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Farming & the land, 1948

5,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Crossbred Wool Unsteady

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 12

With the exception of medium to coarse crossbreds, which showed considerable irregularity, the Sydney wool market…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

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

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The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Wool For Germany

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 39

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Shipments of wool from Australia on a limited scale have been made to Germany for same time, and for a longer period supplies have been…

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Beef Cattle at Gundagai Show

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 21

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Fat Cattle At Bega Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 8

ALTHOUGH Bega is principally a dairying district, excellent fat cattle were exhibited at the recent Bega show. These were…

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Yass Has Over Million Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

WHEN the Yass Pastures Protection Board was considering the rate for 1940 recently, it was estimated that there were 21,000 head of large…

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Dog Notes Sheep Dog Color

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 16

There are several recognised colors for Australia's working sheepdogs, black, black and tan, red, red and tan, and blue…

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Light and Heavy Wheat

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 9

Sir,—I am frequently amazed at the ignorance of men who, though they have been born and bred in an industry, do not understand what is…

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Flood Waters Hamper Wheat Harvesting

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 39

Flood waters from the Lachlan River have in some eases caused farmers to leave off harvesting wheat again in the Young district…

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N.Z. Wheat Price Adjusted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 14

PRIME MINISTER of New Zealand (Mr. Fraser) has informed the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley…

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Wheat Receives Are Slowing Down

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

WHEAT receives are now only slowly in to the Wheat Board in N.S.W. During the week ending February 28…

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Wheat Plan Amended By Government

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

IT is reported that the Federal Government is weakening in its attitude to wheatgrowers and is now offering concessions to make its wheat stabilisation scheme more acceptable…

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Handling Balance of Wheat Crop No Trouble Expected, Says Pollard by Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 17

NO difficulty was anticipated in handling the balance of the Australian wheat crop and shipping it to various overseas…

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Wool Exhibit For Five States

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

WOOL exhibitions will be staged by the Australian Wool Board at Royal agricultural shows in five capital…

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80 Bus. Wheat Crops in N.Z. M.L.A.'s Impressions on Dominion Tour

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

CROPS of wheat in New Zealand yield up to 80 bushels an acre, according to Mr. J. Lawson, M.L.A., who…

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Snags in Way of Wheat Marketing

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 9

Sir.—According to a report in "The Land," 13/2/48, negotiations over the wheat stabilisation question have been broken off because of the stand…

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Coonong Shorthorn Team For SHow; Top Quality Cattle

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 18

AS usual, the Coonong Beef Shorthorn Stud of Mr. D. R. McCaughey, "Borambola Park," Wagga, will be represented by a…

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Wool Bd's. Display at Royal Show

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 14

A NOVEL display, entitled "Wool In This Wonderful World," will be featured in the Manufacturers' Hall at the…

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6/. Bus. At Sidings As Wheat Production Cost Figure Allows For Interest on Farmers' Capital; Committee's Interim Report

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 14

AN interim report by the Wheat Costs of Production Committee states that costs have been investigated under three methods of computing such costs, which have been found to range, according to which method…

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N.Z. To Pay More For Wheat

The Land · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 10

As from January 19, when the new Australian home consumption price for wheat came into operation, states the Minister for Commerce and…

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