Cuts In Meat, Butter To Conserve Food For Britain
Sydney, May 21.—The Rationing Commission has received authority from the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, to reduce all catering permits for meat and…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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Markets Cattle Section
The number of cattle yarded today was 140 greater than that of last week. 1,820 being penned. This number included 1.245 from Central Australia…
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Canberra, May 19.—Dr. Coombs, loader of the Australian Delegation to the International Trade Conference a Geneva today conferred with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Sheep Entries for Show
Sydney. May 22.—More than 1.000 of Australia's best sheep will be paraded at the Sydney Sheep Show on June 5. 6. and 7, which has drawn a record…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Showdown in U.S. POLITICS Wool Bill May Have Big Repercussions
Washington, May 23—Reuter says that the debate in the House of Representatives on the Wool Bill marked the beginning of open warfare between the Truman Administration and Congress on the tariff issue with the fate of the current…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hint of Rise in Price of Dairy Goods
SYDNEY.—An increase In the price, of butter and other dairy products was predicted by the divisional secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Herd Of Cattle By Air
Launceston, May 26.—For the first time in the history of air transport in Tosmania, a complete herd of dairy cattle, valued at £1,600, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Rustlers" Lift Sheep At Colac
A GANG of sheep rustlers, which has been operating in the Western district recently, is believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comments Of Wool Men
Sydney, May 26.—Woolbrokers are confident that the American decision to impose a fifty per cent. fee on the value of foreign wool imports would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fears That Wool Industry May Be Sacrificed
M.R.G. A. Crossing, who represented the Pastoralists' Association oC West Darling at a special meeting of the Federated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Rain In N.S.W Wheat Areas
Sydney, May 26.—Areas sown with wheat should receive much benefit from the rains of recent days. an officer of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hopes Of Veto On U.S. Wool Decision
Canberra, May 26.—Hopes are expressed in official circles that President Truman will veto the decision of the U.S. House of representative…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crises Developing At Geneva Because Of U.S. Wool Tariff
CANBERRA.—Reports that the leader of the Australian delegation to the Geneva Trade Conference (Dr. Coombs) has been authorised to withdraw from the conference if Australia cannot obtain a substantial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →America Still Buys Wool
BRISBANE.—Despite the threat of a higher United States tariff barrier against Australian wool, an American operator paid…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Graziers'annual Meeting President Gives Review Of Work; Wool Position
MENTION of the joint organisation scheme under the Australian Wool Realisation Commission, and the manner in which it allowed growers to dispose of their wool smoothly and obtain a better price for it, was made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clergyman & Farmers In Ghost Hunt In Centuries Old Church
LONDON, May 28.—With spades and a crowbar a clergyman and two farmers went digging in a centuries-old Essex village church on a ghost hunt. The ghost is said to haunt the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Sheep Decrease In Canada
Ottana—The number of sheep on farms in Canada has been declining since 1944 from a high of 3,735 thousand head to 3.378 thousand at June 1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral Secretary to Fly to Hillston
A further demonstration of the use of aircraft of the Broken Hill Aero Club to business men will be a flight to Hillston, New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Herd of Cattle by Air
Launceston. May 26.—For the first time in the history of air transport in Tasmania, a complete herd of dairy cattle, valued at £1,600, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comments of Wool Men
Sydney, May 25.—Woolbrokers are confident that the American decision to impose a fitly per cent, fee on the value of foreign wool imports would…
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