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Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 250

Very Weak Market For Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 15

The local wheat market had a very weak tone yesterday. Buying interest was small, there was no overseas demand, and the Liverpool option market…

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The Wool Outlook Yorkshire's Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that the wool market has retained its freedom from quotable variation, but Continental top…

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Lease Embargo Removed. Northern Territory. Pastoral Development. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 17

The Commonwealth Government has decided to remove the embargo on the granting of pastoral leases in the Northern Territory, which has hindered…

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Bradford Wool Tops. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 13

The Bradford wool tops market is firm Merinos are quieter, but there is more demand for crossbreds…

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Wheat Bounty. Direct Payments Requested. HILLSTON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 11

At a well-attended meeting or farmers at Hillston it was unanimously decided to press the Government to have the wheat bounty paid dnect to growers, as in the past. If an…

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Wheat Market. Fall in Values. Poor Demand Overseas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 13

In the past two days the value of silo parcels has declined by ½d per bushel in the Sydney wheat market. Further weakness yesterday was due…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales. Sharp Advance in Animated Market. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 13

The rainfall influenced a sharp advance in fat and store sheep and lambs to-day. Meat trade demand was animated, assisted in the fat sheep mand was animated assisted in the fat sheep…

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A Dairy-Farmers' Grievance

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 11

AT the recent annual meeting of the N.S.W. Central Rivers District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Kempsey, Sir Earle…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Report SYDNEY, Feb. 27

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 5

Our cable this week reviewing International wheat markets, reads:— "Westralian February 22/3d, per quarter. Quiet—United Kingdom…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 10

The hearing was concluded of the suit instituted by Mr. Telford Scott Murray, who claimed to be entitled to an interest in Brynaman Station, near Garah, which had vested…

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Poultry Farmers Social at Castle Hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 12

The ladies were guests of honor at a social arranged by the male members of the Castle Hill Poultry Farmers Asasociation and held in the Castle Hill…

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More Rain. Rice Crop Saved. Local Flooding in South-West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 17

The splendid rains of the last few days have broken the drought in the far west, the Riverina, and the central and south-western slopes, according…

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A Youthful Farmer at Hurlstone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 11

The Hurlstone Agricultural High School is doing excellent work in the preliminary training of boys for a life on the land…

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Dairying Progress. Co-operative Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 11

Mr. J. L. Shute, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, interviewed in Sydney yesterday regarding a statement made hy him at the Illawarra District Council meeting…

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Poor Potato Yields. Reduced Acreage. ALL N.S.W. Crops Suffer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 11

More than usual interest is being taken in the New South Wales potato crop at present, because of the controversy over the banning of New Zealand…

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Little Brothers Ready For Life Down On The Farm

The Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 3

Twenty-one Little Brothers arrived in Sydney to-day by the Strathallan, Their ages range from 15 to 17 years. On the right is Dr. W. Stewart Ziele,…

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Farmers' Fears Washed Out Rain Will Be Worth Millions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 5

New South Wales has been lifted from bad drought conditions to a favorable position in three…

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Preserving Butter

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 16

WASH all butter milk out of the butter, then work the butter in a cloth until all the water is out of It. To every 8-lb. of butter add a teaspoonful of salt…

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Cattle Dips

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 14

THE Mayor of Ulmarra, Alderman a G. Chevalle, has asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reld) to suspend the construction of dips in the Ulmarra…

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Erambie Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 13

MR. G. N. WAGILL'S Romney Marsh and Southdown sheep from New Zealand arrived by the Wanganella. The Romney stud ram and (10) c.f.a. ewes…

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