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Farming & the land, 1940

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"Truth's" Weekly Financial Review Wool Britain Helps Australia Millions Flow in Weekly

Truth · Sunday 21 January 1940 · page 16

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON'S circular of January 16 as to wool raises some very interesting points. Referring to production…

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Wheat Slump -- 25 to 1 Punters' Funds Drop, Too Half-head Win at Caulfield Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1940 · page 49

Wheat Slump was a financial slump for punters when, starting at 25 to 1, he won the Koakaribb Trial at…

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Butter Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 2

Some useful rains have fallen in isolated dairying districts of New South Wales, but in most areas good soaking rain is very…

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Royal Show Dairy Cattle. £1,300 Prize Money

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 5

In addition to many valuable cups and trophies, approximately £1,300 in prizemoney will be distributed to successful dairycattle exhibitors at the forthcoming Royal…

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Brighter Wheat Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 8

A welcome change has come over the wheat outlook in Australia since the beginning of the year. Before Christmas, despite an excellent harvest and…

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Outlook for Wheat Reduced European Crops Likely LONDON

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 12

Government circles express great satisfaction that anxiety has been lifted regarding the disposal of Australia's wheat surplus…

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Oversea Wheat Options. Chicago, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 6

Chicago options closed:—May, 101¼ cents per bushel (down 1 cent); July, 98[?] cents (down [?] cent); September, 98 cents down [?] cent). WINNIPEG, Jan. 19…

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Guns and Butter. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 3

Sir,—I read in to-days "Herald" that Sir Francis Anderson informed the committee appointed to ariminister the Finnish Relief Fund that, under its chatter from the Federal…

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Wheat Market. Acreage Restriction Opposed. LONDON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 6

Government circles express great satisfaction that anxiety has been lifted regarding the disposal of Australia's wheat surplus. It is suggested that the question of…

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Artificial Wool. Tokyo, Jan. 21. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 10

The Toho Artificial Fibre Company, whose capital is 15,000,000 yen, and the Japan Fats and Oil Company, with a capital of 50,000,000 yen, have been amalgamated for the purpose…

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Floods in North. Crocodiles Kill Cattle. Roper River Falling. DARWIN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 10

Crocodiles maddened by hunger are reported to be killing many cattle trapped at the Roper River bar by the floods in the Northern Territory…

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Artificial Wool Certain With Advance of Chemistry. Possibilities with Fish

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 5

Only the limitations of present-day chemistry prevent the manufacture of fibres having the essential molecular structure of wool…

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Italian Wheat Harvest. Duce Says He Is Pleased. ROME, Jan. 21. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 9

"The battle for Italian self-sufficiency will continue so as to assure the people of their bread and the means for their defence," declared Signor Mussolini in…

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Wool Reaches Britain. Merino Clip. Carried by Secret Routes. LONDON, Jan. 21. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 10

A large part of the Australian merino wool clip has reached England by secret routes, according to the "Daily Mail." Following the arrival of this clip, the…

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Ready for Winning Crop

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 23

IT appears to be merely a matter of her going on the right way for the aptly-named Good Earth to do something more than pay bare expenses connected…

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Fires in Victoria. Crops, Stacks, Fences Burnt. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 11

Thousands of acres of crops and grass haystacks and miles of fencing were destroyed by fires which swept the Myrtleford, Colac, and Wangaratta districts during the week-end…

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Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Dearer. Cattle Market Brighter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 7

Sheep and lambs were dearer at the Flemington Saleyards yesterday right from the start. Medium and plain lambs, however, were unchanged…

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Pastoral Men Seek Rise

Daily News · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

The executive council of the Australian Workers' Union has decided to make an application to the Federal Arbitration Court for a…

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Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

With the exception of occasional small sales to the produce trade, business in the Sydney wheat market yesterday was virtually at a standstill…

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Wheat Trade Dull

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

A little trading in wheat was done by produce merchants yesterday, but the market was generally dull. The majority of merchants are…

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