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Farming & the land, 1948

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Wheat Quotations Overseas. Monday, February 2

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

All overseas quotes are for Saturday, 31st January, 1948, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Wool Prices at Best of Season

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 14

Wool prices yesterday were at the best point of the season. Greasy merino, fieece sold to 94¼d. for 6 bales AAAA com EW…

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Outlook for Wool Exchange Rate Factors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

Once currency devaluation occurs, the risk exists of a further movement in that direction, says Winchcombe Carson…

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Japanese Wool Stocks Reported Find Of Huge Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

TOKYO, Feb. 2 (A.A.P.Reuter).—A huge stock of wool is reported to have been found hidden in a warehouse…

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"By Candle" Sale Set A Record Wool Price By a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

WOOL records are still being made in Australia, though they are all described as "seasonal records." That is because the…

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Fish Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—The Rt. Hon. R. G. Casey is certainly on the right track in his article on fish farming…

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Increase In Wheat Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture and Commerce (Mr. Pollard) said last night that he expected the…

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Wheat crop will still be a record

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--Australia's wheat crop is expected to reach the record total of 228 million bushels…

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Cream Wool Lace

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 7

An attractive street length frock of cream wool lace, with a bouquet of pink carnations as an effective color contrast,…

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World wheat pact near

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.-- Prospects are bright for a world agreement on wheat prices and export quotas…

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Keen Demand for Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 14
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Continental and Yorkshire buyers bid keenly for wool at yesterday's sales. There was good support from…

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Australia's Huge Wool Cheque

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

Australia's wool cheque for 1947-48 may reach £140m. on the basis of results for the first half of the selling season…

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Federal Pastoral Award Rates of Pay for Station Hands

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 10

As a result of an interim, order made by Conciliation Commissioner Mr. J. R. Donovan upon an applicaion of the Australian Workers' Union, the rates of pay of station…

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Wool Exports Decline. Six Month's Figures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

Exports of greasy wool for the six months ended December totalled 998,551 bales as against 1,023,717 bales for the…

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Australia's Surplus Wheat. Heavy Employment for Shipping

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

At least 150 ships will be required to work eight months to lift Australia's huge export surplus of wheat this season…

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Ready Sale For All N.S.W. Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

Despite damage by rain, all the New South Wales wheat harvest will be readily salable…

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Record Wheat Crop Is Forecast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. —Australia's wheat crop for the 1947-48 season is expected to be a record at 228 million…

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Wheat Pact Prospect Prices, Export Quotas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (A.A.P.).—Prospects for a world agreement on wheat prices and export quotas are…

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Wool Demand Maintained Good Clearances Made

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 9

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

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