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Farming & the land, 1940

6,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

U.S.A. Eager for Our Wool Aid in Sales Campaign Fashionable Now For Dresses LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 2

"There is every prospect of American woollen interests taking an increasing quantity of wool and co-operating with the British Empire in the promotion of wool sales in 1940," said Dr. Clunies Ross, secretary of…

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Warwick Farm Explosion. Gelignite Used. Personal Grievance, Theory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 18

Detectives are not at present inclined to believe that the attempt to wreck the electricity sub-station at Warwick Farm early yesterday…

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The Chicken-farm Man

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 9

THERE was tradition behind the "Lady Sarah." Most sailors will tell you that. The old man, skipper Hartley, was proud of the fact, and made no bones about telling you…

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Wool rise welcomed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.--The announcement that the Australian wool clip exceeds the original…

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Why Not All Our Wheat? London

Truth · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 20

The suggestion is made. "Why cannot Britain buy all the Australian exportable wheat, surplus in view of the fact that supplies are likely to be…

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Vic. Commissioner Slates Moneylenders and Dairymen Tunnecliffe "Acted Improperly"

Truth · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 20

EVIDENCE given by members of the Victorian Financiers' Association showed that a fund had been created and kept "in such a manner as to raise…

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Vegetables to be planted now Preparing for Winter crops in the kitchen garden

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 15

IN the kitchen garden, much work has to be done preparing for winter crops…

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Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 6
Also in The Sun

Little activity was recorded in the Sydney wheat market on Saturday. Inquiry for wheat for flour for export was negligible. The interest of produce merchants, who…

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Wheat Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

Consequent upon negotiations through the Australian High Commissioner (Mr. S. M. Bruce), the British Government has accepted the Australian Wheat Board's offer for the purchase of sixty-three million bushels of wheat and…

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Butter Report. January 13, 1940

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

Useful vain has been received in some dairying districts of New South Wales and pastures, have benefited (states Prescott, Ltd.'s…

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Restricting Wheat Growing. Broomhall's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

Seeking advice on the international position as affecting Australian wheat. Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley Walker Wheat Co.), at the wpek-end cabled Mr. Georpe Broomhall, in…

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New Record for Famous Wool Clips. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 11

The O'Connor family, famous for their superfine wool, have again achieved the Tasmanian record top price at the wool appraisements…

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Wheat Men's Strike. Delays in Unloading Lorries. DUBBO

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 11

About 60 motor lorry drivers staged a "sitdown" strike at Eumungerie siding to protest against "aggravated delays" in the unloading of wheat at the bulkheads…

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Moree Cattle Losses. Variegated Thistle Poisoning. Grasshopper Bait Absolved. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

A report from departmental analyists that the recent death of travelling stock in the Moree pastures protection district was attributable to eating…

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On the Land Champions for Show. Fine Cattle Exhibits. Prominent Breeders' Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

Champions in beef and dairy breeds will parade again at the forthcoming Royal Easter Show. The Peel River Land and Mineral Co., Ltd.,…

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World's Wheat Position. Fall in Production. Unfavourable Conditions in America

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

The wheat crop outlook in the United States, Canada, and Argentina is unfavourable owing to lack of rain and excessive heat…

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Empire Wool. America to Purchase. "The Pre-eminent Fabric." London, Jan. 14 (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 10

Dr. Clunies Ross, Australian member of the International Wool Secretariat, has returned to London after spending two weeks in the United States "getting American woolgrowers,"…

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Saturday's Race Meetings. A.J.C. (Warwick Farm). (Run at Randwick.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 14

MAIDEN HANDICAP of £250; second £40. and third horse £20 from, the prize.—1m 27yds. (Win 628. place 1,343) Mr. W. A. Freeman's b…

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Storm's Havoc. Roofs Blown Off. Crops Laid Waste. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

Crops were damaged, roofs were blown off houses, and camps were blown away by a fierce gale, which was accompanied by thunder, hail, and rain,…

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