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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

5,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

Labor for Rice Crops

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday. --Representations by the Commerce Minister (Mr. Scully) have enabled skilled laborers to be released from the Army…

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Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 6

The Sydney wheat market was very quiet yesterday. WHEAT: Local flour, 2/11¼ a bushel, trucks at terminal ports. Export flour: Prices…

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Wheat Stackings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 6

For the week ended April 11 180,935 bags of wheat were despatched from country stations, making 5,887,053 bags for the season. The quality stacked on sites and stored in…

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Can't Give Sheep Away BRISBANE

The Sun · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 3

Ten million sheep are in danger of perishing in the west in the next few months unless the Railway…

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On the Land Record Sheep Numbers Small Clip Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 6

Arrivals of wool from the country in Australia to date this season show a small increase compared with a year previously,…

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DALGETY & Co. Ltd. Wool Report Sydney, April 16

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 2

Appraisement Series No. 76, under the scheme, commenced on Monday last, 13th inst., and will conclude with the final…

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Knit the Child a Winter Coat in Blanket Wool

The Sun · Sunday 19 April 1942 · page 9

This snug winter coat, a cosy protection from wintry winds, is suitable for the small girl or boy from two…

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Farmer's Wife Rubbed Luigi's Back

Truth · Sunday 19 April 1942 · page 23

HOW'RE Yer Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm!" If that old song, so tremendously popular during the…

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Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 3

WHEAT: Local flour, 3/11¼ a bushel, trucks [?] terminal ports, Export flour: Prices on application to Wheat Board. Produce trade: Over 2,000 bags, 4/; truck lots, 4/0¾; bulk…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Thursday, April 16, 1942. and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…

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Cut in Price of Feed Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Australian Wheat Board announced yesterday that the reduction of 6d a bushel in wheat for stock and poultry…

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Man Worked 90 Tears As Farmer

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 7

LONDON,--Ninety years ago, Noah Parsons began "his fanning career when he was only seven…

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Sheep Again Cheaper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

Lambs were up to 1/ a head cheaper at Flemington yesterday, and wethers and [?]wes 1/ to 1/6 cheaper…

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Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

A reduction of /6 a bushel for produce wheat for stock and poultry feed came into operation yesteray. WHEAT: Local flour, 3/11¼ a bushel trucks…

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Men for Harvest Record Rice Crop

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 2

It is reported from Canberra that men skilled in harvesting have been released temporarily from military service to handle…

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Godfrey Blunden Interviews a Soviet Chairman Russians Behind The Lines Farms, Factories in All-out Effort

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

KUIBYSHEV, Monday. -- A picture of the vast reorganisation going on behind the Russian war front was given me today by Nicholai Nichrlovick Vasiliev, chairman of…

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£100,000 Govt. Grant to Necessitous Farmers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 5

AN amount of £100,000 is to be made available through the Rural Bank to assist necessitous farmers who have suffered losses in the drought…

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£100,000 Govt. Grant to Necessitous Farmers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 5

A N amount of £100,000 is to be made available through the Rural Bank to assist necessitous farmers who have suffered losses in the drought,…

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£100,000 Govt. Grant to Necessitous Farmers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 5

AN amount of £100,000 is to be made available through the Rural Bank to assist necessitous farmers who have suffered losses in the drought,…

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£100,000 Govt. Grant to Necessitous Farmers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 5

AN amount of £100,000 is to be made available through the Rural Bank to assist necessitous farmers who have suffered losses in the drought…

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