Diary. Pastoral and Commercial Activities of Dalgety and Company Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 8

A reduction in net earnings was shown in the accounts of Dalgety and Co. Ltd. for the trading year ended June 30 last, the net-profit, of £132,374…

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R.A.S. Defers Vote On T.B.-Free Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 6

The proposal that all cattle entered at the Sydney Royal Show from 1940 be certified tubercle-free, has been deferred…

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Unchanged Wool Values. Sustained Demand. Cause of Low Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 7

Unchanged values for wool were generally experienced at this week's Sydney sales. Good length, medium-fine spinners' fleece suitable for the…

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Hunger Hits Germany Appeal To France For Wheat Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--It is reported that the German Government has appealed to France to relieve the desperate wheat shortage in Berlin and other large cities…

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Farming and Gardening. Technical College Courses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 7

Courses in both agriculture and horticulture are conducted at the Sydney Technical College, and the fact that they cover three years' instruction indicates that they are…

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A Paradise for Boys. The Berry Farm. Training State Wards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 21

With the misty slopes of the Cambewarra spur in the background, the Berry Training Farm and School of Husbandry rest serenely in a…

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Alabama Kid To Meet Farmer

The Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 8

"Red" Farmer, American middleweight, who figured in the wild incidents at the Sports Arena last night, will…

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Butting Marred Arena Fight Farmer Paid Penalty Henneberry's Eye Was Badly Cut Over in Fourth

Daily News · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 9

AMERICAN "Red" Farmer lost to Fred Henneberry in sensational circumstances in the fourth round of their fight at the Sydney Sports Arena last night…

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"Bullets or Butter"

The Sun · Sunday 26 February 1939 · page 4

A remarkable document has been sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers in the U.S.A. It is intended to show…

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Butter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 3

The London butter market is j slow. Choicest salted, New Zealand 120/ per cwt., Australian ; 117/. Unsalted, New Zealand 121/,…

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Substitutes for Butter. Sir Earle Page Attacked. Dairy Farmers Incensed Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 7

Because of his alleged failure to do anything to protect the dairy industry from the inroads of butter substitutes, the Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle…

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Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 3

As the result of a weakening trend in the oversea grain exchanges the local wheat market has been rather quiet…

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Wool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales during the past week market conditions were without material change. The sales opened with…

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Rural Progress in N.S.W. Reduced Sheep Totals. Great Increase in Tractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 7

Although sheep numbers in New South Wales have been reduced by at least 5,000,000 as a tesult of tecent bad seasons there is evidence that the…

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Higher Return for Wheat. Move by Growers' Union Sale to English Company. Ungarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 12

A promient official of the Wheat growers' Union stated yesterday that the union had completed arrangements. for its members to sell next season's…

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On the Land. Quality Under Adversity. Beef Cattle Teams. Bective and Binnia Downs. From Our Special Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 7

The season has been anything but kind in the cattle country, yet enthusiasm is capable of carrying breeders through the most adverse times with…

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Commodity Council for Dairy Lines London, February 27

The Sun · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 14

As a result of the week's discussions between the Minister for Agriculture (Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith) and farmers, the "Daily Telegraph"…

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