World's Largest Wheat Order
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Food, largest buyer of wheat in the world, has broken its own record with an order for 120,000,000 bushels…
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Farming & the land, 1941
237 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 12
Soviet Has Ships To Carry Our Wool
BRITAIN'S sale of Australian wool to Kussia is not likely to throw any added strain on British shipping resources. The cargoes, are almost certain to be carried in vessels of the Soviet merchant fleet, which was big enough a few years ago to compete strongly with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Black Sheep
Prisoners in a convict gaol bare given the Bishop of Portsmouth a pastoral staff—like a sheperds crook and symbolical of the bishop's work as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Limestone Wool Shed Dance
The Queen of the Pastoral Industry (Miss Shirley Temby) should benefit considerably from the dance held at the Limestone Wool Shed on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →World's Largest Wheat Order" Means 9,500,000 Loaves A Day For Britain
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Food, largest buyer of wheat in the world, has broken its own record with an order for 120.000.000 bushels about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool to Pay Ship Charges Canberra. August 19
It was stated by the Minister for Customs. Mr. Harrison. today that the Japanese liner Kasima Maru would not be permitted to lift the full 5,000 bales of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Down on the Farm
Funerals for Field-Mice, play by George Landon Dann, to be broudcost through the main national network tonight at 9 o'clock was placed third In the A.B.C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drought Hits Dairy Farmers
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. D'Arcy Rose, C.P. Member for Upper Hunter in the Legislative Assembly, says that the drought in the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wartime Cattle Fodder
Seeds accidentally taken to England last century in the holds of American sailing ships have given Britain's farmers a valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beef Cattle Shortage In Australia Shipments to Russia May Be Necessary Melbourne
THERE is a shortage of beef cattle in all the southern States of Australia, says the Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. Special provision might have to be made at any time to ship supplies of beef in some form to Russia, and increase exports to our…
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Two English villages, whose names are recorded in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book, today supply Britain's fighting forces with millions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Combing Plant
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The five acre woolcombing plant of Whiddon Pty. Ltd. at Botany, valued at £160,000, was razed last night by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old-time Sailing Skips Give Britain Wartime Cattle Fodder
Seeds accendentally taken to England last century in the holds of American railing ships have given Britain's farmers a valuable war-time cattle fodder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Caste's Warwick Farm Hdcp. SYDNEY
HIGH CASTE ran a magnificent race to win the Warwick Farm Spring Handicap at Randwick today. Conceding the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Making of Sheep Skin Vests
The C.W.A. Sheep Skin Vest Committee forwards the following summary of requirements recommended by Mr. F. A. Coombs, principal of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water on Milk Cart Dairyman To Pay £3 Fine, 8/- Costs
FOR having carried water that could have been used for adulterating milk, a dairyman was fined £3 with 8/- costs by Mr. Solling, S.M., in the…
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Two English villages whose names are recorded in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book today supply Britains fighting forces with millions of packets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Lands Mr. Horsington On Sheep Holdings
The following is from "Hansard": Mr. E. M. Horsington (Start): It is true, as the leader of the Country Party said that all Governments occasionally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Take Toll Of Sheep
BRISBANE, Monday.—Five thousand sheep have perished and thousands of acres of grass and scrub land have been burnt by two big…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marketing Of Wool
The secretary of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling (Mr. C. Sinclair Wood) reports, that at the annual meeting of the Australian…
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