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Farming & the land, 1954

6,775 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Churchmen Urge Surplus Wheat For Asia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

Church leaders in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria said yesterday that Australia's surplus wheat should be used to feed starving people in Asia…

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Appeal To Britain On Wheat Surplus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

The Leader of the Federal Opposition, Dr. H. V. Evatt, yesterday appealed to Britain to join the International Wheat Agreement as a "practical contribution" to the solution of the problem…

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Buyers wary at Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Australian interests were wary at the first 1954 wool sales in Sydney today…

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Buyers wary at Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Australian interests were wary at the first 1954 wool sales in Sydney today…

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Buyers wary at Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Australian interests were wary at the first 1954 wool sales in Sydney today…

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U.K. pays dollars for wheat Questions for Butler

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

Chancellor of the Exchequer Butler today acknowledged that Britain is buying wheat…

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Acreage cut "utter despair" Bungling on Wheat Is Alleged

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

A plan by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) for reducing wheat acreage was one of utter despair, the Leader of…

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Acreage cut "utter despair" Bungling on Wheat Is Alleged

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

A plan by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) for reducing wheat acreage was one of utter despair. the Leader of…

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Acreage cut "utter despair" Bungling on Wheat Is Alleged

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

A plan by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) for reducing wheat acreage was one of utter despair, the Leader of…

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Acreage cut "utter despair" Bungling on Wheat Is Alleged

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 8

A plan by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) for reducing wheat acreage was one of utter despair, the Leader of…

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Fires Ravage Vic. Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Five hundred sheep and miles of fencing were destroyed and 2,000 acres of rich grazing…

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US farmers in 'revolt'

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Sunday.--The US Government has had to buy up thousands of…

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Wool And Taxes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Sir,—I am not entering into a pedantic argument with Mr. D. A. S. Campbell regarding wool production, but dealing…

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Wool Prices "Steady"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 18

Brokers described prices at yesterday's opening Sydney wool sales as "steady." Top price for greasy…

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Plan for Wheat Surplus

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 13

The Australian Agricultural Council will discuss a plan to store surplus wheat in Australia. Council will do this…

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Record at wool sales

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 32

ALBURY, Tues.--The record number of 22,000 bales will be offered at the first sale of the 1954…

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"Our Wool Still Needed"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 4

The world still needs Australia's wool and is prepared to pay well for it, the chairman of the Sydney…

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Wheat Crisis Report for Ministers

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A full report on the wheat crisis would be made to the…

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France's keen bid for wool

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 11

French interests dominated buying early at Sydney wool sales today operating…

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Wheat industry muddle Menzies Blames State Govts

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 11

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) last night blamed State Governments for delaying a new wheat industry stabilisation scheme. Mr. Menzies was replying…

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