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Farming & the land, 1973

17 stories in Sydney's papers

Wool Imports on Improve

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 January 1973 · page 4

A company established in Ashdod, Israel, by a group of Australian businessmen, is primarily responsible for the substantial increase in Israel's imports of wool…

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U.s. Wheat Deal to Free Soviet Jews? - Mrs. Meir

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 25 January 1973 · page 4

JERUSALEM: Mrs Gold a Meir said here this week that the United States should make its sale of wheat to the Soviet Union conditional on Russian Jews being allowed to leave for Israel…

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Egypt owes $20m for Aust. wheat

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 8 February 1973 · page 1

CANBERRA: Australian wheatgrowers are not receiving payments because of a $20 million overdue debt by Egypt for wheat exports, the Federal Treasurer,…

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Giant Wool Store Steps Up Trade Yennora plans big extension

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 20 February 1973 · page 3

Sydney Woolbrokers Ltd., the giant wool store complex at Yennora will handle 400,000 bales of wool this year…

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Wool Store Extensions Yennora Centre Covers 53 Acres

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 6 March 1973 · page 5

The immense size of the Yennora wool store complex can be adequately gauged from this aerial photograph taken last week. the Yenno[?] complex…

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Farmers & Trade Unions

Tribune · Tuesday 20 March 1973 · page 10

In Tribune Feb 27 an article by Alec Robertson commences, "The lead given by four gangs of Sydney wharfies last Friday in taking strike action against soaring meat prices…

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Wheat shortage puts Egypt into new debt

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 March 1973 · page 8

The Egyptian Government is growing increasingly concerned over supplies, particularly wheat, according to a report in the “Financial Times”, Egypt imports about 2.3…

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Vlieger omgekomen bij "crop-dusting"

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 23 March 1973 · page 2

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Argentine ant caught A mountain of peanut butter and vegemite jars represents the excellent public support for the current Argentine ant eradication campaign. From a total of 21,038

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 27 March 1973 · page 5

From a total of 21.038 samples to date four new Argentine ant infestations have been discovered one…

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Black Farmer & Paternalism

Tribune · Tuesday 10 April 1973 · page 2

SYDNEY: Mr Bert Gordon, an Aboriginal farmer from Brewarrina in north-west NSW, is becoming very sceptical about the nature of "land…

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Laboratory makes new wool tests

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 22 May 1973 · page 1

A Guildford laboratory is at present conducting a wool testing process which may become an essential part of the Australian wool industry. The grant wool…

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Highlights at 'Farm

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 19 June 1973 · page 22

Three main events will head the July 15 Warwick Farm meeting, traditionally the most…

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Steps to Stop Wool on Roads

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 31 July 1973 · page 2

Moves have been made to minimise transport of loads of wool by road to gaint wool centre, Yennora, on the edge of Holroyd. The Minister for…

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Greasy Wool Leaves for Orange Yennora in first

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 25 September 1973 · page 5

The first consignment of greasy wool for processing at the new…

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What to Do with a Giant Butter Fly?

Now · Tuesday 23 October 1973 · page 7

A guy who's up front with a group wanted really wild gear and had the good thought of getting along to Ana Baba, the very unusual boutique at 2d Grosvenor Street, Bondi Junction…

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Egyptian Wheat Again on Again

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 25 October 1973 · page 8

The Egyptian contract for a million tons of wheat over three years, signed in 1970, is now drawing to a close and is expected to he renewed…

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Kane Calls for Wheat Embargo

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 November 1973 · page 2

CANBERRA: Australia should place an embargo on its wheat supplies to the Middle East in retdliation against the Arab oil embargo, the federal secretary of the DLP, Senator Kane, said…

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