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Farming & the land, 1942

5,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Feeding Evacuated Cattle

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 1

THE question of the evacuation of stock from the coast to the Lachlan district was discussed at a meeting of the Carcoar Pastures…

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Wheat Market

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 10

DEMAND for wheat for the produce trade is still keen. The market for wheat for export flour is very weak. There is no change in price…

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Religious Indifference. Archbishop Duhig's Pastoral

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 23

Indifference of many Australians toward religion was deplored by the Archbishop of Brisbane (Most Rev. James Duhig, D.D.) in a Pastoral Letter read…

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Wheat Scheme Proper Trial Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 8

AT a meeting of the Wheatgrowers' Union held last week in Narrabri, Mr. Stan Carberry, Culgoora, moved that they urge that no alteration be made…

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Higher Wool Price is Sought

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 5

EMMAVILLE branch will have a resolution before the Graziers' Association conference asking that the price at which the British Government is purchasing…

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Wool Price Pegged Since 1939

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 5

FAR-REACHING economic plans promulgated by the Federal Government last week will not affect the work of wool appraisement, Wool…

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Inland Wool Centres are Opposed

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

PLANS relating to storage and appraisement of wool during a national emergency were formulated at a meeting in Melbourne last week…

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Wheat Payment From Japan's Frozen Assets

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 8

FROZEN Japanese credits will be used to pay for the wheat told to Japan last year on terms of extended payment, according to a…

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Super. Rationing Will Reduce Wheat Yield

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 11

RATIONING of superphosphate will automatically reduce next season's wheat harvest by 16,000,000 to 20,000,000 bushels…

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Total Wool Output Shows Little Variation

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

ARRIVALS of wool at the seaboard show that very little variation in production has occurred since last year. A small reduction in some States has…

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Top Price Wool from Yarraglen Blood

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 4

YARRAGLEN Merino stud, Grenfell, was founded in 1888. Mr. W. W. Ingrey assumed control in 1925, and now runs…

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U.S. Charge on Wool is Lifted

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

NEWS of importance to Australian wool producers was received at the week-end, when cables from Washington…

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Farmers Could Laugh at Dry Spells More Water Schemes Would Mean Greater Output of Dairy Products in West

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 7

A REVIEW of dairying activities in the western districts over the last 12 months makes interesting reading. Rainfall was far below average. Rain that did fall came in one "lump" in January, 1941, when up to 14-in, was recorded…

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"Threats and Loud Noises" Dairy Farmers Defended

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 1

In a letter to the editor of the "Sydney Morning Herald," Jessie M. (Mrs H. C.) Neale, Penrith, states: I live in a district that has had…

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The Man on the Land. Reports and Hints. Easter Cattle Fair

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 17

It is now practically certain that a stud cattle fair will be held in Sydney metropolitan area next Easter. The present intention is that the cattle will be judged on…

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On the Land Wool Storage Problem Appraisements in Emergency

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

Wool authorities in Australia consider it impracticable, under emergency conditions, to substitute a number of appraising…

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City Wool Store to be Venue of Stud Stock Fair

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 5

MARCH 30, 31 and April 1 are the dates fixed for the exhibition and sale of stud beef catteo in Sydney. It is expected that the fixture will be held in the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd.'s store at Pyrmont…

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Men Needed To Take the Wool Off Clarion Call for Every Available Shearer Work for Shed Hands, Too

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 4

A MEETING of the N.S.W. Shearing Organisation Committee decided to appeal to graziers and shearers for co-operation in ensuring the successful conduct of the approaching shearing season…

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United States Will Want More Wool Domestic Production Cannot Keep Pace with Greatly Increased Consumption Two Countries Control Prices

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 5

IN 1941 the United States consumed a record quantity of apparel wool. Final figures for the year are not available, but consumption for the 10 months ending October 31 was the equivalent of 2,770,000 bales of Australian weight or more than 50 per cent…

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Motors & Motoring Farm Tractor

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 9

IT is sometimes necessary to turn the tractor in a confined area or in a narrow road or track. This is not such a difficult business as appears at first…

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