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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

6,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

On the Land Record Wool Prices Increased Arrivals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 7

Record figures for the season were established at this week's wool appraisements in Sydney, when a number of the State's…

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Farmers' Plea for Labour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 10

If dairy farmers were to continue production, they must have trained men, said Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald (Gloucester) at the annual meeting of the…

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Blackberry Crop Wasting

The Sun · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 3

Most prolific crop of blackberries grown in coastal districts for 20 years is going to waste because jam factories refuse to…

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Trade, Finance & Produce Markets Record Produce Turnover Food Front Endangered By Shortage Of Manpower On Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 12

More thorn 1,000,000 boxes of butter and 3777 tons of cheese were handled by the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society, Ltd., during the year ended September 30 last…

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Future of Our Wool Industry

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1944 · page 6

Tomorrow "The Sun" will begin publishing a series of articles reviewing the future of the Australian wool industry,…

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Scully Tells Wool Men of Aid to Fight Synthetics Armidale

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1944 · page 6

Menace of synthetic fibres would be investigated by a special sub-committee of the Postwar Reconstruction Department, Commerce Minister Scully told the Wool Conference today. The committee, he said, would go into the question of establishing a textile college and…

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Register to open tomorrow or canning of record crop

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1944 · page 8

Anticipating record crops of peaches, pears and tomatoes from country areas next month, Deputy-Director of Manpower Bellemore is appealing for women to register this week at their nearest cannery or national service offfice so thatestimates can be made of the labor…

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Western Australian Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

The f.a.q. standard of "Western Australian wheat for the season has been fixed at 681b internal— lib less than last year—and…

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To Save Wool Industry

The Sun · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

ARMIDALE, Monday. --"The wool industry is facing a crisis, and we must fight if we are to…

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Mexico To import Australian Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 10

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.).--Drew Pearson, Washington columnist, has written of the wheat requirements of Mexico…

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Plan To Save Wool Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 4

Only immediate action would prevent the collapse of Australia's wool industry after the war, Mr. W…

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Safeguarding Wool Post-War Plans Discussed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 7

ARMIDALE, Sunday.—Plans to meet the threat of synthetic fibres to the wool industry after the war were discussed at a…

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Warning to Australia in Tale of Modern Japan What Happened To Silk Can Happen To Wool

The Sun · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 4

WHILE Australia is defending her security in the jungles of the Huon and the skies of the Reich, a weapon evolved by the Axis during the trade-war of the '30's is threatening havoc…

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Pool Proposal For Farm Labor

The Sun · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 3

Voluntary pools of casual labor seemed to be the solution of existing manpower difficulties on farms, said the Minister for…

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17,000 Sheep Unkilled

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

Because mutton slaughtermen at Homebush could not agree to day on the manning of…

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Wool Publicity Needs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

Though views on the future of wool in the United States are far from pessimistic[?] step are being taken to safeguard the position of woollen textiles in public favour,…

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American Wool Publicity

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 10

"In the U.S. a pessimistic outlook on the future of wool is far from generally taken, but strong steps are being made to safeguard the position…

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17,000 Sheep Left Unkilled

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 7

With more than 17,000 sheep unkilled as a result of a stoppage in the mutton section of the Homebush Abattoirs…

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17,000 Sheep Left Unkilled

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 7

With more than 17,000 sheep unkilled as a result of a stoppage in the mutton section of the Homebush Abattoirs…

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Substitute Was Like Wool, Even To Grower

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

"HERE, where is this artificial wool you've been writing about? I haven't seen any of it," a farmer friend challenged. "Ask your wife what she is wearing," I…

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