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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

7,367 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

World Wheat Talks Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 6

LONDON, Jan. 29 (A.A.P.).— A world wheat conference may be held in March and efforts may be made to reach agreement on…

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U.s. Now Best Wool Customer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The United States has supplanted Britain as Australia's best customer for wool. Figures released today by the…

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Wool Exports Doubled Half-Year Figures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 6

Bales of wool exported from Australia in the second half of 1946 were double the number exported in the corresponding period…

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Wool Firm at Brisbane 60¾d For Scoured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The market ruled firm on yesterday's rates when the Brisbane wool sales were continued to-day. The total…

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Trade, Finance, Produce, Overseas Markets Seek World Agreement on Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 26

NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.).--The International Wheat Council has recommended that a conference to negotiate an…

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World Farmers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

MORE than two-and-a-half million Australians who live off the land, either directly or indirectly, will be affected by a conference of the world's…

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Good Rain Received In Dairy Zone

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 5

Good falls of rain in the Hunter and Hastings milk-producing areas, and cooler weather over the…

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Mosquito Plague May Affect Dairy Herds

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 26

GRAFTON, Thursday.--Plagues of mosquitoes in the Clarence River dairying areas may offset the advantages to production of recent rain,…

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Mosquito Plague May Affect Dairy Herds

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 26

GRAETON, Thursday.--Plagues of mosquitoes in the Clarence River dairying areas may offset the advantages to production of recent rain…

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Poultry Notes Non-commercial Poultry Farmers No Reduction in Number of [?]

The Leader · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

That backyard poultry farmers [?] be permitted to continue with 40 [?] until the end of 1947 is virtually [?] decision of Mr. Ponard, Minister for…

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Grass Fire at Warwick Farm

The Biz · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

Liverpool Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire at Warwick Farm last Thursday, and the flames were extinguished without any damage being caused…

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Sheep Skins

The Land · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 19

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. report: On Friday last 50,209 were listed. There was a spirited inquiry and it was really a wonderful market, prices…

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Sheep Poisoned

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

Stock inspectors believe that 150 sheep, which died in the Narrabri trucking yards on Tuesday, died from prussic acid poisoning…

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Dairy Cattle Sales at Royal Show

The Land · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 19

Messrs. J. N. King and Sons Pty. Ltd., of Wollongong, announce in this issue that they will be again conducting sales of stud dairy cattle at the forthcoming…

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Great Display of Dairy Cattle at KIAMA

The Land · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 13

Dairy brooders were present from Victoria, Queensland and all parts of N.S.W. at last…

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Beef Cattle World

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 5

[?]worth Farms (Mr.Norman Bird), of [?]worth. Wsllac[?] (N.S.W.), have sold the stud Aberd[?]en Angus bull [?]worth M[?] to Mr.E.[?], of…

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Cricket; Cattle Purchase

The Land · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 18

"S.H.": (1) The batsman is not out in the circumstances you mention. (2) If you can prove that the contract is as set out in your inquiry you are…

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Quality Dairy Cattle in Great Display at Kiama

The Land · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 12

THE five pure breeds of dairy cattle—A.I.S., Ayrshires, Jerseys, Guernseys and Friesians, were all represented at last Saturday's Kiama Show, the 99th exhibition held by the local A. and H. Association. Breeders were present from…

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Snowfall Assures Pastoral Water Supplies

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 13

ABNORMAL, snowfalls on the upper reaches of the Murray and Murrumhbidgee Rivers during last winter had resulted in…

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Prussic Acid Kills Sheep

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 18

NARRABRI, Friday.—Prussic acid poisoning killed 150 sheep in a few hours at Narrabri trucking yards this morning…

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