Pastoral Award
Recent increases in the cost of living figures have necessitated an adjustment in the rates as from March 1. 1917. in the Federal Pastoral Award…
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Farming & the land, 1947
599 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 30
General Wool News Arrival of Dr. Edgar Booth
Dr. Edgar H. Booth, M.C., chairman of the International Wool Secretariat and Australian representative on that body, arrived in Melbourne from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soil Conservation (Amendment) Bill Practical Assistance To Farmers In Erosion Control
A[?] a further and important step in the implementation of its policy of conservation of our natural resources, the State Labor Government has now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Show High Quality Of Cattle
Sydney, March 31.—Many of the estimated 30,000 people attending today failed to get meals because of congestion. There was a record entry of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer Faces Serious Charge
MELBOURNE.—William Arthur Davies, 44. dairy farmer, of Drouin South, has been charged with having wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Promotion Problems Discussed Dr. Booth Meets Board
Problems rotating to wool promotion overseas and the activities of the International Wool Secretariat in the United Kingdom and ether countries were discussed by Dr. Edgar H. Booth, Chairman of the Secretariat, with members of the Australian Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Farmers Can Save Nation £140 Millions Official Survey Points To Changes In Production Trends
Developments in home agriculture can save Britain £140,000,000 within the next three years. This is the conclusion reached in far-reaching survey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overdue Farmers Located
BRISEANE. — Three Carmila farmers who were three days overdue from a fishing trip, were located on Temple Island, 60 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Sheep Losses
London, April 9—Hill farmers, now that they have been able to reach more remote parts of the Moors find their estimates of sheep losses considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Prices At S.A. Cattle Sales
ADELAIDE — Cattle prices were the highest for many years at the abattoirs sales when metropolitan butchers resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm-Radio Scheme In Two Countries Rural Broadcasting In The USA
Farm broadcasts have become one of the most important developments in American radio, and they were largely responsible for the success of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bumper Tomacco Crop for Canada
OTTAWA.—Recent record cold weather and blizzards have served to emphasise thc Canadian winter, but Canada has a long, warm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America May Offer Australia Wool Concession
LONDON, April 10.—The possibility of an American concession on imports of Australian wool lies behind current meetings of the International Wool Study Group…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some Wool Facts From U.S.A.
A political wool war is being waged [?]n U.S.A. Influential industrial groups, particularly of eastern states support the theory that because of the foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm-Radio Scheme In Two Countries Rural Broadcasting in the U.S.A.
Farm broadcasts have became one of the most important developments in American radio and they were largely responsible for the success of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Output of Oil Seed Crops Urged
Ottawa.—In Canada the post-war industrial activity is creating a strong demand for both edible and industrial oils which is being only partially met…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain Plans Homes For Farm Workers 20,000 Prefabricated Houses in Rural Areas
A special housing program for Britain rural areas has now been announced by the Government of the United Kingdom, and tenders have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Single Farms for Ex-Soldiers 2,000 Said To Be Available
According to investigations made by returned soldiers' sub-branches. It would be possible to settle approximately 2,000 soldiers in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Exhibition A Success 29,000 Attendance On Opening Day
More than 29,000 people visited the Australian Wool Board's International Exhibition at the Sydney Royal Show on the openir day. This total, together with huge attendances on subsequent days, easily created a record for wool displays in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alarm in Dairying Circles Mysterious Cattle Disease
Brisbane, April 14.—A mystifying disease among cattle affecting their nervous system is causing alarm in dairying circles in the Gympie District. It is stated that several hundred beasts in the area from Tuchekoi to Gunalda are affected…
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