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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

6,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Plea by M.p. for More Farm Labor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

EDEN, Thursday. -- Mr. A. D. Fraser, M.H.R., said today that labor shortage had so far put 100 South Coast farms out of production and reduced herds being milked by 20 per cent. Many farmers were contemplating abandoning…

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Plea by M.p. for More Farm Labor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

EDEN, Thursday. -- Mr. A. D. Fraser, M.H.R., said today that labor shortage had so far put 100 South Coast farms out of production and reduced herds being milked by 20 per cent. Many farmers were contemplating abandoning…

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Plea by M.p. for More Farmlabor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

EDEN, Thursday. -- Mr. A. U. Fraser, M.tt.K., said today that labor shortage had so far put 100 South Coast farms out of production and reduced herds being milked by 20 per cent. Many farmers were contemplating abandoning…

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The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Meat and Sheep

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 12

W[?]achco[?]be, Carson Ltd. report:—The advent of meat rat[?]ing on January 17 is the 5TH occasion in the history of the Australian sheep industry when local…

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Irregular Cattle Market

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 12

The State Marketing Bureau reports:- Cattle supplies showed some reduction, the yarding aggregating 2,073 head, including 221 auctioned In the stores section. Plainer…

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Beef Cattle World

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

Mr. E. L. Killen. Pine Park Short[?] advised that A[?] Golden Drop 5th has a dark roan heller call by the 1941 reserve junior…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 15

Edward Weaver and Co. (Forbes) and Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. (Sydney), auctioneers in conjunction, report that about 6600 fat sheep and lambs and about…

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Farmers Keep Wheat to Offset Drought

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 6

WHEATGROWERS in western Riverina, which is experiencing a major drought, have retained a large proportion…

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Wool Conference

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

A conference, of wool-growers, breeders, husbandmen and experts is to be held at Armidale on January 29 and 30 to discuss the…

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Keen Demand for Cattle

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 12

The State Marketing Bureau reports: On Monday, cattle supplied were very substantial, totalling 2831 head, including 273 suctioned in the store section. Good trade to…

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Sydney Beef Cattle Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

IT was decided this week that the 1944 Sydney Beef Cattle Shows and Sales would be held on March 25 to 29…

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Thursday Prime Sheep Scarce

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 12

The State Marketing Bureau reports:- Sheep and lambs were well represented on Thursday, when pennings comprised 56.288 head of generally only fair quality. Wethers…

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Wheat Plan Belated

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 6

PROPOSALS to the placed before the Federal Cabinet next month by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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Farmers May Still Kill Sheep For Their Own Use How Ration Affects Country

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

FARMERS who have always kiled sheep for their own supplies may go on doing [?] under the meat [?] [?] which in to begin on Monday next, January 17. The [?] and [?]…

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Resumption of Wool Appraisements

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

WOOL appraisements were resumed in Sydney on January 10. Messers. Pitt. Son and Budgery, Ltd.,…

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Stud Beef Cattle Show and Sales

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

March 11 to 25 are the dates officially announced for the 19[?] Stud Beed Cattle Ezhi[?] and SalesEntries will probably close on…

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Wheat Quotations Overseas and Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, January 12, 1944, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…

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More Wheat May Be Needed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 6

POSSIBILITY of Australia this year requiring to increase production of wheat from the present 8,000,000-acres to the pre-war figure of 13,000,000-acres…

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Grower Gives Views on Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 7

EUREKA, Ford and Cal[?] are the wheat varieties grown by Mr. Charles J. Rowarth. Dues Tanworth district…

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Lic. Receivers and Wheat Handling

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

THE decision of tho Government to allow licensed receivers to continue their work in the handling of wheat was criticised by Mr. E. Field,…

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