Fourteen Rice Farms For Servicemen
Sydney. August 23.—The Water Conservation and Irritation Commission is calling applications from Servicemen and ex-Servicemen for permissive…
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Farming & the land, 1947
599 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 21 of 30
Emptied Snakes on Office Floor Farmer's Unusual Form Of Retribution
Melbourne, August 25—William Connelly (53), farmer of Lang Lang, was charged at the Criminal Court with having assaulted Miss Gwendolyn Gilchrist by releasing a number of venomous snakes near her. Connelly was also charged with…
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Due to the fact that some 450 cattle were not yarded at the Adelaide Abattoirs Market on Monday, the total amounted to 1,860, being 220 less than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reflections on Wool Outlook
It is not easy for some of the "older heads" of the wool trade to shore the prevailing general confidence that this selling season will be practically as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Monty" Talks to Young British Farmers
Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery spoke recently to the annual meeting of the Federation of Young Farmers—two thousand young people, whose ages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat And Flour Export Surplus Sold
Mr J. S. Teasdale, acting chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.a. Wool Sales
The Adelaide wool sales commenced today with a number of local bales being offered. The first agent on the selling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Compulsory T.B. Tests Of Cattle Urged
Lismore, August 31—The compulsory testing for T.B. of herds supplying where milk for human consumption is being urged by the Northern Rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Prominent Wool Broker
Sydney, September 1.—Frank Whiddon (70). member of the wool firm of Whilddon Brother Pty., Ltd., died today. he was a member of the Council of the…
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Tokio, August 29.—Discussions between Australian wool experts members of General MacArthur's Foreign Trade Division and Textile Division have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer Hurt in Explosion
KYOGLE.—The police are investigating an explosion on a farm 18 guiles from Kyogle yesterday in which Andrew Goodall…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter And Meat Ration To Stay
CANBERRA.—It was learned today that there was no immediate prospect of any easing of rationing of butter or meat in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Wheat for India
Canberra, September 3.—The Australian Government in response to a request from India has agreed to send that country three extra wheat…
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Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association Adelaide Cattle Market Monday. The number of cattle yarded today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Control of Worms in Sheep Value of Regular Drenching
For control of worms, sheep should be drenched before they get too low in condition. On the first sign of infestation, the whole flock should be treated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Toxaemic Jaundice of Sheep. Present State of Scientific Knowledge Outlined
Problems concerning toxaemic jaundice of sheep are dealt with in a progress report outlining the work of the investigating committee appointed in 1938…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool News I.w.s. Stand Popular at Scout Jamboree
London by Air Malli—Scouts of all nationsx formed a guard of honor before the International Wool Secreta[?] stand at the 1947 Jamboree outside Parts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat For Britain
Canberra, September 5.—Australia is aiming at a maximum supply for Britain of eighty-five million bushels of wheat during the coming season…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Tick Eradication Campaign Deferred A Year
The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.). announced today that the tick eradication campaign which was to have commenced on January 2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Costly to Dairy Industry
SYDNEY.—The vice-president of the Dairy Farmers' Federation (Mr. R. C. Gibson) claimed last night that the…
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