Modern Cattle Rustlers Man And Youths Before Court
Sydney, November 4.—Charged with stealing cattle, James Leydon Miller (22) was remanded until November 7 at Liverpool Court today. He was granted…
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Farming & the land, 1949
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Ceylon Protests At Proposed Wheat Price Increase
London, November 4.—Ceylon has protested to the International Wheat Council in London against the proposed 44 per cent increase in the maximum…
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Mildura.—Farmers of Cowangi, near Murrayville, are seeing acres of wheat being eaten and trampled under by large flocks of emus—and they can do nothing about it…
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Canberra.—The Federal Government hopes, to have its wool research station at Ryde, Sydney, functioning early next year…
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Adelaide, November 7.—The Australian Wheatgrowers Federation general secretary (Mr. T. C. Scott) said today that unless an immediate special allocation of…
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Sydney, November 8.—State Ministers, in Melbourne on Friday will again discuss the proposed rise in the price of butter but it is considered almost certain that they will not reach a decision, it was stated in Government circles tonight…
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London, November [?].—Britain's youngest farmer, a 15-year-old schoolboy, Teay Maidment, of Christchurch, Ham[?]ire, claims…
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Sydney.—States Prices Ministers in Melbourne tomorrow will again discuss a proposed rise of 3d. a lb. in the price of butter…
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Sydney. November 10.—A new record Sydney price for this season of 123d. a pund was paid at the wool sales today. There was keen and general…
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Sydney, November 15.—According to information received by the Graziers Federal Council of Australia recent rains in the western areas of N.S.W. and the…
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Sydney.—The Minister for bands [?] [?] announced today that be has appro[?] farms on "Berida" Estate being made [?] exclusively for qualified servicemen and e[?]…
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Excedent rains in all States to the and off October have assured a good wheat harvest, according, to a statement issued today by the Central Meteorological Bureau in Victoria in co-operation with all State…
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Emphasis is on top-quality wool fabrics for coats, suits, and dresses in the winter wardrobe of the American college girl this year…
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Sydney, November 15.—The Pastoral industries award was varied today to allow about 50,000 shearers and station hand in all States except Queensland…
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Advice has been received that the matter of holidays in respect to the Federal Pastoral Award came before the Conciliation…
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Langlands Hanion Coy. report is as follows on the Parkes sheep market of Wednesday: 3,000 sheep yarded mainly in fat pens…
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Melbourne.—The world record price of 170d. lb. was paid for merino lambs wool at the Geelong sales yesterday…
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Sydney, November 1.—The pastoral industries award, was varied today to allow about 50,000 [?]ers and station hands in all States except Queensland…
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The annual wool competition conducted by the For West Mission in Wilcannia was held in the Memorial Hall last Saturday. Mr. P. L. Officer judged the fleeces, the number of which was on a par with last year's very successful function. The winner…
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In communication with Mr. Gill Harris on the matter of the Great Northern Sports Club at Appila, the secretary, a very prominent and…
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