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Farming & the land, 1942

5,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

Italians for Farm Work

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday. -- Italian prisoners of war in England are to be released on parole for farm work. Those employed will be…

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Italians for Farm Work

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday. -- Italian prisoners of war in England are to be released on parole for farm work. Those employed will be…

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This State Beside the farmer was his wife

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 3

Three hundred acres of wheat had still to be gathered in. The two sons were in,the A.I.F…

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Cattle Ticks in North Dipping Campaign Starts To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 3

GRAFTON, Sunday.—To-morrow, the long-talked-of campaign designed completely to eradicate cattle ticks from the…

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Wool Use Cut in U.S. WASHINGTON, January 4

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 7

The U.S. Office of Production Management officially imposed, from yesterday, wool restrictions which specify the total amount…

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Farmers Co-op, Ins

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 12

NET profits of £5745 were earned by Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Insurance Co. Ltd. in the year ended September 30, in contrast to…

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Less Butter Produced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Butter production is declining in many districts of New South Wales, because of the dry conditions. Prescott Pty., Ltd., reports. Arrivals at Sydney for the week ended December…

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Moth-proof Wool Process

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Processes have recently been announced in the United States which obviate the risk of damage to woollen meterials by moths, sunlight, bacteria, and mould, and permit the…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Saturday, January 3, 1942, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…

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Cattle Dipping Starts Ten to One in Favour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

GRAFTON, Monday.—Although a number of stockowners refused to send their stock to the dips, the first day of the Government's…

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Dull Wheat Trade in U.S. New York, January 5

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 7

the New York "Journal of Commerce" to-day says that wheat trading during the last fortnight has been at about the…

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Local Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 8

The quality of New South Wales butter remains high despite the drought 92.5 per cent of the supplies graded by the official graders…

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Stud Dairy Cattle Europe's Post-war Needs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 8

While every effort should be made in Australia to improve the quality of our stud cattle in war-time, I cannot agree with…

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Wheat Market

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 12

THE war situation is still having a restricting effect on the market for wheat for export flour. Local produce wheat is meeting with steady…

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Central Wool Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 8

The Central Wool Committee, which usually meets in Melbourne, has been called together for a meeting in Sydney to-day to discuss questions…

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Tick Eradication Campaign Two Cattle Poisoned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 8

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Stating that no fault could be found so far with the activities of the Clarence Stockowners' League—an organisation…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Monday, January 5, 1942, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…

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"Super" for Wheat Restricted Use

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 8

PERTH, Tuesday.—Because of the probable further limitation of supplies of superphosphate owing to transport difficulties in…

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U.S. Wheat Position Changed Market Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 7

NEW YORK Jan 6.—In the light of crop statistics and the amount of wheat under Government control, prospects for speculative activity in…

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Wheat Speculators Curbed in U.s.a

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 6

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--The New York Journal of Commerce says that wheat trading in the last fortnight has been at about the lowest ebb in many decades…

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