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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 250

Shrewd Wool Plan To Save Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 5

"The exhibition of delightful new woollen fabrics in Germany and Italy should make the mouths of the people in those countries water…

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Wheat Market. Decline in Values. Dull Atmosphere

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

Lack of demand and a downward movement in the oversea grain exchanges resulted in a decline in values in the Sydney wheat market yesterday…

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Controversial Matters. German Wool Buying. the Merino Embargo

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

The general secretary of the Empire Unity League, London, Mr. A. E. Farncombe, in a letter to the Editor on the South African-German wool purchase…

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Warwick Farm on

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 9

MANY prominent Autumn candidates are scheduled to appear at the A.J.C. meeting at the picturesque' Warwick Farm course on Saturday,…

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Food Control in War. Dairy Board to Co-operate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 9

The Australian Dairy Produce Board decided at its meeting in Sydney yesterday to appoint the executive committee of the board as a special committee to collaborate with…

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Federal Aid for Dairy Research

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 5

The Australian Dairy Produce Board yesterday voted a grant of £2000 yearly for three years to the Australian Dairy Cattle Research Association…

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Tenterfield Farm Death Doctor Says Woman on Feet When Hit "Injuries Could Have Been Done By Axe" TENTERFIELD

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 5

Marjorie Constance Sommerlad was probably standing when she received a blow on the front of her head, and lying on the floor when she received other wounds, which led to her death…

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Farmer Fined On 3 Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 7

WEST WYALONG, Tuesday.--Harold George Rouston, farmer, was today fined: £10 for assaulting Constable A. G. Byers;…

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Farm Notes Wheat Stabilisation

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 9

A VARIATION of the Wilson wheat stabilisation scheme was submitted at Newcastle Business Men's Club by Mr. C. A. Brown, registrar of the Diocese of…

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Sheep in Difficulties

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 11

"TUBBY" (Murringo).—I [?]any a [?] a sheep from one of the [?] predi[?]ments i have ever seen any animal in. fleeing the sheep struggling and evidently unable…

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Wheat Fixture

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 3

According to a cable received from London, the following full cargo wheat fixture has been made:— One vessel from New South Wales, Victoria and/…

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Diocese of Wagga Lenten Pastoral

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 25

His Lordship the Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Most Rev. J. W. Dwyer, D.D., has issued the following Lenten Pastoral: Dearly Beloved in Christ,—By a recent…

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Good Sheep at Walcha

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 10

DESPITE a dry season, the Merino section at Walcha show was about equal in numbers to that of last year. Two noted studs competing in the open…

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Wool at Braidwood

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 10

SPLENDID Merino fleeces were exhibited in the wool section at Braidwood show. Champion fleece was exhibited by Mr. B. Ryrie. Mr. C. A. Peden showed…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

The Second Series of the 1939 London Wool Sales will open on the l4th and terminate on the 30th March. A total of 110,500 hales will be…

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Good Cattle at Berrima District Show

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

CATTLE exhibited at the Berrima district show, held at Moes Vale last week, were in excellent condition. There was good competition in…

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Sheep Deaths Mystery Poisonous Weed Suspected

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 10

DUE to suspected weed poisoning, 456 sheep died during one night while travelling the main stock route from Barringun down the Warrego River to…

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Wheat Cheapest for 5 Years

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 8

Wheat prices reached their lowest for this season--also their lowest level for about five and a half years--yesterday. This was due to general apathy by…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Values elsewhere than in Sydney are expressed in English currency. Liverpool Values: Old Contract—…

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More Wool Sold This Year

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 38

Sales of the current season's Australian wool clip to the end of February, totalled 1,920,219 bales…

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