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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

7,367 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Wool and Skin Values

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 29

Winchcome, Carson, Ltd., report:—A remarkable change has occurred in sheepakin values as well as wool prices in the past 12 months. All rates for…

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Scottish Cattle Man To Visit Australia

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

Mr. Alexander Keith, secretary of the Scottish Aberdeen Angus Society, will arrive in Sydney by air on Friday, February 28. He…

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Sydney Wool Continues Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 18

Sydney wool market continued firm yesterday. Greasy merino fleece sold at 79d. for five bales of WerongYass…

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Wool And The Nation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 11

A VALUABLE booklet entitled "Wool and the Nation" has been published by Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. It gives a…

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Leading Beef Cattle Breeder to Broadcast

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

Mr. H. G. Munro, well known Aberdeen Angus stud cattle breeder, will broadcast over station 2BL at 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 30 during…

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Bulk Wheat for N.z

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

The first shipment of bulk wheat ever to be exported by Australia to New Zealand is expected to leave Geelong (Vic.) this week. The…

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Salaries of Wheat Board Members

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board receives £1750 a year and each member £500 a year. This information has been given by the…

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Wheat Is Short At Dubbo

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 14

HARVESTING was completed in the Dubbo district early in January, but only small quantities of wheat were delivered to the [?]gs,…

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Price Of Wheat For Flour

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 9

Replying to an Inquiry from the F.S.A., the State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board states that the price charged to "mills for wheat for…

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Chifley Explains Jap Wool Deal

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

Goods received from Japan in return for Australian wool would be confined to essential items, such as raw silk and cotton…

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Demand For Wool Becomes Wider

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

MAIN strength of the wool market is chiefly dependent upon the great consuming areas of the Continent. Great Britain and the United…

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Programme of Surplus Wool Offerings

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 29

THE chairman of the Australian Wool Realisation Commission, Mr. J. F. Murphy, advises that U.K.Dominion Wool Disposals Ltd…

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Wool Secretariat Widens Its Activities

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 8

IMPORTANT extensions of the activities of the International Wool Secretariat, London, were indicated by Dr. Edgar H. Booth,…

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Wheat Policy and the Pig Industry

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 10

Sir.—In answer to statements made by the Minister for Commerce regarding falling wheat prices within the next two years—if this statement…

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Pollard on Feed Wheat Price Folicy

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 9

WHEAT for stock feed should be supplied at the home consumption price, stated the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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Conference On Wheat Position Is Recommended

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 14

A RECOMMENDATION that a conference be held to arrange an Agreement on the international wheat position has been made by the…

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Govt. Complacent About Huge Sheep Loss; Bruxner's Attack

The Land · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 12

SPEAKING at the opening of the Guyra Show last week, the Leader of the State Country Party (Col. Bruxner, M.L.A.) declared that the Government was amazingly complacent about the loss of a quarter of Australia's sheep population…

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Excellent Dairy Cattle At Nowra Show Section Gains Strength Shoalhaven District's Exhibition Opened By State Governor Kiama Champion Wins Again

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

A VERY creditable exhibition of dairy cattle was a feature of the Nowra Show organised by the Shoalhaven A. and H. Society on Friday last. It was generally remarked that this section of the exhibition was gaining in strength. The district, unfortunately, missed the recent rain which assisted centres further north along the…

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Chifley on Aust. Wool for Japan

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today that the proposal to resume Australian wool exports…

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Chifley on Aust. Wool for Japan

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today that the proposal to resume Australian wool exports…

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