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Farming & the land, 1947

7,367 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Former Bus Driver Wants to Be Farmer

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 9

A former London bus driver, Mr. C. J. G. Hanmore, with his wife and 10-years-old son, arrived by the Themistocles todav…

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Former Bus Driver Wants to Be Farmer

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 7

A former London bus driver, Mr. C. J. G. Hanmore, with his wife and 10-years-old son, arrived by the Themistocles today…

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Grown Sheep Dearer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

Grown sheep were from 1/ to 3/ a head dearer at Flemington sales yesterday, but other classes and lambs also showed little change…

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Wheat Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Sir,—After the usual fashion of Labour Ministers, Mr. Pollard sought to escape the criticism of the New Zealand wheat contract under a smoke…

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A Little Butter On The Bread

The Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

It is time that the attention of the proper authorities was drawn to the practice in sandwich shops of selling sandwiches…

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Firm Market for Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

Full clearances at firm rates were affected at the wool sales in Sydney yesterday. A total of 9,651 bales was…

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Good Wool Sells Well

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 20

Demand was keen for good class wools, but was lacking for average and inferior grades at today's sales. Best early price…

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Wheat Quiz Planned Production Costs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday. — A cross section of the Commonwealth's wheatgrowers will be questioned by the Wheat Production…

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C.p. Wants Inquiry Into Wheat Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Delegates will urge the Victorian United Country Party annual conference oh March 25 to demand a Royal Commission on…

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Tas. Move to End Wool Brands Finance

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 21

Decision of the Tasmanian Government to amend the Stock Act with the object of making branding of sheep optional in that State has been well received by the Australian Wool Board and other organisations which have for years emphasised…

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Tas. Move to End Wool Brands Finance

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 21

Decision of the Tasmanian Government to amend the Stock Act with the object of making branding of sheep optional in that State has been well received by the Australian Wool Board and other organisations which have for years emphasised…

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Wheat Quotations Overseas and Sydney. Monday, March 3

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

All overseas quotes are for Saturday, Mar 1, 1947. and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Wool Tariff Cut Wanted British Plea To Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Mar. 3 (A.A.P.). —"British wool textile traders hope that any future adjustments of Australian tariff…

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Record Wool Imports in U.s. in 1946

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 18

The United States in 1946 imported the equivalent of 3,246,000 bales of wool, compared with a 20 years' pre-war average of…

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Farm Tenancies Law Notice To Quit Term

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 9

A decision of the Full Court of the Supreme Court yesterday cleared up a doubt about the extent of the provisions of the Agricultural Holdings…

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Basic Wage on Farms Views On Effect On Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

A basic wage for farm workers would raise food prices, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, said yesterday…

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Strong Demand at Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 18

Competition was widespread at yesterday's Sydney wool sales, and prices were fully maintained. Top price of the day was 70d, for six…

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

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 15

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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Attractive Young Socialite Favors Wool and Silk

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 8

WOOL and silk, alone or combined, always bring happy results, says 21-years-old Joyce Pickering, tall, attractive Parramatta socialite. Last week on her way to…

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Wool As Summer Fabric Optimism Of U.K. Expert U.S. Designers Show Interest

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 13

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Wool soon would be the leading summer fashion fabric for women, Mr. Morton Savell, managing director of the…

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