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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Minister Promises Farmers Full Price for Bagged Wheat in Bulkheads

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

REFERRING to the fact that the Australian Wheat Board had refused to a allow him to handle bagged wheat the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) told the annual meeting of the Young electorate council of the U.C.P. that, in the case of bagged wheat in…

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Huge Wheat Storage Depots

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 5

THE chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. Clive McPherson) stated this week that at the Abattoirs depot in New South Wales a total of 1,800,000 bushels of wheat had been stored and was well cared for Stacking had also commenced at Spring Hill, in New…

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Wheat Market More Active

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 12

The local wheat market was slight[?] more active to-day, following better inquiry. Prices were unchanged at 3s 9½d…

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Thursday Quality Sheep and Lambs Firm

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 21

State Marketing Bureau reports:- At the Homebush saleyards yesterday 20,499 head of generally only fair quality sheep and lambs was offered for sale. There…

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Homebush Stock Sales Monday Cattle Values Lower

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 21

The State Marketing Bureau reports:—There was a fairly light yarding of cattle available at Homebush on Monday, totalling 1145 head, of which 352 were auctioned in…

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Wool Fabrics In Dainty Shades

Daily News · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 7

Sheer wool fabrics in the daintiest of shades were shown last month at a display of new season goods by the International Wool Secretariat in…

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Will Fight Rising Wool Costs

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 11

A RESOLUTION that the Federal and State Governments be urged to supervise strictly the rising prices of commodities essential to the grazing…

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Flock of sheep, Kenross station (N.S.W.)

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3

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"Fantastic", Minister on Wool Loss Statements

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

"Fantastic" was the description applied by the Assistant Minister for Commerce (Senator McBride) to assertions that Australian woolgrowers…

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Wool Purchase. Appraisements of March 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

Appraisements of clips on Tuesday, March 12, have been supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association. Two catalogues comprised the day's…

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Wool Industry's Part in Post-War Adjustment

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 10

A PARTICULAR task of the Graziers' Association would be to adapt the wool industry to the vast social and economic changes which would accompany the attainment of victory and a just and durable peace, said Mr. E. L. Killen, in his presidential address to the…

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To Speak with One Voice on Wool; War Council Proposed

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

A JOINT conference between representatives of the Australian Wool Producers' Federation and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council will be…

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Supply of Wheat For Stock Feed: Board will Not Permit Direct Sales

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 5

IN reply to complaints made by the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, concerning the supply of wheat to pig breeders and poultry farmers, the State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board (Col. G. A. Holborow) said that, as far as he…

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4/-a Bus.as Estimate of Pool Wheat Return Board Chairman Is Cautious

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 5

"ASSUMING that to-day's values were obtained for the wheat still unsold by the Pool, and the 28,000,000 bushels of wheat sold to the United Kingdom bat on which the price has not yet been agreed to…

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Payable Wheat Price Is Wanted for Next Harvest W.G.U. Rejects Roberton Plan

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

THE Wheatgrowers' Union, at its conference at West Wyalong last week, decided to urge the Federal Government to pay growers a price for wheat for the forthcoming harvest which will cover the cost of production and ensure a decent standard of…

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Expect Wool Price Revision If Growers' Returns Fall Graziers'Conference Debates War Purchase

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 10

BY 58 votes to 39 the annual conference of the Graziers' Association this week carried a resolution that the conference, while appreciating the action of the British Government in taking over the wool clip at a fixed price, expected a revision should costs or an alteration in the exchange rate affect the net return to the grower…

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Policy on Wheat Outlined President Says F.S.A. Is Opposed To Sectionalising Premier's Plan Criticised

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

"WHILE all growers would like to see a stabilisation plan evolved for wheat, strong criticism can be levelled at the proposal recently made by the Premier to limit assistance to only a section of the industry,…

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Could Not Guarantee 3/10 A Bushel For Wheat Fears Production Would Be Greatly Stimulated Problem Perplexes Menzies

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government could not agree to guarantee 3/10 a bushel at ports for all wheat produced in Australia, declared the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in a recent communication to the Western…

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Wool Trade Cautious. Release Price "Too High." More Details Wanted. From Our Own Correspondent. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 12

The British wool trade's attitude to the release price of wool is that it thinks it possible to reduce it, however slightly…

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Board to Make Second Advance on Old Season's Pool Wheat Total Now 2/8 a Bus. F.O.B.

The Land · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 5

A FURTHER advance of 8d a bushel for bagged wheat and 6d a bushel for bulk wheat in the No. 1 Pool was announced by the Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) in Canberra this week…

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