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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

7,367 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

U.S. Sheep-Raising A Dying Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 17

WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.).-- Sheep-raising in the United States is h rapidly dying industry, and only immediate adoption of long-term…

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Six Royal Colors In Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 12

FAVORITE ColorS in wool this year will be the six shades chosen by the Queen and the two Princesses for the models made in wool labries…

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Strong Demand at Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 16

Keen, general competition kept prices fully firm at yesterday's Sydney wool sales. Greasy merino fleece sold to 84 12 d, for…

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Wool Co. Seeks Share Change

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 16

Preference shareholders in Australian Wool Brokers and Produce Co., Ltd., have been asked to consider converting…

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Wheat Board Member at Bogan Gate

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

Mr. E. Field, an executive councillor of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and one of the N.S.W. representatives on the Australian…

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N.z. Wheat Contract & Some Questions

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 10

Sir,—Satisfaction is being expressed at the announcement that the difference between the price paid by New Zealand and the ruling export price…

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Striking Display of Beef Cattle at Glen Innes

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 8

CONSTITUTING a striking display, stud beef cattle were an outstanding feature of Glen Innes and Central…

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Tas. Move To Make Branding of Sheep Optional

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 18

EARLY action will be taken in Tasmania to amend the Stock Act with the object of making branding of sheep optional in that…

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Wool Broker CO.'s Capital Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 6

Australian Wool Brokers and Produce Co., Ltd., is proposing a capital re-organisation as part of plans for expansion of business…

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Great Decline In Dalby District Wheat Harvest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 16

BECAUSE of the drought, the Dalby district yielded only 5566 bags of wheat lats year, compared with 734,628 bags in…

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Southern Beef Cattle For "Royal" Parade at Gundagai Show

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 16

STUB beef cattle being prepared for the coming Sydney Royal Show paraded at Gundagai Show last week and made the finest display of cattle ever seen at the local fixture. Much of the credit for the excellence of the display must go to Mr. Jack Field, of Herbert Field Pty. Ltd., Red Hill Hereford Stud, who was a steward…

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Sydney Sheep Show to Be Held June 5-7

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 4

The 1947 Sheep Show is to be held on June 5, 6 and 7, at the Sydney Showground. This was confirmed at the last Council meeting of the…

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U.s. and Continent Seek Wool Finance

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 16

ALTHOUGH Yorkshire operators bought with more freedom, greatest influence on wool competition this season has been the Continent and United States. ANNOUNCING this, a bulletin…

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"Gift Price" Wheat Deal With N.Z. Criticised

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 10

Had Great Britain been the other contracting party to the wheat deal instead of New Zealand, there was no question, but that the full export parity price would have been extracted…

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Wheat Quotations Overseas and Sydney. Thursday, March 6

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 4

All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, March 5, 1947, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Papers on N.Z. Wheat Deal Opposition Request

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, said to-day he would consider a request to table all communications and…

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The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Mill Use Expanding

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 31

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:— The greatest influences on wool competition this season have been the Continent and the United States, although…

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Board Was Not Consulted on N.Z. Wheat Agreement

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

THE Australian Wheat Board, as such, was not consulted at any stage during the negotiations for the sale of wheat by Australia to New Zealand at 5/9 a bushel…

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No Major Wheat Plan Changes Pollard's Reply to Federation

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

WHEN he representatives of the Wheatgrowers' Federation in Melbourne last Friday the Minister for…

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Ploughing in Stubble Has Lifted Wheat Yield; Practical Test

The Land · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

TWELVE years ago Mr. Benno Seidel, of "Welcome," Walbundrie, decided to embark on a policy of ploughing in his stubble instead of burning it off. His idea was to restore vegetable…

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