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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

5,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Egg-bound Finance of Egg Board N.S.W. Poultry Farmers' Protests

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

ONE penny for 30 dozen eggs--reported in the last issue of "Smith's" to have been received by Mrs. Guyner from the N.S.W. Egg Marketing Board--may remain "the record low" in poultry-farmers' dealings with that body…

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Rural Board's Raw Deal for Farmers

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

FARMERS in south-west N.S.W. are fed up. For years they have contended with drought, wheat rust, low prices, hard conditions, dust storms. They stood up to these blows, always counting on the good season to come…

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Prison Farm Escapee Caught In Mountains

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Constable Lionel Morris last night captured the Emu Plains Prison Farm escapee James Healy (19) at Mt. Victoria railway station. Healy escaped from the farm late…

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Wheat farm men freed for Army

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Saturday.--Production acreage is likely to be reduced because of the difficulty in exporting wheat, releasing thousands of farm workers…

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U.s. Lifts Charge on Aust. Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Saturday (A.A.P.).-- Australian wool shipments to U.S. Pacific ports are exempt from surcharge now allowed on Pacific freight…

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Farmers plan cow of a time for professor

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 4

LISMORE, Saturday.--North Coast dairy farmers are making a "cow cocky" of the Prices Commissioner (Prof. Copland)…

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Around the Town with [?] On the farm at Moss Vale

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 22

NEWS that her famous husband has been promoted to commodore, in command of the British Naval Forces in the…

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Wider Control Of Wool Usage Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--The Daily Telegraph's Bradford correspondent says the new wool, ration period to Britain begins on March, and, although no…

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On the Land Evacuation of Live Stock Dairy Country Concern

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 3

DAPTO, Saturday.—Intense interest has been aroused in the scheme for the evacuation of live stock from the coastal districts…

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Wheat Market

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 12

DEMAND for wheat for produce trade is still good. The market for wheat for export flour is quiet. Flour £12 13s per ton, pollard £6, bran…

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SUPERPHOSPHATE Rationing Effect On Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

The opinion of a wheat expert is that rationing of superphosphate will automatically reduce next season's wheat harvest by 15 to…

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U.s. Senate Passes Farmer Aid Bill

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 10

WASHINGTON.--The Senate has completed legislative action on a bill extending for five years the operation of the soil conservation and…

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Eire's Cattle Wealth

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 5

DUBLIN.-- Out of a total of £53,500,000 agricultural output in Eire, over £40,000,000 is derived from live-stock and live-stock products, said…

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Eire's Cattle Wealth

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 5

DUBLIN.-- Out of a total of £53,500,000 agricultural output in Eire, over £40,000,000 is derived from live-stock and live-stock products, said…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Special Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2

Our cable, reviewing international markets this week, reads: "Europe: Conditions seasonable. India: Needs more rain…

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Record Wool Consumption America's 50 Per Cent. Increase

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The United States consumed a record quantity of apparel wool in 1941. Final figures…

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Dairy Firm's Proposal "Scorched Earth" Insurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 10

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—The directors of the Grafton Co-op. Dairy Co. decided to urge that the provisions of the new…

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Stud Cattle Fair To Be Held in Wool Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

It is now practically certain that the Easter exhibition and sale of stud beef cattle in Sydney will be held in the Pyrmont…

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Local Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

The high quality of butter in New South Wales may be gauged from the fact that of the quantity that has passed through the hands of the State…

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Evacuation of Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 7

Government officials and representatives of primary producers in New South Wales and Queensland discussed in Sydney yesterday proposals for…

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