S. African to Study Merino Sheep Work
Sydney.—A South African breeder of merino sheep intends to work as a jackeroo on Australian stations to study sheep-raising methods. He reached Sydney from…
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Farming & the land, 1951
728 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 37
Farmer Shot Accidentally
Sydney.—Neville Vaughan Johnston (22), farmer, was accidentally shot dead on his father's farm at Clybucca, on the North Coast…
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Melbourne.—A fire, believed to have been started by a spark from a passing steam train, yesterday caused heayy damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Substitute For Wool In British Carpets
Sydney.—British carpet manufacturers were beginning to use a fibre made from peanut husks instead of costly wool, Mr. G. S. Tomkinson, head of an English carpet firm said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worms Ruin Maize Crop
Lismore.—Farmers in the Richmond district have ploughed in maize crops because of severe damage by cutworms…
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The official report of the B.A. Stock salesmen's Association on the Am[?]ttoirs sheep market on Wednesday was: Owing to the very much shorter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Committee of London Wool Brokers' Wool Report The Committee of London Wool Brokers in its December Wool Report stated:— Steadier Market For Wool Liverpool October 26, 27
During the second half of October the market for wool began to recover froth the temporary less confidence which had led to a fall in values of 10 to 15…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Wool Board Films
"Sheep in the Desert," a new film which has just been completed by the Australian Wool Board for showing overseas, was made on a South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settler Tops Wool Market
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) by announced that Mr. D. J. McAlister, soldier settler on "Willeroo" Estate, near Geulturn, topped the market for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Machine Ties Knots In Wool
A knot-tying machine that will save the woolen and [?]orsted industry [?]dious hand operation has been devised by three Rhode bland (U.S.A.) engineers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Fibre Will Rival Silk, Wool And Cotton
The first stage in the commercial production of Terylene, the new British synthetic fibre which feels like silk and is twice as strong as cotton, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Will Double Dollar Resources During This Year
Canberra.—Australia's dollar earnings from wool sales are expected to be more than doubled this year. Commerce officials hope that the total will exceed 300 million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Likely to Remain Dear London View Of Position
"Wool prices in all three dominions are new as high as they were at the beginning of the season and certain grades are higher says the London "Economist"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Advice Re Farms To Ex-Servicomen
Ex-servicemen who want to ensure that they are allotted a particular farm under the war service land settlement scheme can do so only through the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Future Farmers
A 21-year-old farm youth has been named the 1950 slur farmer of America. Forrest Davis, Jr.. of Quincy. In the State of Flotilla, received this citation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Meat For Indians
Darwin.—Darwin has enough mutton after all for crew members of the Indian destroyer Rajput, here on its way to take part in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New-Wool Fabrics Make Fashion News At London Shows
Attractive wool fabries [?] in [?] shades of [?] and pink strike a new [?] in London spring collection where ashions although they remain [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →S.A. Wool Sales Prices Rise £7½M Expected To Be Realised
Adelaide, January 9.—Following the increase in Sydney yesterday wool prices advanced from 15 to 20 per cent, on the previous sales at the Adelaide wool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Record Broken
Adelaide.—The South Australian record wool price rose by 24¾d. to 222d. a lb. This price was shared by Mr…
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