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Farming & the land, 1944

6,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

92 Dairy Farms Lost in Two Years Gloomy Picture On South Coast Struggle Against Labor Shortages

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

BEGA, Tuesday.--In two years 92 dairy farms in the rich south coast district between Bate man's Bay and the Victorian border have gone out of production, and the farmers still…

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92 Dairy Farms Lost in Two Years Gloomy Picture On South Coast Struggle Against Labor Shortages

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

BEGA, Tuesday.--In two years 92 dairy farms the rich south coast district between Bateman's Bay and the Victorian border have gone out of production, and the farmers still…

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92 Dairy Farms Lost in Two Years Gloomy Picture On South Coast Struggle Against Labor Shortages

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

BEGA, Tuesday.--In two years 92 dairy farms in the rich south coast district between Bateman's Bay and the Victorian border have gone out of production, and the farmers still…

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Wool Changes British Decline, U.S.A. Supplies Increase

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

Since" the beginning of the war consumption of wool in the British Isles has declined ? to about half its pre-war volume, while the…

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Trade, Finance & Produce Markets Wool Embargoes Resented British Export Bans Said To Menace Commerce After War

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 10

LONDON, Monday.--British embargoes on the export pf woollens are said to be short-sighted and prejudicial to post-war commercial interests. A new Board of Trade…

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Repossessed Farm Declared "Black"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 7

PERTH, Monday.—Alleging harsh treatment by the Western Australian Agricultural Bank, 300 farmers of the Merredin district at the week-end…

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Former Dairymen to Register

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 7

All former dairy-farm workers —regardless of the district in which they were employed— must now register with the…

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Farms Won't Take Strangers' Help "Reject Manpower Aid"

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 5

BEGA, Tuesday.--By refusing to accept into their homes help offered them by Manpower authorities, South Coast farmers are adding to the burden of working their holdings…

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Drop In Farms, 833

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 5

Total of dairy farms in NSW fell by 833 in the four war years up to March 31 last, according to Government Statistician's…

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Manpower Denies Farmers' Claims

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 5

Statements by journalists who accompanied Mr. Fraser, M.H.R., on a country tour that they had found colossal wastage of foodstuffs in the rich Bega Valley were contested today by Deputy Director-General of Manpower…

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Registration of Dairy Workers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

EVERY dairy worker in the State who is not now employed on a dairy or on the land is to be compulsorily registered…

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Vegetable Farms Out of Business

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

Over 200 metropolitan vegetable growers have gone out of business during the past six months as a result of financial losses and lack of manpower to maintain their farms…

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Vegetable Farms Out of Business

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

Over 200 metropolitan vegetable growers have gone out of business during the past six months as a result of financial losses and lack of manpower to maintain their farms…

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Registration of Dairy Workers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

EVERY dairy worker in the State who is not now employed on a dairy or on the land is to be compulsorily registered…

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Manpower Denies Farmers'claims

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 5

Statements by journalists who accompanied Mr. Fraser, M.H.R., on a country tour that they had found colossal wastage of foodstuffs in the rich Bega Valley were contested today by Deputy Director-General of Manpower…

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Wool Industry

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 4

The wool industry appraisal for the first half of the season is £14,000,000 at the contract price. It should be possible on…

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Wool Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 5

A conference of wool-growers, breeders, husbandmen, and experts is to be held at Armida[?]e on January 29 and 30, to discuse the future of wool, the danger of synthtics,…

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Greater Wheat Acreage Decision Described as Belated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 9

The proposals to be placed before the Federal Cabinet next month by the Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully for an…

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Wheat Acreage May Increase Hint of "Important Developments"

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Wheatfarmers have been advised by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Sir Clive McPherson, to retain sufficient…

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Dairy Farmers Deny Rejection of Labor Aid

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

CANDELO, Wednesday.--Angry farmers today denied that they had refused labor for their farms, offered by manpower authorities. They would take any…

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