Knighthood for Mr. Percy Lister Chairman of Pastoral Company
News has been received in Australia of the conferment of a knighthood on Mr. Percy Lister. Chairman of Director of R. A. Lister and Company Ltd., of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1947
599 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 30
Menace of Brands in Wool Board's Advice to Growers
In recent years the menace of brands in wool has increased and the costs of removal of these brands have risen correspondingly. Since such costs must…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Total 1946 Crop Production In The U.S. Greatest in History
The total output of crops in the United Stales in 1946 was the greatest in the nation's history. High yields were primarily responsible, although…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.K. Farm Leader See. Task for Australia
MERE TO GET FOOD FOR BRITAIN: Viscount Eledisi[?], 79-year-old former president of the Royal Agricultural Society of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.s. Wool Reserves
Washington. January 24.—The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Anderson, asked Congress to pass legislation immediately permitting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Market Firm
Brisbane, January 27.—Greasy wool sold up 41¼d. and scoured to 69¼d. when the fifth series of the wool sales opened today. A total of 2774 bales were offered. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Wool Prices Create Wrong Idea
SYDNEY.—The president of the N.S.W. Graziers' Association (Mr. P. A. Wright) claims that prices paid this season for wool…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sale of Wool to Japs Means Dollars
CANBERRA—The Australian Government has agreed to sell wool to Japan throuph the Allied organisations, Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, Pacific, or an American organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Price Set
Sydney.—Fair average quality standard wheat for the 1940/47 season has been set at 62ld. bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool News France Gets Big Wool Credit
LONDON.—To finance French purchases of wool within the British Empire during the next 12 months, the French firm of Lazard Bros, and Co. has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Deal with Japan Australia's Big Share
Australian and Japanese experts are now working out the final details in Tokio (Japan) of a wool deal which may give Australia a credit of more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. J. Cropley's Success In Examinations
Mr. J. G. Cropley, of Broken Hill, who recently sat for examinations by the Associated Beal Estate Institute and Agents'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Output "At Safe Limit"
Melbourne, January 31.—Until fairly recent times there appeared to be plenty of room left for adding to the sheep imputations of the world's wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extent of Rise in Wool Prices
The average price ot Australia wool for export is now about 20 percent. higher than when the British contract operated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool In U.S.A. Australia To Sell More
San Francisco, January 30.—Australia would sell more, wool in U.S.A. than in prewar years no matter what happened to the tariff, Mr. S. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Allege Unfairness In Release Of Tracts
Cases of alleged unfair discrimination in the release of utilities and trucks are to be submitted to the Federal Minister for Transport, Mr. Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Examination Successes for Mr. Cropley
Mr. J. G Cropley. of Broken Hill who recently sat for examinations by the Associated Real Estate Institute and A Agents' Associations of Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sound Wool Market 51d. For greasy Merino
Sydney, February 3.—Greasy merino fleece sold to 51d per 1b, for seven bales of GAP/BIGGA at the Sydney woolsales today. A representative…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer Dies From Rifle Shot Had Wounded Policeman
Brisbane, February 3.—Albert Burgess (33), farmer, of Elbow Volley, who was shot after he had wounded a policeman at Warwick on Saturday, died at the Warwick Hospital today. Slight improvement is reported in the condition of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Slump In Wheat Prices Predicted
Sydney, February, 4.—A slump in wheat prices within two years is expected by Commonwealth experts. They fear that a decline may occur within 12…
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