Alleged Britain Will Lose Butter If Rationing Lifted
Brisbane, June 24.—Britain would loss about 35,000 tons of butter a year if rationing in Australia was lifted. Mr. C Shechy, General Manager, of the…
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Farming & the land, 1948
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Fine Wool Price Drop Forecast
New York, June 28. — American wool trade men expect a drop in world prices for the 1948-49 fine wool clip if the Australian…
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Sydney, June 28. — Australian shearers in every State except Queensland, which operated on a State award, was to-day granted record pay increases. Increases granted by the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. J. R. Donovan, in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Disease Research
Canberra. — If the States accept the Federal wheat plan for stabilisation, discussed last week in Canberra, the Government, will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japan Needs Our Wheat
Tokio, June 29. — Leading Japanese flourmilllng interests appealed to Australia to ship to Japan at least 100,000 tons of weather…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Princess Sees Wool Display
The new look in women's fashions has been designated "the more normal look" by Princess Elizabeth. When Her Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Markets Cattle Section
Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association, Abattoirs cattle market, Monday. The heaviest supply for the year came…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →White Cliffs Good Pastoral Prospects
Further general rains have made a vast difference to the country. The soil is s[?]ted and patches of green are everywhere…
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The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollards said in Canberra on Tuesday that the U.S. attitude to the ratitication of the international…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greasy Wool Price
Melbourne, July l.—An average overall increase of 20 per cent. in the 1947-48 reserve price of Australian greasy wool from th store was announced today by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol, Butter And Cheese Up
Sydney, July 1.—Petrol is a 1d. a gallon dearer, butter 2 1/2d. a lb. dearer. and cheese 1d. a lb. dearer from this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£150 Million For Wool
Melbourne.—Australia's cheque for the 1947-48 season will be £150 million, compared with last year's record of £92 million…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Cheque Up £58 Million
Sydney, July 1.—Australia's cheque for the 1947-48 season wil be £150 million, compared with last year's record of £92 million…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.T. Cattle Lease Policy Cause of Concern
ALICE SPRINGS—Members of the N.T. Legislative Council have expressed concern at the possibility of the Federal Government extending the Vesty and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Substantial Rise For Pastoral Workers Shearers To Get £3/0/6 Per Hundred
Sydney, June 28. —Australian shearers in every State except Queensland, which operated on a State award, was to-day granted record pay increases. Increases granted by the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. J. R. Donovan, in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Wool Reserve Price Shows 20 p.c. INCREASE
Sydney, July 1.—New reserve prices for the 1948-49 Australian wool sales wil show an average over-all increase of 20 per cent. on the last season's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Discreet Wool Fabrics Offset Extravagant Parisian Design This Spring
Springtime in Paris, and women who make fashion news ore wearing wool, with worsted suitings, crepes, alpacas, jerseys and mousselines among their favorites. Surprise of the season is the way in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poultry Farm Strike Ends
Melbourne.—The five-week strike at Carter Bros.' Werribee egg farm has been settled. The 30 members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Rise Not In Basic Wage
Canberra—Recent price increases, including the 2½. a pound rise in butter, will not be reflected in the next basic wage adjustment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price Up for Wool Reserve
Melbourne—U K.-Dominion Wool Disposals Ltd. (Joint Organisation) announced an average overall increase in the 1947-48 Australian…
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