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Farming & the land, 1948

5,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Wheat On Way To Europe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 4

Although the port of Sydney is very congested, and there is a great shortage of labour, only one…

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Wharfies’ Priority For Wheat Ships

Tribune · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY waterside workers will give first priority to wheat ships and will work them night and day. No labor will be available for other…

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Wheat Price Protest Sharp Comment

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

The protest by the Australian Wheat. Board over the wheat agreements with Britain and India brought…

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America Backing Jap Wool Buying

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

The U.S. occupation authority in Tokio backed with dollars Japanese…

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Sydney Wool 5 p.c. Higher

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 14

Competition was keenly sustained by all sections at the Sydney wool sales yesterday. The improving tendency was…

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Wheat Price Increase Threatens All Workers’ Wage Gains

Tribune · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 3

The Federal Government’s decision to force home consumers to pay increased prices for wheat was the beginning of a price climbing spiral which would eventually wipe out all wage gains won by primary producers and other workers…

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Federal Pastoral Award A.W.U. Secures Increased Rates for Station Hands

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

As a result of a compulsory conference convened by Federal Conciliation Commissioner Mr. J. Donovan, the rates of pay of adult "not found" station hands will be increased by 12/- a week and…

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Old Tactics Used In A New Crop Of Coalfield Strikes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 8

THE miners' New Year is not yet a fortnight old, but already we see the same symptoms which…

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Dairy Championships

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 5

THE Farmer and Settler newspaper coastal dairy farm championships, which were suspended during the war,…

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Dairy Championships

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 5

THE Farmer and Settler newspaper coastal dairy farm championships, which were suspended during the war…

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Dairy Championships

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 5

THE Farmer and Settler newspaper coastal dairy farm championships, which were suspended during the war,…

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Dairy Championships

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 5

THE Farmer and Settler newspaper coastal dairy, farm championships, which were suspended during the war,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge Street. The quantity catalogued totalled…

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Wool Machine Plans Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 11

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Australia was trying to get specifications of Japanese wool-combing machinery, the Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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Wheat Expected To Set Record

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 5

THE N.S.W. 1947-48 wheat crop will yield 101,000,000 bushels, according to preliminary estimates prepared by the…

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Wheat Expected To Set Record

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 5

THE N.S.W. 1947-48 wheat crop will yield 101,000,000 bushels, according to preliminary estimates prepared by the…

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101m Bushel State Wheat Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 4

The State Government Statistician, Mr. S. R. Carver, has estimated the New South Wales wheat…

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Wool Machinery Formulas Held By Japan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Australia could earn many more dollars if she could get plans and specifications from Japan for…

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U.S. Continues To Buy Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 16

America again bought freely at the Sydney wool sales yesterday. Sustained competition was…

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St. Marys in Atomic Warfare Small Farms for Nepean Valley

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

ST. MARYS, Windsor, Campbelltown, Blacktown, and River-stone are to be industrial towns to ring Sydney for the purpose of…

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