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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

6,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Demand for Wool Details Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

"I am firmly of the opinion that unless the producers are given more information than they are now obtaining, serious difficulties in the…

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Wool Purchase. Appraisements of March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 11

Appraisements of clips on Wednesday, March 6, have been supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association. COMMONWEALTH WOOL AND PRODUCE CO.,…

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On the Land £4,000,000 More for Wool. Growers' Improved Earnings. British Control Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 11

Wool appraisements on the Sydney market this season now total 1,125,896 bales. The value of that quantity is…

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Australian Wool. U.S. Not Worried About Price. Present Market Dull. New York, March 8. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 18

There is little support by the trade here for the criticism by Sir Dalziel Kelly, the chairman of the Australian Wool Board, that the British Wool…

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Anthrax In Country; Cattle Die ALBURY

The Sun · Sunday 10 March 1940 · page 11

A serious outbreak of anthrax has occurred among cattle on Howlong Common. A man suspected of being afflicted…

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"Truth's" Weekly Financial Review Wool Growers Complain Too Much Secrecy About Purchase Query Is, Who Gets the £3,500,000?

Truth · Sunday 10 March 1940 · page 16

WOOL-GROWERS are complaining that a wall of secrecy has been built up as to the marketing of their product. They are justified. Growers know too little about what is going…

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She drives a tractor down on the farm Australia's Newest Wartime Unit

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 March 1940 · page 17

JOAN ELTIS, in the uniform of Australia's newest organisation. Women's Auxiliary Training League, formed in Victoria to train girls in use of farm machinery. She is first member. Equipment worth £10,000 has been lent by Victorian Power Farming Association, which has also supplied…

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No Sectionalising in Wheat. Mr. Henley Replies to Premier. Farmers and Settlers' Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 7

"A reasonable price for wheat would be 3/4 a bushel at country sidings for all the crop grown, and there should be no sectlonalising of the industry…

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Wheat Values May Advance MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 5

In the past fortnight 6,043,000 bushels of Australian wheat have been sold, making a total to date of 92,355,000 bushels…

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31 12d. a Lb. for Wool

Daily News · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2

LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--Top price for the second wool [?]isement, conducted at Launceston, was secured by Mr. A. B. Thirkell's super merino clip,…

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Bradford Wool Tops. London, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 8

An increase in issue prices for crossbred wool tops at Bradford has resulted in a rise in spinners' quotations. A moderate amount of business has been done in yarns, mainly for…

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Wheat Trade. Australian Prospects in Orient. LONDON, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 8

American interests have circulated a proposal that Britain should buy all her wheat requirements from Canada and arrange for Australian growers to…

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Roberton Wheat Plan Rejected by Growers' Union. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 7

In rejecting a proposal that the union support the Roberton wheat stabilisation plan, which provides for a stabilised price for the first 3000 bushels, the annual conference of…

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"Must Keep Down Wool Costs" Offset Fixed War Price Grazier On British Purchase Of Clip

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 5

Growers might criticise the fact that, in the wool sale agreement with Britain, no provision was obtained for automatic adjustment of the price, to compensate for variations of costs or of the exchange rate, as in the…

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On the Land Stocksales. Sheep Irregular and Cheaper. Cattle Values Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 7

Both sheep and lambs weie cheaper, and iriegular, at the Flemington saleyards yesterday. Foui thousand fewer sheep and…

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The Cattle Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 7

The cattle market was cheaper throughout the day for all descriptions with the exception of choice light steers. The quality of the yardine was fair…

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Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 8

A small movement in the export flour trade was reported yesterday, with the sale to Mediterrancan interests of about 300 tons, for shipment this month…

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Wool Men's Views Clash

Daily News · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

Opinion was conflicting at the annual conference of the Graziers' Association yesterday concerning the agreement for the disposal of the…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Saturday, March 9, 1940, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Wool Appraisements of March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 7

Appraisements of clips on Thursday, March 7, have been supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association. One catalogue comprised the day's…

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