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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 250

Want Control of Butter Substitutes

The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

Strict control of the manufacture of butter substitutes was urged upon the Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page to-day by representatives…

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World Butter Trade. Britain's Requirements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

The increase in world butter production and trade during a number of years has been accompanied by a remarkable expansion of consumption in the United Kingdom, but, more…

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Brisbane Wool Prices Steady

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

BRISBANE, Monday.--Approximately 13,140 bales were submitted at today's wool sales. The market was unchanged, compared…

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Quiet But Steady Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 12

Conditions in the local wheat market were very quiet, and values were unchanged yesterday. Business in prompt delivery warrants…

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Dry Year But Wheat First Class

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Samples of bagged and bulk f.a.q. wheat, representing the 1938-39 season's crop, have been tested by the chemist's branch of the Department of…

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Butter Exports. "Expansion Is Limited." Mr. Bruce's Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 11

The Australian High Commissioner, Mr. S. M. Bruce, warned leaders of the dairying industry yesterday that Australia would not be able to keep…

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Wool In "Enemy Citadel" LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 5

Wool is fighting in the very citadel of its "enemies" at Leipzig Fair. Eight foreign countries are cooperating there to convince Germany…

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Little Change Likely In New Season's Wool Clip

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 12

It is unlikely that the Australian wool clip will show any great change in quantity next season. New South Wales usually pastures in…

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Bulk Wheat Loading Menace To Health And Lives SYDNEY

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1

If you watch ships at present loading bulk wheat in Sydney harbor, you will see a yellow haze rising from them. This is wheat dust, and is a curse to any waterside worker who is unfortunate enough to have to take a job on a bulk wheat…

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Drought Feeding Sheep. Whale and Fish By-products. Value of Dried Young Grass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7

By-products of the whaling and fishing industries may provide a valuable source of high-quality protein for supplementing the feed of sheep in…

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— on the Land — North Coast Rains. Splendid Relief. Assured Dairying Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7

The torrential rains on the North Coast since Saturday have brought wonderful relief to the dairying industry…

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“Worse Off Than Ever,” Farmers Say

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

“Farmers in the Corowa electorate are worse off than ever, and all are anxiously waiting for the government to pay the wheat…

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To The Editor a Poultry Farmer Protests

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 6

IN your issue of the 4th, under the heading, "Women Claim Credit for Fall in Eggs," Mrs. Glencross, president of the Housewives'…

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Stud Cattle Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 13

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. reports that a stud cattle sale, on account of Mr. Norman L. Forster, Abington, Armidale, a total clearance of females was made at very…

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Butter Substitutes. "Menace to Dairymen." State Action Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 17

Members of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee interviewed the Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, yesterday, and urged that action should be taken…

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Night Farming Follows Rain in Wheat Belt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 18

Taking advantage of the recent rains on the wheat belt, farmers are working night and day to sow oats and other early winter crops before the moisture dries out of the surface soil. A picture taken last night…

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Sydney Elevators Take More Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

Although it is impossible to arrange for the reopening of country wheat silos, wheat may now be sent to the Sydney terminal elevators by farmers…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 5

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

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 15

Wool sales were continued to-day, when 12,600 bales were offered. The selection was barely up to average standard. Under strong competition from Bradford, Germany, and France, the market…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 5

March 6.—Our cable reviewing International wheat markets this week reads:—"Westralian afloat valued 22/- per…

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