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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

7,152 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Pastoral Profit Up

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 16

Squatting Investment Co., Ltd., pastoralists, earned a record profit of £96,672 for the year ended…

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Big Sheep Sale

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 17

WEE WAA, Wednesday. -- Yardings of north Queensland sheep have made today's sale the biggest ever conducted…

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Wool Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 1

The United Kingdom is still the biggest buyer of greasy wool from Australia. During the five months ended last November, her imports…

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Wool Prices Still Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 16

Wool prices at the Sydney sales yesterday remained firm on prices ruling on Monday…

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Wool Prices Show Rise

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 17

EARLY price levels at the Wool Sales today rose sharply over those ruling yesterday…

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Tassie sheep who likes his dip

The Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

At Broadmarsh, near Hobart, is a sheep which has become a champion swimmer…

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Brickbats for F.S.A. Sound Criticism by Farmer Echo of Labor's Wheat Pool

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

The big transfer of farmers' votes from Country Party Tory candidates to banner-bearers of the Australian Labor Party is causing a splitting headache among…

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Price Main Issue for Wheat Talk

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. -- The United States expects serious difficulties in the drawing up…

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Price Main Issue for Wheat Talk

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. -- The United States expects serious difficulties in the drawing up of the new international…

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New Price of Wheat Big Cheque for Australia

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 3

The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) does not agree with forecasts that lower ceiling prices will operate…

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Farm Run by Tramps

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

Tramps or hobos, they're all the same excepting that the hobo is a Knight the Road in the U.S.A., and his council part tramps into the Australian sunset…

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Larger Area for Rice Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 16

The area under rice in New South Wales for 1949 is estimated at 33,000 acres. The area in 1948 was 26,208…

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Many Giving Up Poultry Farms

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 7

The secretary of the Associated Poultry Farmers (Mrs. D. Wilkie) today said that the number of poultry farmers in N.S.W. was diminishing…

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Many Giving Up Poultry Farms

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 9

The secretary of the Associated Poultry Farmers (Mrs. D. Wilkie) today said that the number of poultry farmers in N.S.W. was diminishing…

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Many Giving Up Poultry Farms

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 7

The secretary of the Associated Poultry Farmers (Mrs. D. Wilkie) today said that the number of poultry farmers in N.S.W. was diminishing…

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Press Wool Sale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 32

A record Price for a Sydney Wool Sale Of 170 d was bid by Dewavrin Continental Buyer at the wool sales today…

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State Record Wool Price

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 24

WOOL from Yass realised a State record price of 1703d at the Sydney sales today. This price was only id short…

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New Record Wool Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 1

HOBART, Wednesday.—A new Australian record price of 17[?]d a pound was paid for two bales of superfine Merino wool…

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Hope For Wheat Pact Dim

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wed. (A.A.P.).-- A new wheat agree ment is unlikely at…

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Hopes for Agreement on Wheat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 14

WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Mr. M. Brannan, of the United States, chairman of the 48-nation…

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