£30 Million At Stake In Wheat Appeal
Sydney, November 18.—The Commonwealth might have to pay about £30 million to wheatgrowers if an appeal by a wheat-growing company for…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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Trade Agreement Interests Wool And Meat Trade
The president of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia (Mr. P. B. Newcomen) said yesterday that the published…
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This district is chiefly dependent upon wool—very much so. Thus any development in regard to this industry is very important to us all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World Wool News Science Aids Wool Board's Brochure
Based on information supplied by the International Wool Secretariat the Australian Wool Board has published a brochur entitled "Wool Today" giving an account of modern develpoments in the processing and finishing of wool as shown…
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Tokio (A.A.P.-Reuter), November 19.—Japan is unlikely to ocean any substantial quantity of wool from Australia this year, it was learned authoritatively…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death Of Mr. R. V. Billie, Pastoral Authority
One of Australia's leading authorities on sheep and wool, Mr. R. V. Billis. died at his home in Hawthorn, Melbourne, on Monday after a long illness…
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Washington—Preliminiry estimate o' world wool production for 1947-48 is 3,700 million lb. greasy basis states the US Department of Agriculture…
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America has agreed to cut the tariff on imported wool by 25 per cent, under the new tariff agreements reached by 33 nations at Geneva…
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Sydney, November 21. — The State branch of the Federated Clerks' Union yesterday threatened direct action to stop wool being shipped from New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Of Mr. R. V. Billis, Pastoral Authority
One of Australia's leading authorities on sheep and wool, Mr. R. V. Billis, died of his home in Hawthorn, Melbourne, on Monday after a long illness…
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Sydney, November 23.—Damage estimated at nearly £1,000,000 was done to crops in the Riverina yesterday by wind, rain and hail. More than 200,000 acres of wheat were flattened and now that practically the whole wheat crop is…
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Auckland, November 22.—Yesterdays wool sale here, when the record prior of 56d, a 1b, was paid for crossbred wool, is regarded as one of the most…
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SYDNEY—A proposal that the water content of butter be inincreased from 16 to 18 per cent. is not favored by the president…
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SYDNEY.—A shipment of wool to Britain has been held up as a result of the refusal of tally clerks employed in Sydney to…
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Sydney. November 26. — If the proposal of some dairy experts is adopted Australians will get more water in their butter. It is proposed to leave an extra…
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Adelaide. November 26. — Pastoralists in the north-west of South Australia believe that rocket range enlargements may cost them land which normally…
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Chicago. November 26 — December wheat sold at 314 cents a bushel today which is the highest price for any wheat future since the record of 325 cents [?]…
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New York.—World raw wool production is about the pre-war level of 3,700 million lb. annually. said Mr. Morton Savell, managing director of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record U.s. Price for Wheat
Chicago. November 26—December wheat sold at 314 cents a bushel today. which is the highest price for any wheal future since the record of 325 cents &c in 1917…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →World Wool Demand Increases Dr. Booth Returns From North America
London [?] Air Mail)—The demand for [?]ughout the world was greater than [?] and was still increasing said Dr Edgar H Booth. Chairman of…
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