Levy Collected Under Wool Tax Act
During the year 1943-44 £84,629/9/1 was collected under the Wool Tax Act, the Australian Wool Board reports. Of this amount £15,450 was…
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Farming & the land, 1944
352 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 18
Markets Cattle Section
S.A. Stock Salesmen's Report.—Although the number of cattle was 275 greater than that of the previous week, the quality of beef at the Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Glut Prices Recover
Sheep at the Adelaide Abattoirs market on Wednesday mode a sharp recovery on last week's glut prices. Total yarded was 12,000, a decrease…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murtee Wool Less Than Normal
The West Darling Transport Company has completed the carting of the wool from Mrs. Davies' Murtee Station to Broken Hill, the final load being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Wool Levy Is Expended
The Australian Wool Board reports that during 1943-44. £84,629 was collected under the Wool tax Act. Of this amount £15,450 has been expended on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →20,000 Sheep for Victoria to Ease Adelaide Congestion
The South Australian Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Jenkins) announced early this week that arrangements had been completed for the transfer of 20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Europe Will Soon Need Wool Manufacturing Centres Freed
Foreboding as to the outlook for wool owing to the huge accumulation of stocks during the war might be mitigated to a considerable degree by release of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move to Save Sheep at Port Lincoln
CANBERRA.—Requests for the release of slaughtermen from the Army for the Adelaide Abattoirs and Port Lincoln, freezing works are under…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool For France And Belgium
GREAT weights of wool will probably be sent into France and Belgium, following the liberation of these countries, says the Australian,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reduction in Wool Volume
An Indications point to a sharp reduction in the volume of wool appraised in Melbourne this season compared with 1943-44 (says "The Herald's" wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Surplus Big World Problem
At the close of the 1944-45 wool season there will be a world carry-over as the result of the war of 10,000,000 bales, of which 6,000,000—equal to about two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News From Menindee Cattle Mustering in Lake Area
So devastating has the drought become that the Menindee Lake area, the last of the feed bastions in the district, is now practically barren Mr. Johnston, of Texas Downs is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool And Livestock Trucks Statement By General Secretary Of The Graziers' Association
Mr. J. W. Allen, general secretary of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, on September 15 said:—"In a nutshell the position facing the Railway Department and all people relying on rail services, three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tibooburra Travelling Sheep
Drover Herb Gaiter Js on the road to Bourke with a big mob of sheep from t he Tibooburra district, collected into one lot from various stations. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Menindee Henley Sheep Moved
The drought continues unabated in the Menindee district. South of here desolation reigns unchallenged, and to the Willcannia side it is becoming very bad, too…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Sheep Loss Owing To Drought
SYDNEY.—Even open railway trucks are being used to step up the removal of sheep from droughtstricken areas in N.S.W., but in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Harvest Lowest for 30 Years
CANBERRA. — The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) told the Australian Agricultural Council today that as a result of the worst drought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter And Carrots
One Inevitable outcome of fool rationing. is the spotlighting of the virtues of alternative foods. Sir Raphael Cilento chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drought Relief £3 Millions For Cereal Farmers
Canberra, October 5.—A grant of £3 millions to drought afflicted cereal farmers was announced today by the Prime Minister. Mr. Curtin, Half the cost will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money For Drought-Stricken Farmers
Canberra. October 6—The Minister far Agriculture. Mr. Scully, said today the Stales would probably appoint local officers to see that the £3 million to be…
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