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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

5,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

Tractors on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 9

DRAW-BAR pull or tractive effort, exerted by a tractor tyre is directly proportionate to the load carried by the tyre. However, the…

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Dairying Costs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

Sir,—I would like to remind Mr. Baker that the reason why we require a higher price for milk is because of the increasing…

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Pastoral Profit Rises

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 16

After charging £17,868 depreciation, Queensland National Pastoral Co., Ltd., earned £36,296 net profit for the year…

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New Wheat Price 126

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The Australian grower will be hit as a result of the new export price for wheat fixed by the 38-nation International Wheat Council yesterday…

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New Wheat Price 126

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The Australian grower will be hit as a result of the new export price for wheat fixed by the 38-nation International Wheat Council yesterday…

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New Wheat Price 126

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The Australian grower will he hit as a result of the new export price for wheat fixed by the 38-nation International Wheat Council yesterday…

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New Wheat Price 126

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The Australian grower will be hit as a result of the new export price for wheat fixed by the 38-nation International Wheat Council yesterday…

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Stout Won't Make Butter Fat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Victorian Director of Agriculture (Mr. H. A. Mullett) said today "that the amount of a cow's milk yield depended on the personality of the milker. Mr. Mullett was…

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London Wool Prices Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 16

LONDON, Friday (Reuter).--At the London wool sales yesterday, Government wools were fully cleared; private…

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New Price Will Hit Wheat Men

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Saturday. -- The Australian grower will be hit as a result of the new export…

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Wheat Quotations Overseas. Friday, March 5

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 4

All overseas quotes are for Thursday, March 4, 1948, and are to the nearet one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Agreement on Wheat Price Less For Growers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 1

The international wheat conference in Washington is reported to have reached an agreement which Australian Wheat Board officials…

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Fixed price will hit Aust. wheat growers

The Sun · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 2

Reported decision of the International Wheat Conference at Washington to fix the maximum export price at 126 a bushel will reduce Australian returns from British and Indian contracts by £26,000,000…

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New Export Wheat Price Hits Grower Ceiling Fixed At 126 Bushel Big Effect Seen on Overseas Contracts

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The Australian grower will be hit as a result of the new export price for wheat fixed by the 38-nation International Wheat Council yesterday…

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Gardening Notes by Legume Broad Beans As Good Croppers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

IF your soil is heavy and even a little on the clayey side it will grow broad beans to perfection. BUT even in lighter soils they…

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Gardening Notes by Legume Broad Beans As Good Croppers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 5

IF your soil is heavy and even a little on the clayey side it will grow broad beans to perfection. BUT even in lighter soils they…

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Gardening Notes by Legume Broad Beans As Good Croppers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

IF your soil is heavy and even a little on the clayey side it will grow broad beans to perfection. BUT even in lighter soils they…

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Sheep Brains

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 6

HAVE sheep no brains at all these days? Although I ask every time I am in the butcher's I always get the same…

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Sheep Brains

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 6

HAVE sheep no brains at all these days? Although I ask every time I am in the butcher's I always get the same…

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Sheep Brains

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 6

HAVE sheep no brains at all these days? Although I ask every time I am in the butcher's I always get the same…

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