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Farming & the land, 1947

7,367 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

Drought Aid To Dairymen

The Sun · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--NSW dairy, farmers are to receive a subsidy for losses through drought during the period August…

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Man, Daughter Found Murdered On Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Police tonight detained a man and questioned him about the murder of Sale this afternoon of a Gippsland farmer and his daughter. The farmer Harry Napper, 58,…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A young man, held by police following an alleged double murder at Sale yesterday, is under police guard in hospital. He is too ill to be interviewed, and has not been charged…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The young man held by police following an alleged double murder at Sale yesterday, is under guard, but is too ill to be interviewed. He has not been charged…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A young man, held by police following an alleged double murder af Sale yesterday, is under police guard in hospital. He is too ill to be interviewed, and has not been charged…

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Grant to Dairy Farsvsers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 11

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) announced today that following consideration by a Cabinet…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A young man, held by police following an alleged double murder at Sale yesterday, is under police guard in hospital. He is too ill to be interviewed, and has not been charged…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The young man held by police following an alleged double murder at Sale yesterday, is under guard, but is too ill to be interviewed. He has not been charged…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A young man, held by police following an alleged double murder at Sale yesterday, is under police guard in hospital. He is too ill to be interviewed, and has not been charged…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A young man, held by police following an alleged double murder at Sale yesterday, is under police guard in hospital. He is too ill to be interviewed, and has not been charged…

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Young Man Held for Farm Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A young man, held by police following an alleged double murder at Sale yesterday, is under police guard in hospital. He is too ill to be interviewed, and has not been charged…

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Research on Sheep and Wool Station Bought By C.S.I.R.

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 16

A property in the southwestern clover belt of Western Australia has been purchased by the Council for Scientific…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Feb. 18.—The third and final sales of the first series of London wool sales for 1947 will be held this week with offerings totalling…

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Notice to A.W.U. MEMBERS In Pastoral Industry

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 13

In conformity with the following decision arrived at by the 1947 Annual Convention, viz.—"That this Convention direct all A.W.U. members throughout Australia to refuse to accept…

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Comeback Wool Sells at 40d. lb

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 16

Five bales of comeback wool sold at 40d a lb., the highest State price for the season, at the Sydney wool sales yesterday…

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Wheat Quotations. Overseas and Sydney. Tuesday, February 18

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

All overseas quotes are for Monday, February 17, 1947, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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World Wheat Prices Decline Forecast by Victorian Minister

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 11

A warning that the world supply of wheat would equal the demand during the next two years, with a resultant…

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Record Wool Consumption in U.s. in 1946

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 16

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.). --U.S. raw wool consumption in 1946 was a record at 748,000,000 lb…

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Dairy Testing Service for Queensland Farmers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 11

Formation in the Beaudesert district of Queensland of a dairy herd recording unit may be the start of a Queensland…

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A.W.U. ACTIVITIES New South Wales Branch Union Demands Improved Accommodation in Pastoral Areas

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 13

In common with all A.W.U. delegates to the Union's recent Annual Convention, I was very impressed by a speech made by the Hon. the Minister for Labor and Industry and Social Services, Mr…

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