Horse Kills 100 Sheep
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A grazier at Nevertire has been concerned by the death of more than 100 of his sheep and injury to others of the…
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Farming & the land, 1941
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Decline In 1940-41 Wool Production Australian Position
According to a report published in the columns of "La Production," based on American calculations, the 1940-41 wool clip of the six principal producing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Cutlasses Strange British War Export
A curious type of agricultural "armament" which has never been seen on an English farm has been made in a British steel factory for well over 100 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Answers to Correspondents Vegetable Crop a Failure 'Xpert' Gives Reasons
"ENQUIRER" writes I Was wondering if you could where me why there has been failures in several vegetable this year. I had beans. Trombones and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Livestock From the War Zone England Still Shipping Pedigree Cattle Round The World
Britain continues in the midst of war to send pedigree livestock across the sea to several remote corners of the world to the value of £100,000 a year…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—According to an adjusted estimate issued yesterday, the 1940-41 wheat harvest in Australia was only 83,000,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Circus Hands Run Farm Woman In Charge
Farmers throughout the Midland[?] are talking of the feat of middle-aged Miss Ada Chapman, circus owner, who has shamed their centuries old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shrink The Wool First
If you're helping the war effort by knitting socks, don't run the risk of having all your good work ruined the first time the socks are washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comments Of Readers That Sheep
To the Editor, Sir.— One often hears the remark that Australia lives on the sheep's back. There are, however, indications that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wool Consumption
The Australian mills have become important consumers of the Australian c[?]p, No less than 740,763 bales of the 1939/40 supply were fully…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Stockings For Women
MANUFACTURE of two new woollen products, both in particular interest to women, will be undertaken here this year, the Australian Wool Board announced yesterday. They are fine wool stockings and uncut moquettes for the upholstery of furniture and motor…
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One often hears the remark that Australia lives on the sheep's back. There are, however indications that the factories manufacturing our wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Farm Work for Prisoners
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The New Zealand and National Production Council has rejected a proposal to work Italian war prisoners on farms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Expert for Britain
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Mr. Thomas Campbell, a mass production wheat expert, is flying to England on an undisclosed mission. He said: "I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Clock On 2 Hours Farmers "Dismayed" a a P. LONDON. March 5
Britain's clock, already advanced, an hour throughout the year for the duration of the war, will from May 3 to August 9 be advanced another hour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Marketing Regulations
THE secretary of thc Pastoralists' Association of West Darling (Mr. C. Sinclair Wood) advises that, in view of some adverse commenta which have been publish ed, more particularly in the Melbourne press, regarding the new Wool Regulations relating to goods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Shed Dance
On February 22 a n dance was held in the woolshed at Mulga Park, the property of Mr. J. Townsend. The proceeds were in aid of the Wilcannia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Contract Sydney. March 11
Australia and New Zealand will act Jointly in negotiations for the renewal of the Imperial butter contract with a view to securing as for as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rationing of Wool
LONDON, Marth 17.—More restrictions on wool consumption in Britain are announced in furtherance of the national domestic economic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia Becomes Wool Conscious
The publicity campaign which was launched by the Australian Wool Board in May, 1939, has been a remarkable success. The board at the…
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