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Farming & the land, 1948

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Wheat Board Protest Over Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Australian Wheat Board has sent a memorandum to the…

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Protest by Board on Wheat Price

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday. Objecting to "Ministerial interference," the Australian Wheat Board has sent…

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Mangled to death in wool plant

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 2

Sidney Taylor, 48, Manneparade, Maroubra, father of five children, was mangled to death in a wool- scouring…

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Russia Buys Wool In Firm Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 8

LONDON, Sunday.--Russia re-appeared as a substantial wool buyer at last week's London sales…

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Europe's Huge 1948 Wheat Deficit Gloomy U.S. Food Report Shortage of Rice in East

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 5

WASHINGTON. Monday. -- The European wheat deficit in 1948 might total more than 200,000,000 bushels, according to a report President Truman…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 5

Prices held firm or rose by about 5 per cent, on last week's auctions, at wool sales in Sydney yesterday…

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Wildflowers In Wool Designs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 12

Colorful 36in.-wide floral woollen material, Australian-made, is on display at a city store with the first of the new…

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Care Urged in Wheat Sowing

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 10

Shot and sprung wheat should not be used for sowing, but plump, bleached grain may be sown with confidence according to the…

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10- Lb. Paid for Wool

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

American buyers paid 120d a lb. for a parcel of superfine wool branded WHM & Sons Yass, at the wool sales today…

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Sydney Wool 5 p.c. DEARER

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 14

Prices generally at yesterday's Sydney wool sales rose 5 p.c. There was strong competition…

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U.S. Wheat Leader Record Exports, Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (A.A.P.).—The United States in 1947 was the world's largest wheat…

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Wool Demand May Help In Dollar Crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Competition for wool was again strong when sales were resumed in Sydney yesterday…

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Wheat Ships First Prior Loading to Lift Harvest

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

To lift Australia's record wheat harvest, loading priority will be given to wheat ships…

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Sheep Sales Abroad Source Of Dollars To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

Sir,—The Government is reported to be exploring every avenue to raise Australia's sorely needed dollar earnings. If…

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Bob Dyer's DAIRY

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 6

SINCE writing an article on how to go to sleep I've been deluged…

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Pastoral Wage Up

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 3

Station hands in all States except Tasmania and Queensland will get a rise of 10- a week from next Monday by…

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Minister In Wheat Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Mr. Pollard today accused the Wheat Board of…

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Wool Prices Still Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 5

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, competition was keen in all sections. Prices for all merino…

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Wool Meets Brisk Sale

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 8

A GOOD average selection of wool, drawn from most shearing districts of the State, brought good prices and in…

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Wheat Board Attacked by Minister

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) today said that the…

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