Solving Our Wool Problems
With the following essay, Gunner O.E. Ingrey, 2/9 Australian Army Field Regiment, AIF, won the Vacuum Country Journal's first essay prize"—…
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Farming & the land, 1945
347 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 18
More Extensive Classing of Wool Advocated
If South Australia wished to get the full value out of its wool it should class it more extensively after the war, said Mr. A. H. Codrington, of Derlanger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers Want Tank for Farm Work
SYDNEY.—Two Queensland station owners have asked the Disposals Commission to sell them an Army tank. Messrs. G. and J. Stephens, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Disappears Worth £100
SYDNEY Bulk butter weighing 141121b. and the driver of a lorry On which it was loaded at Darling Har bor railway goods yards disappeared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rats Grow Fat While Sheep Die In Millions
SYDNEY.—Ten million sheep will probably die in the drought areas of Australia because of the shortage of wheat for stock feed. Farmers at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Musty And Weevily Wheat From W.A.
Sydney, February 7.—A trading flour miller said today that before the year was out Sydney people would be eating poor quality bread. The wheat ordered from…
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A wild sheep which yielded 83lb, of wool was caught in the hills south of Mudgee recently. The fleece brought 13¾d. per lb. So huge was the fleece that it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Markets Cattle Section
Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association. The shortest supply of cattle since January, 1941, was submitted at the Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shopkeeper's 420 Lb of Butter
Sydney, February 8—At the Central Police Court today, Ronald Waiters (31), a shopkeeper, was charged with having had in his custody 420 lb. of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Film Screened at Cattle Station
Elsey cattle station, made famous in "We of the Never Never," is the first Northern Territory cattle station at which a full-length film has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spinning Quality of Wool Influence of Environment
The wool produced by sheep in the Western Districts of New South Wales is mostly medium to strong, while that on the tablelands is mostly line to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increased Price for Wheat Scully Quota Plan Goes Temooroorily
Full Cabinet decided last Friday that for the 1945-46 wheat harvest the Scully wheat quota scheme be dispensed with and that as a first advance an overall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water for Travelling Sheep
MELBOURNE.—Watering depots are to be established in the Western District centres for 100,000 sheep from Northern Victoria now on the…
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A wild sheep which [?]eldest 8[?]th, of wool was caught in the hills south of Mudgee recently. The fleece brought 13[?]d, per lb. So huge was the fleece that it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Ration Cut in Canada
Because of decreased production in the winter months, the Canadian butter ration has been reduced from seven ounces to approximately six ounces per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spinning Quality Of Wool Influence Of Environment
The wool produced by sheep in the Western Districts of New South Wales is mostly medium to strong, while that on the tablelands is mostly fine to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairyman Sold Milk Which Was Below Standard
Before Mr. M. S. Meagher, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, a local dairyman was charged with having sold adulterated milk. Thomas John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Position Flocks Reduced
Messrs Put. Son and Badgery report. Some interesting interruption is to [?] regarding the British wool [?] handling during war [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Markets Cattle Section Official Report of the S.a. Stock Salesmen's Assoc
On Monday 1,100 cattle were yar[?] at the Adelaide Abattoirs, including 2[?] from the northern [?]. 4[?] South-East.125 [?] and hills, [?] lakes, and 220…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy on Farm
AUCKLAND (N.Z.).—Ralph Buchanan (40) and his children, Lane Buchanan (12) and Gay Buchanan (10), were found dead on a farm near…
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