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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

6,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

Wheat Payments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—It was officially explained to-day that the increased payment to wheat-growers of 1.33d a bushel, announced by the…

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Butter Production Slumps. Cheese Up

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- Butter production throughout the period 1941-43 has shown a substantial decline despite a bumper season in 1942,…

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Butter Production Slumps, Cheese Up

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- Butter production throughout the period 1941-43 has shown a substantial decline despite a bumper season in 1942,…

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Butter Production Slumps, Cheese Up

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- Butter production throughout the period 1941-43 has shown a substantial decline despite a bumper season in 1942,…

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Extra Payment for Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

An additional payment of 1 1-3d. a bushel will be made to wheatgrowers to cover increased costs for the 1943-44 crop…

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Conference to Discuss Wool

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 11

The danger of synthetic wool and other problems confronting the wool industry in Australia will be discussed at a…

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Wheat Quotations Overseas and Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Tuesday, January 4, 1944, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Allies Outbid Nazis For Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.). --While Germany is combing the world for woollen goods to clothe her armies, Russian and…

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Break in Wool a Feed Problem

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

A series of investigations in Western Australia has demonstrated the cause of tenderness or break in wool as lack of…

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India Prefers Wheat To R.G. Casey

Tribune · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

“Instead of Australian wheat, we are to have a new species of caretaker,” writes D. Gandhi, son of the Mahatma, in the…

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Butter Output Declines: Milk Shortage Feared Fruit Canning Lags

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

Australian butter production has declined sharply, and severe shortages of canned fruit, jam and milk are predicted. Butter output for the five months ended November 30 was…

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Farm Labour Releases

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. Dodds, of the Potato Growers' Association, stated recently that the release of essential workers for farmers appeared to be full of difficulties, arising mainly out of the hostile attitude of the military authorities toward such releases…

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Townspeople Save Crops

Tribune · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

Bombala, on the southern Monaco, boosted its food production, but onions and carrots were being choked by weeds…

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14 Tries To Get Leave For Farm

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

A soldier-farmer told a court martial today that he had made 14 applications for special leave to look after his farm, but had received no reply. He had also heard nothing in…

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Munition Hands Won't Transfer To Farming

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 9

Comparatively few men employed in N.S.W. munition factories have applied to the Manpower authorities for release to do rural work. This was stated by the…

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Stop Press No Leave, Says Farmer-soldier

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 12

The Army has made no reply to his 14 applications for leave to work his farm, and had ignored his applications for release, says…

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No Leave, Says Farmer-soldier

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

The Army had made no reply to his 14 applications for leave to work his farm, and had ignored his applications for…

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No Leave, Says Farmer-soldier

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

The Army had made no reply to his 14 applications for leave to work his farm, and had ignored his applications for…

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British Sheep and Red Poll Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

MR. J. W. PERRY, manager for Messrs. Perry Bros., Bundaleor studs of Corriedale and Dorset Horn sheep and Red Poll…

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The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports The 1944 Sheep Year

The Land · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Wool prices oh present levels in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are assured for the whole of 1944 and at least to June 80,…

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