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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

6,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Wool Men Attack Cloth Standard

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Australian Wool Board is alarmed at the decision of Production Executive to adhere to…

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Wool Quality Defended "Merino Has Not Deteriorated"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 6

"The wool-growing industry has not only maintained the high standard of efficiency it reached before the war, but has…

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Clunies Ross Plan To Save Our Wool

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

A COMPLETE plan to protect the wool industry against competition with…

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On the Land World Wheat Stocks Steady Shrinkage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

The shrinkage of world wheat stocks from 1,500 million bushels a year ago to an estimated total of less than 1,000 million…

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Shortage of Meat to Continue Sheep Again Left Unkilled By Slaughtermen

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

Meat will be in short supply in Sydney again today and tomorrow because of strikes and absenteeism at Homebush abattoirs. A minor dispute caused the loss of 1000…

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"Ostrich-like Attitude" on Textiles Condemned Big Research Plan for Wool

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

One English textile group is reported to be engaged on a £500,000 research…

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Can’t Blame War For Farm Crisis

Tribune · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

Farm and food difficulties are not just due to war, because many of their causes can be found in capitalist agricultural crises of prewar years and decades…

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Farm Machine Depot Holdup

Tribune · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

Setting up of machine depots is being blocked or delayed by big interests in several country centres…

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Poultry Farmers Organise New Branch at St. John's Park

The Biz · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

At a well-attended meeting at the School of Arts, St. John's Park, a branch of the National Utility Poultry Breeders' Association was formed. Messrs. Tye…

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Quality Dairy Cattle at Kiama

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 11

Some of the 17 A.I.S. cows which competed in the class 4 years and ever in milk at Kiama Show last week-end. From right: H. Dudgeon…

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Wheat

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 19

Overseas and Sydney wheat quotations by the State Marketing Bureau. All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, February 2, 1944, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny…

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Wheat Board Ballot Wheat Growers:—

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

Do not tall to record your vote for the Election of two growers' representatives for N.S.W. to the Australian Wheat Board. The ballot takes place by postal vote of all licensed growers on or before Saturday, February 19, 1944…

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Sales of Stud Dairy Cattle at Kiama

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 10

THERE was a good demand for stud dairy cattle at the Kiama Show sales, which were conducted by J. N. King and Sons Pty. Ltd., stud stock…

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Parkes Sheep Sale

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 19

A total of 15,000 fat and stoic sheep will be offered for sale at Parkes on February 23 at 2 p.m. The sheep are in good to fat condition and are an attractive lot…

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Off The Sheep's Back

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

"HOME on the sheep's back," that time honored cliche of Australian economics, is no longer a…

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Wheat Quota Form

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 9

Sir.—I would like to draw attention to a form issued to all licensed growers. It is a "Wheat Quota Advice." At the foot of this form a…

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Battle For Wool

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

As one who is working very hard in the interests of the wool problem in the forthcoming "Battle For Wool," I compliment…

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The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports American Wool Publicity

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 16

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report.—In the United States, a pessimistic outlook on the future of wool is far from generally, taken, but strong steps are being made to…

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Firm Rates for Quality Cattle

The Land · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 16

The State Marketing Burean reports:- Cattle supplies were the heaviest for some time, aggregating 3,005 head, including 304 auctioned in the store section. Light weight…

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300 Cattle Die In Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday.--Three hundred cattle were burnt to death in a fire at the Auckland City Corporation…

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