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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

6,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Special Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 2

Our cable reviewing International wheat markets this week reads:—"F. O. B. values No. 1 Manitoba…

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Silence on Wheat Britain's Needs Australia Not Told MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

The Prime Minister revealed to-day that Britain had not yet advised Australia of the amount of wheat…

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Proposed Wheat Restriction. Consult the British Government." MR. H. S. Henley's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 9

"It is useless to talk about restricting wheat production until we know definitely whether the British Government wants us to go on growing wheat for…

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Wool May Be Rationed. Britain's Supply. "Standard Suits" for Men and Women. LONDON, Jan. 9. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 14

Several morning newspapers forecast that rationing, which already applies to food, eventually will extend to clothing materials…

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Mackay Sugar Crop Record Season

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 2

The sugar season in the Mackay district is the most remarkable on record. Pour of the eight mills are still crushing…

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Mona Vale Scenes. Mrs. Farmer's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 9

Among all the centres of population along the coastal road to Palm Beach, Mona Vale has been least spoiled by tourists. Half a mile from the beach are rows of tiny,…

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No Space for Enormous Crop Temora

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Ten big silos here were filled to the brim last last week with wheat. They contain 601,836 bushels--a district record…

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Fire on Farm Casino

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 3

A shed containing 30 tons of lucerne hay and a car was burned at the farm of Edward Bracks, Tenterfield-road, to-day. The damage is…

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More Q'land Prison Farms BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 6

Two more prison farms are to be established in Queensland. The camps are conducted on the honor…

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Farm Notes and News Temora Wheat Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 8

AFTER receiving 691,836—bushels of wheat, comparing with 48,00 bushels last years, Temora [?] have closed. There is still a lot of wheat in…

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Cattle Sale

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4

Milkers, springer, and stores will be offered at auction at the cattle sale to be held at the Penrith yards on Thursday next, 18th inst., commencing…

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Sheep Show Schedule

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 7

SCHEDULES for the 44th Sydney sheep show, to be held on June 19, 20, 21 and 22, are now available, and may be…

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Wheat Bounty

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 10

SO far as we know, there is no farmer in N.S.W. refusing to accept payment of the wheat bounty. Presumably, any…

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Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 10
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Rates fixed by the Australian Wheat Board for wheat for export and for flour for export are 3/9½ per bushel for bulk at terminal port and 4/0½ for bagged; for…

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Selling Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 1

THE story is told that in an American mining camp, years ago, a sign was hung in the local church bearing the following…

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Wool Appraisements

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 10

ON Monday appraisements under the Australian wool clip purchase scheme were resumed. One catalogue, that of the Farmers and Graziers Co-operative…

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Catholic Action Groups. Pastoral Letter

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 9

His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney (Most Rev. M. Kelly, D.D.) has issued the following Pastoral Letter. To the Clergy, Religious and Laity…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 36

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report:—Although we as woolbrokers are precluded, under the terms by which the wool clip was acquired, from divulging…

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Monday's Wool Appraisements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 5

Appraisement of clips under the Australian wool clip purchase plan were resumed on Monday. The following details are supplied by…

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