No Wool Purchases For Japan
Sydney, July 21—No purchases of wool for Japan have yet been made in the Australian auction room, said the spokesman for Winchcombe Carson…
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Farming & the land, 1947
599 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 30
Set Fire To Farmer's House Gardener Receives Sentence Of Seven Years
Brisbane, July 22. — Philip Gordon McKenzie (40), gardener, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labor today when convicted…
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Melbourne, July 22—Farmers in the Dookie district are working with feverish haste to try and complete Bowing operations before further rain sets in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stop Press Wool Hold-up Likely
ADELAIDE—About 500 men employed in wool stores at Port [?]delaide may stop work on Au[?]st 1 if employers force them…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Classing Characters Desirable in a Flock
However small the flock, periodical classing should be a feature of its management if it is to give maximum returns. The following desirable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Wool Cheque £92 Million Yielded
Proceeds of wool auctioned in Australia during 1946-47 realised the record figure or £92.3 millions. This compares with the previous season's appraisals of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Imports From U.S. Canada Lifts Duty
New York, July 23.—The Canadian Government has suspended the tariff on wool tops from the United States because of a shortage, which, it is said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Day Week In Wool Stores Agreement Terminates At The End Of This Month
Adelaide, July 24.—About 500 men employed in wool stores at Port Adelaide may stop work on August 1 if employers compel them to revert on that day to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Prices Up Again In London
London (AAP-Reuter's), July 27.—Friday's wool sale was the clowns of the fourth series for this year. Offerings totalled 11.991 bales, of which 11.630…
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LONDON, July 30.—The Australian Minister for PostWar Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) has arrived at Geneva by air from Scotland, to be on the spot in case America wants to resume talks on wool tariffs, says…
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Official report of the S.A. Stocksalesmen's Association, Adelaide Abattoirs market, Monday. (MONDAY)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep And Lambs
Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association, Adelaide Abattoirs. Wednesday: Sheep Market—The number of sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Wool News Antwerp Futures Market
London (By Air Mail).—Information reaching Bradford is that the Belgian authorities have approved the principle of re-establishment of the Antwerp…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →D.d.t. and Sheep Anti-ked Dipping Agent
Mr. G. J. Shanahan, B.Sc.Agr., Assistant Entomologist says in "The Agricultural Gazette": Since woolgrowers may be contemplating using D.D.T. for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bountiful Crops But Chinese Farmers Starving
New York, July 31—Farmers in the rich rice-growing areas of China are starving, surrounded by beautiful crops a United Press correspondent writes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tobacco Crop Expansion States To Make Joint Effort
Sydney, August 1.—Efforts are to be made to increase tobacco production considerably in New South Wales and Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Wool Cheque
CANBERRA.—According to figures issued by the Statistical Bureau, Australia's total wool cheque for 1946-47…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →S.A. Wool Sales In September
ADELAIDE. — The roster of Australian wool sales for the first half of the 1947-8 season, during which 1,335,000 bales are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Visits
A meeting of the Pastoralists' Protection Board directors will be held in the boardroom, Blende Street, on Friday, August…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Progressive Farmer "World Tour" Contest
The Rural Bank of New South Wales is to conduct another Progressive Farmer "World Tour" competition this year…
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