Poisoning of Sheep Weed Blamed Sydney, January 4
Heliotrope weed causes toxaemic Jaundice in sheep, the Council for Scientific and industrial Res[?] stated yesterday…
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Farming & the land, 1949
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Expert Says Wool Price Should Hold
Sydney, January 5.—There was no reason why the present average price for Australian wool should drop. Dr. Edgar Booth said today…
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Sydney January [?] seasons wool [?] would by worth between £160,000,000 and 1200,000,000 to Australia, said Dr Edgar Booth on his arrival…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News From Menindee Big Sheep Shipment From Nelia Garri
Seven large transport trucks passed through Menindee during the week on the way to Mr. Sam Vigor's Nelio Garri. Mr. Vigar is transporting 2,800 sheep to Swan Hill for sole. One of the trucks was a three-decker, the other two-deckers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Glamorous New Wool Fabrics Featured in Paris
Glamorous wool fab[?] especially designed for evening wear are featured by leading designers at mid-season collections in Paris. Newest wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paris Fashions for Children Designed in Wool
Keen interest among Frenchwomen in Britain's Royal baby has inspired many [?]tive displays at shops spec[?]ing in children's wear and, from these, it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Lace From Seaweed Base New Fabric Evolved In Britain
"Alginate lase"—the second major wool research develo[?] since the discovery of alginate fabric some time ago—was shown in public for the first time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.s.w. Farmers to Study Abroad
Sydney, January 6—[?]eight New South Wales farmers left Sydney in the Wanga[?] today for New Zealand, where they will study fat-lamb…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Co-operative Farming Enterprise
A group of farmers at Reading, Berkshire who having experienced the harvest of 1946, when the combine harvesters brought to their barns loads of grain so wet that much of it was wasted, decided to co-operate in setting up a factory equipped with the latest drying and cleaning machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →13/- Lb. for Wool
Melbourne.—Wednesday's record merino price of 156d. a lb. for Tatyoon North wool was eclipsed at Geelong next day when nine bales…
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Adelaide. — Ken Farmer will coach North League footballers next season. The appointment was announced by the club secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →S.a. Wool Sales
Wool sales conducted by Elder Smith and Co. and Dalgety and Co. began in Adelaide this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Market Still Best for Wool Sales
London is still regarded as the world's best wool selling market. This was stated today by Mr. J. B. D. Goldie, Adelaide representative of the Committee of London Wool Brokers, who is on a short visit here…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Artificial Cattle
London, January 11.—The British Government is subsidising the artiificial insemination of cattle to increase the output of food…
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Brisbane.—At the opening of the fourth series of wool sales in Brisbane the market was 10 per cent. up on the record State values last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Firm at S.a. Sales
At the Adelaide wool sales conducted by Elder Smith & Co. yesterday, the market was reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steppes to Be Farms
London, January 11.—The Soviet press has revealed details of Russia's ambitious 15-year plan of reorganisation to turn 14…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Wheat Record Likely
Brisbane, January 12.—Queensland's wheat harvest this year is expected to teach a record total of 14 million bushels. This was revealed at a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.A. Wool Sales
Elder, Smith & Co. sold the remainder of their catalogue at the Adelaide wool sales yesterday. The market showed a slight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desert Now Farm Land
Adelaide.—A rush of applicants for land in the 90-Mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. It is estimated that more than two million acres once deemed worthless…
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