Butter Price to Increase
MELBOURNE — The Federal Government will increase the retail price of butter by a maximum of 3½d. The…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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Oat Crop for Britain
London, November 28,—Negotiations have reached an advanced stage stage for the Ministry of Food's purchase of the whole of Australian's exportable at surplus,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Round Rise in Butter Price; Other Goods Up
CANBERRA.—The retail price of butter in Sydney was increased last night to 1/11½ a 1b., representing a maximum rise of 3½d. Elsewhere in New South Wales the increase will be 3d…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Rise In Butter Now In Operation
Canberra, December 1. — Retail price of butter in Sydney was increased last night to 1,11½ a lb, representing a maximum rise of 3½d and the new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales May Have To Be Suspended
SYDNEY.—Wool sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide will probably be suspended this week unless the strike of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rising Prices In U.S.A. Wheat Soars in Chicago
New York. November 30. — A fresh outbreak of inflationary fever further unbalanced the nation's economy this week as Congress debated the question…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Report Of Wool Adviser At Geneva Talks Mr. Newcomen Informs Graziers' Council
Mr. P. B. Newcomen, adviser on wool and meat to the Commonwealth Government delegation to the international trade conference, held at Geneva, April to October, in his report to the Graziers' Federal Council, says:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Tied Up By Strike
SYDNEY—Shipping officials estimate that wool valued at more than £10 million pounds is being held up in stores and wharves…
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SYDNEY—The president of the Graziers' Association (Mr. Wright) claimed last night that the tally clerks' dispute was holding up wool…
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ADELAIDE.—Wheat crop losses from rust and other diseases have cost South Australian farmers about £3,000,000 this year, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lightweight Wool and Nylon Fabric
LONDON, December 3.—Mr. J. Seidler, of Silkella Ltd., and Mr. A. Johnson, of Courtaulds, showed at a private exhibition a new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Firm Market At S.A. Wool Sales
The market remained firm at the Adelaide wool sales yesterday, but burry and shabby wools were hard to quit…
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Adelaide, December 4. — Claiming that a prolonged ban on shipping of wool could easily cause a trade depression for the whole of Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Repercussions From Wool Ban Vessels Held Up
Adelaide, December 5.—The position at Port Adelaide following the wool ban imposed by the Federated Clerks Union in its compaign to obtain 100 per cent unionism become worse today when unionists refused to lead the City of Swansea with…
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The second meeting of the special committee of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, which is examining proposals for wool…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barrier Miner Tuesday, December 9, 1947. Wool Hold Up
AN indefensible hold-up is that of the shipping of wool from all main Australian ports. It is part of a plan by the Federated Clerks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Hold Up Conference Today
Sydney, December 9.—A conference will be held in Melbourne on Thursday to try and end the tally clerks strike, which is holding up the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sever Hail And Rain Storms Lash Parts Of New South Wales More Damage To Crops And Serious Harvesting Delay
Sydney, December 9.—Following severe hall and rain storms that lashed parts of N.S.W. late yesterday there were further heavy falls of rain today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clerks and Wool-brokers Meet Today
Sydney, December 10.—The Federal Secretary of the Clerks Union (Mr. A. E. Thorne said tonight that everything depended on the woolbrokers sincerity…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Floods But Heavy Damage To Crops
Sydney, Dec. 10.—Despite, torrential rain during the past few days no reports of floodings have been received stated the Weather Bureau tonight…
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