Bing Buys Farm
Washington, June 15.— Bing Crosby is ready to forsake Hollywood for a new occupation of gentleman farmer, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1949
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Wool News Wool Bureau Directors Elected
At a special meeting of the directors of the Wool Bureau Inc. on sep 27 Mr. Douglas T. Boyd was elected Chairman of the Board. Messrs. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Wool Sales
Adelaide. June 16—Continental buyers were active, but Bradford and Australian mills were quitter, at the opening of the 10th and final wool sale of the season…
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Adelaide, June 16.—At the Wool Sales today best merino fleece was again about five per cent. cheaper than at the May Auctions. Values for good top-making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anthrax in Sheep Mortalities at Bourke
Following investigation by the stock inspector at Bourke into mortality in sheep in that district, the Glenfield Veterinary Research Station has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain to Share New Cattle Sickness Cure With Other Nations
Britain is to lay ignore the scientist of other nations details of the new cursor sleeping sickness in cattle caused by the excise fly in Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From Dust Bowls to Harvesting of the first sorghum crop from the Peak Downs project of the Queensland-British Food Corporation began recently. The project is expected to produce the first million-bushel
Australia has an answer to the drift from the land and the lag in primary production. The answer is being worked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decline in Butter for Britain Milk Consumption Here Rises
Canberra, June 19.—Commerce Minister Mr. Pollard said in the House of Representatives that Australia's population had increased so substantially that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prince Shot By Farm Hand
Romo, June 20.—Twenty-three-year-old Prince Alessandro Tor-Ionia, was reriously wounded when a farmhand fired three bullets at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep, Lambs
The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association on the Abattoirs Sheep Market on Wednesday was: The number of sheep yarded today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Market Reports Cattle Section
The official report of the S.A. Stock salesmen's Association on the Abattoirs cattle market on Monday was: Not only was the number of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Likely Butter Price Rise Of 2d
Canberra. June 24.—An Increase in the price of butter, probably 2d, a pound. will shortly be discussed by Cabinet. The expected rise is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Farm Strike Ends
Milan, June 24—Italy's five week old farm workers strike ended at midnight when both the landowners and workers accepted a compromise proposal by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers Talk Of Strike
JUN EE. — Tunee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided that "since the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Estimate For Years 1949-50
Melbourne.—The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, jointly estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paris Goes for Wool in Summer
Complete success of wool as a summer fabric has been established in Paris this season and the diaphanous bevy produced by French manufacturers especially for spring and summer collections,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extra Butter For Pensioners Minister's Reply to Request
Mr. J. J. Clark, M.H.R., has received the following from the Minister for Trade and Customs (senator Courtice): "I acknowledge your representations in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Jacket Dresses Return Peter Russell as a Suit...as a Dress
Peter Russell designed the jacket dress of woven jersey in beige and brown pin stripes; tailored but feminine, the ensemble does duty as a suit and has the longer., fitting jacket seen in later collections, and four buttoned patch pockets. The dress has a straight skirt with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Price
Sydney.—State Prices Ministers will decide next week whether they will increase the retail price of butter from 2/2 to 2/5 per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Markets Cattle
The official report at the S A. Stock Salesmen's Association on the Abattoirs cattle markft on Tuesday was: Not only was the number of cattle…
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