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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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"Keep Industry Sound" Premier Warns Farmers Against Wartime Boom GUNNING

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Mair) today warned primary producers against unsound expansion of industry during the war. This would create a top-heavy economic structure which would…

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Wool Man Dies Mr. Cudmore's Sudden Collapse

Truth · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 20

THE commercial community of Australia and his friends will be distressed to learn of the sudden death yesterday of Mr. K…

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Once they scorned butter Now They Treasure Ration Stamps Like These

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 14

WITH sugar, ham, bacon and butter already rationed, and meat purchases to be cut down next month, Englishmen…

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WOOL 15½d.? Next Basic Price Must Be Higher

Truth · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 16

A HIGHER price may be expected for the next wool clip. "Truth" believes that at least 15½d per lb. will be paid…

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Wool Takes Prominent Part In London's First Wartime Fashion Gala

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 7

Thirty-three dress designers exhibited at London's first wartime show -- Francis Day's Fashion Gala at Grovesnor House, in aid of the Penny Fund, which provides games for the men of the services. Left: Surah Bolton's wool jersey skating ensemble -- ice-blue lumber jacket and hunting-pink skirt, and…

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When The Farmyard Gets Rough

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 5

THE gentleness of a domestic animal usually depends on its upbringing, according to Mr. H. C. Stening, Chief…

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Sad fate of Joe Twigge, obstinate farmer

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Joe Twigge, Derbyshire farmer, stood in the dock this week, accused of having refused to plough three of his own fields. Joe clutched two clods of…

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Citrus growers see crops die in heat

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 7

The dry spell has killed off citrus crops in 50 orchards in the Arcadia district, near Berowra. Arcadia orchardists say the drought is the worst in the…

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Butter Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

The following report on butter, dated February 17, is supplied by Prescott Pty., Ltd.:— New South Wales: The…

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Butter Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

Official trade figures for the Commonwealth for the six months to December last indicate that only butter, of our principal exports, shows an increase over the corresponding period of 1938…

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Wheat Trade. Sharp Oversea Recovery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 8

A Sydney authority attaches much importance to private advice received from London on Saturday explaining the sharp recovery on the North American grain…

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Wheat Markets Advance. Australia May Benefit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 12

Sydney wheat interests believe that Australia's export prospects have been enhanced considerably by the developments on the oversea grain exchanges…

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300 at Funeral of Wool Man

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 6

More than 300 people yesterday attended the funeral at South Head Cemetery of Mr. Kenneth de Lacy Cudmore. Mr. Cudmore died on Saturday, aged…

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All-Wool Gowns For Bride And Her Maid

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 10

A GOWN of hydrangea blue light-weight wool with a bustle back and kilted apron front worn with a full-length coat of the same fabric…

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Wool Purchase Criticism. Suggested War Council Graziers' Association Agenda

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 7

The Imperial wool purchase contract will be one of the main subjects of discussion at next month's conference of the Graziers' Association in Sydney…

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Death of Mr. Cudmore. Business Manager. Leader in Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

Mr. Kenneth de Lacy Cudmore, joint manager of Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., Sydney, died on Saturday morning after a week's illness. He was aged 65…

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Australian Wool for Japan. Tokyo. Feb. l8. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 12

It is understood that the Japanese and Australian Governments have agreed on a new arrangement concerning wool for the manufacture of exports from Japan, under…

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Owners To Show Ajax Was Not "Cotton Wool" Champion Autumn Programme Is Unchanged Melbourne

Daily News · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 8

DECISION of Ajax's owners to adhere to the autumn programme already mapped out for the chestnut indicates that they are determined to answer those critics, who, since…

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Farmer Injured. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

John Sullivan, a farmer, of Louth Park, was admitted to Maitland Hospital in a serious condition, suffering from a fractured skull. He was pressing hay, when the revolving…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 7

Developments in the Junior Farmers' Club movement are expected to follow a conference of advisory committees and district councils, to be held in Sydney on March 21…

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