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Farming & the land, 1945

5,347 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

Shopkeeper Charged with Possessing Butter

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 15

RONALD WALTERS (31), shop-keeper, was charged at Central Court today with having in his custody 420lbs. of butter on February 7…

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Alleged Theft of Butter Three Arrests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

Detectives investigating the theft of 14,112lb of butter from a lorry after it had left Darling Harbour for the factory of…

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Three Arrests After Butter Theft Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 7

Police investigating the theft of 14,000lb. of buffer from the city on Tuesday, yesterday arrested three persons. They seized 33321b. of butter…

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Speculators Plot Corner In Wheat

Tribune · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

Wheat speculators, milling combines, agents and big growers want to see the Wheat Stabilisation scheme abolished,…

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Graziers' Warning on Wheat Ignored

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 6

The Graziers' Federal Council had urged the Federal Government last August to bring wheat from Western Australia, Mr. S. Ick-Hewins said yesterday…

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Wheat Quotations Overseas and Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Tuesday, February 6, 1945, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Duke Gives Trophy For Kennel Club's Sheep Trials

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 11

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Duke of Gloucester today gave a sash to the Canberra District Kennel Club. This is the first trophy…

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New South Wales Wheat. Sydney, February 7

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

Rates fixed by the Australian Wheat Board are:— Millers' lots: All prices for export on application to the Board. Values…

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Farming in Northern Territory. Hurstville Soldier's Achievement

The Propeller · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 6

Private Charlie Simpson, A.l.F., of the Avenue, Hurstville, has been farming in the Northern Territory for the Army for the past two years, and is amazed…

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Heavy Stock Losses Predicted "Many Farmers Face Ruin"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

Unprecedented losses of stock were inevitable throughout the drought areas of New South Wales, because of the stoppage of feed wheat, the secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. W. C…

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Winter Egg Shortage Poultry Farmers' Claims

The Biz · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

An acute winter egg shortage was forecast by members of Fairfield branch of the Poultry Farmers' Association on Monday night. The branch decided to send…

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Sheep Lick

The Land · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 25

L.G.Mc.: Calcium, hydrate is suitable for mixing with salt to feed as a lick for sheep. It is suggested, however, that a more suitable mixture for sheep on dry feed…

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Reduced Cattle Yarding

The Land · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 29

The State Marketing Bureau reports:—Supplies of cattle showed a further decline at Homebush on Thursday, only 900 head, including 148 auctioned in the store section,…

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Beef Cattle World

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 10

Mr. R. C. H. Creed, Cleveden, Raglan (Qld.), reports some interesting news from his Hereford stud: "Our calving has been quite good…

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Pastoral Firm Has Lower Profit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

NET profit of Squalling Investment Co., Ltd., for year ended December 31 fell from £25,318 to £14,803. Dividend is reduced from 10 per cent…

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Remands In Butter Case

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

John Walter Blaxland (32), Edwin St., Croydon, shop assistant, and Elsie Blaxland (31), shop proprietor, same address,…

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Talking Over Sheep Prospects

The Land · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 18

These prominent Merino breeders were snapped by "The Land" at the recent sale of stud rams at Orange. From left: Messrs. J. H. Dickson (J. and J. Dickson, Yarrawin, Brewarrina), E. P. Trebeck (Bourimbla, Marra Creek), and Reg. McKenzie (representing Boonoke and Wanganella…

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Film Show on Cattle Station

The Land · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 18

The first screening of a full-length film on a Northern Territory cattle station occurred recently on Elsey, the Roper River holding made famous…

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Manbetta A.I.S. Cattle

The Land · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 19

Mr. A. E. Coote, of Manbetta, Manilla, reports a strong demand for his stud A.I.S. cattle. He has had to turn away orders for full truck…

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Feed Wheat in Vic

The Land · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 8

Expressing regret that the Victorian Minister for Agriculture had been unable to join in the setting up of an organisation to regulate the…

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