Farmer Sat During National Anthem
MOSSVALE.—At Moss Vale Police Court, Roger Cleary, farmer, of Burrawang, was fined a total of £10 on charges of offensive behavior and of…
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Farming & the land, 1942
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Butter Rationing Probable Canberra, October 7
A statement by the Prime Minister. Mr. Curtin today that consideration was being given to the scale of butter consumption in Australia as compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waste Paper Wool Press a Boon
On Monday, Mr. Reg Nevins delivered and gave instructions in the working of a portable wool press he has loaned for the duration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Axis Short Of Wool
The fourth winter of the war will and Germany's stocks of raw wool and wool textiles reduced to low levels. Last winter extreme efforts were made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Survey Will Aid Producers
To secure up-to-the-minute [?] of current and prospective food production and of rural manpower needs an Australia wide survey of small farmers [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opposition To Dairy Bill
CANBERRA.—During the second reading of the debate on the Dairy Industry Assistance Bill, the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) said it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep for S.a
So far this month 13,250 sheep have been dispatched from the Picton Yards to South Australia. In the last year 70,000 have gone forward. There are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Seize Cattle From Norwegians
LONDON, October 12.—A suggestion that the unrest in the Trondheim area of Norway might be due to the Germans requisitioning 220,000 cows…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crop Improvements
SYDNEY. — Crop estimates in N.S.W. have been improved by half as a result of valuable rains which have drenched nearly all the coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rationing of Butter Unlikely. Canberra, October 13
The Minister for Commerce. Mr. Scully, said today that he was not contemplating the immediate rationing of butter. He added that the price…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overtime In Wool Trade Court Opinion
Whether compulsory overtime in wool, hide and skin stores would involve a change in standard hours engaged Judge Kelly in the Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Work For "Idle Officials"
GRAFTON.—There were about 800 idle officials of the Tick Eradication Scheme in the Clarence district who could be used for farm work, it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Campaign Against Straying Cattle
Despite the impounding of straying cattle in the streets this was still common, the Chief Health Officer of the City Council (Mr. S. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Market
The "Advertiser" Independent report says: With an offering of 1,914 cattle, the Abattoirs market in Adelaide on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Yield a Drop Indicated
Australia's wheat crop this season is estimated to yield approximately 145,000,000 bushels from an area of just under 11,000,000 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Wool to Australian Manufacturers Statement by Wool Committee's President
The Pastoralists' Association of West Darling, advises that the Chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council (Mr. J. F. Abbott, M.H.R.) stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post-war Plans for Wool
Post-war wool prospects are important to Australia, because 90 per cent of the clip is exported. Three possibilities when the British purchase scheme r[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crops Destroyed by Floodwaters
SYDNEY.—It is estimated that more than £5000 worth of damage was done to crops in N.S.W. by floodwaters which resulted from the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Herd and Equipment Sold
Stock, particularly Holstein dairy cows, caused keen bidding at Saturday's dairy sale, conducted by Cockrum and Foulds on behalf of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Abattoirs Cattle Market
Cattle were more plentiful in today's Abattoirs Market, 1,720 being yarded, including 4[?] from New South Wales, [?] from Queensland, 325 Central…
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