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Farming & the land, 1949

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To Develop Wool Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 17

Japan has accumulated sufficient wool to enable development of export markets, according to…

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Ships Sail Without Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 5

Shipowners yesterday ordered four overseas ships to leave wool cargoes…

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P. Council to Rule on Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).--The Privy Council has agreed to hear an appeal affecting payment to…

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No Excuse For Ban On Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

Whatever may be the merits of the claim by the Storemen and Packers' Union for a wage increase of 30/ a week, nothing…

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£7 million worth of wool held up

The Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 7

Wool valued at £7,000,000 is held up in Sydney by the storemen and packers' dispute…

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Wool Shipment Hold-up "Stubborn Refusal" Of Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 4

Shipment of the N.S.W. wool clip was being held up by the stubborn refusal of the Storemen and Packers' Union to resume discussions on wages for wool store workers, a representative of the Wool…

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Farms for Servicemen "Chowar" Estate near Moulamein

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 10

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, has decided to make available for application by members and…

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Heavy Crops Weaken Prices

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 17

Abundance of most major crops caused a downward pressure on prices in the U.S. at the close of 1948…

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Atom Science for Farms Experiments In United States First Result This Season

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.-- For about two years now scientists in the United States have used atomic research tools for agricultural purposes…

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Dairyman's Claim To Title

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.-- The Editor of Debrett (Cyril Hankinson) said yesterday that a great deal of evidence would be needed to prove an Australian's claim to the vacant Viscountcy of Evonmore. A REPORT from Australia…

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Dairy Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey and Curley Knot Done

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 15

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Cattle, Sheep Dearer

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 26

Keen competition ruled for a relatively small yarding of sheep and cattle at Homebush sales today…

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Goulburn Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 5

GOULBURN, Wednesday.— The hold-up on Sydney's wharves had no apparent effect on to-day's wool sales here. The wool…

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Wool Firm at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 22

The market for fine merinos at the Newcastle wool sales yesterday was firm. Medium to strong crossbreds,…

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Butter Sale to U.K. New Trade Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 23 (A.A.P.) —Britain has contracted to buy almost all Australian surplus butter until 1950…

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A.P.F.A. NEWS Rail Freight on Wheat

The Leader · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 6

At the request of many of [?] es we have taken up with [?] Department the question [?] on which rail freight will [?]…

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Wheat

The Land · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 34

Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations by the State Marketing Bureau. All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1949, and are to the nearest…

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Beef Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

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Beef Cattle World

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Mr. Graham Smith, Nepungs west Aberdsen-Angus stud (Vic.) has purchased the young stud bull by Booroomooks Lochiel ex Bontharambo Casngrling 12th…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The Land · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 36

Edward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and The Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction, report another heavy yarding of fat sheep…

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