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Farming & the land, 1941

6,739 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Junior Farmers' War Effort. Helping in Many Ways. New Constitution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 12

How members of the Junior Farmers' Clubs in New South Wales are assisting in war-time activities was stressed at the…

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Randwick Races To-day Warwick Farm Meeting. Henchman and Yours Truly Fancied

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 19

The Australian Jockey Club's Warwick Farm February meeting will be held at Randwick to-day, when seven events will be decided. The first race is timed to start at 1.30 p.m. and the last at 5 p.m…

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Pastures in Illawarra. Wonderful Response Dairy Prospects Bright. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 12

Dairying prospects throughout the Illawarra are better than they have been for years as a result of the complete transformation of the…

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City Susie on the FARM

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 20

NOW that we have our Women's Auxiliary National Service, no doubt the…

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Farm Novice (3.50) Cumberland Improved Since Spell

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 14

On his fifth to Miss Pentheus in a recent Kensington Flying, Cumberland appears to have good prospects in the…

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Rich Gold Reef Found On Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 5

PERTH, Friday.--Mr. J. C. Symes has discovered a rich gold reef on his farm at Holleton, near Southern Cross. He is the father of 11 children…

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Wheat may drive our motor cars!

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 February 1941 · page 9

WHAT are we going to do with all our wool, wheal, butter, and fruit? Our wharves and warehouses are jampacked to overflowing with these products because there are not enough ships to take them away…

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High Dairy Cattle Prices. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 6

"The dairy cattle market has gone mad." said a prominent local dairyman, following a clearing-out sale at Kangaroo Valley. Not for 30 years have such prices…

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Interstate Butter Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 9

Prescott Pty., Ltd., reports on the local and interstate butter markets:--NEW SOUTH WALES.--Further improvement is noticeable in arrivals, and, with the past…

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Nowra Dairy Show. Splendid Cattle Exhibits. NOWRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 6

Nowra's 66th show was up to expectations. So many splendid dairy cattle were paraded before the judges that it was difficult to believe the South Coast…

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Farm Novice. Pete Pockets the Pelf

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 20

BOOKMAKERS laid two horses for real money in the Farm Novice—Dyne and Red Pete. They also met with a slight…

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Lucerne on the Coast. Drainage Essential. Wyong Farmer's Success

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 6

Farmers frequently claim that lucerne cannot be grown successfully in coastal districts, such as Wyong. Proof that it can is…

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On the Land. Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Firm. Cattle Market Irregular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 6

Sheep and lambs were firm, at last day's rates, at the Flemington saleyards yesterday. Wethers were a shade easier towaids the close of…

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Local Butter Quality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 6

The chief of the division of dairying, Mr. O. C. Ballhausen, reports that, during last week, 91 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the New South Wales…

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Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A much brighter tone was evident in the market for wheat for export flour yesterday Local sales were steady. Demand by produce merchants improved…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Saturday, February 8, 1941, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…

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Internal Parasites of Sheep. Increase Since Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 6

The heavy rains since December have brought about a good deal of internal parasitism in sheep. At Glen Innes there have been many…

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Follow London's Lead-Wear Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

This Dorville ensemble features a navy frisia jacket with a gay red wool frock. The diagonal stripe in the weave of the fabric is used cunningly on the pleated skirt. Checks and stripes join forces in this Worth model. The jacket, striped…

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Australia As Wool Consumer. Increased Importance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 7

The Australian mills have become important consumers of the Australian clip. During the 1939-40 season 333,915 bales of appraised wool were purchised by local…

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