Our First 150 Years Australia's Primary Industries. Genesis of Wheat and Wool Wealth
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3
When Governor Phillip established the first settlement at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was that of making…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 8
Under better competition from the Continent and Yorkshire, and with some improvement in Japanese support, the Sydney wool market, as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Butter in Britain. Product a Lost Identity
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 5
"I have just completed a short inspection in the north of England and Scotland, and in only one place did I see Australian butter."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Home The Water Supply Growth of Algae
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 10
The greenish or red scum which sometimes occurs in the water supply is due to the presence of minute forms of plant life (algae). These…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Industry Increase in Production Rain Beneficial
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 10
Prescott Pty., Ltd., report that in some dairying districts production has advanced, and it is thought that, as a result of the recent rains, the increase…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Winter Dairying. Importance of Continuity of Supply
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2
If the dairy industry is to progress, greater efforts must be made to obtain an even output throughout the year. That such continuity is…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 7
During the week ended January 29, 1938, the Commonwealth graders examined for export 29,274 boxes of butter, as follows: At Sydney, salted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 3
Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report selling at the Shire yards to-day fat steers to £8/4/, cows to £7, heifers to £6/11/, vealers to £5…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Conditions From New England to the Hunter
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 3
Reporting in Sydney on conditions in the northern district, which extends from parts of New England to the Hunter, Mr M. H.. Reynolds, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan Purchases Wool Sydney
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2
Orders received from Japan indicate that the purchase of wool by Japanese agents yesterday will continue until the end of the week, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prices Advance Sydney Wool Sales
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9863 bales, and the clearance,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Report New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports:—
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 4
We submitted our second catalogue of the second half of the wool selling season on Monday, which totalled 6037 bales. The selection, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Taxation Farmers Want Reduction
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2
Mr Roy Coulton introduced the question of high motor vehicle taxation at the meeting of Manilla branch of the Farmers and Settlers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Market Quiet London. February 2
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2
The butter market is firm. Quotations: Choicest salted New Zealand 109/ per cwt. Australian 108/ per cwt; unsalted, New Zealand 112/ per cwt, Australian…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,183 bales, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers
Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 3
The Secretary of the local Junior Farmers has received the following: 'Jim Smith, of Alstonville, a member of the Australian Junior Farmers team…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Crop
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 8
The fair average quality standard of the New South Wales wheat crop has been fixed at 641b per Imperial bushel, which exceeds that of last season by…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1
Winchcombe, Carson report on 3rd inst:— We sold 6600 bales of wool at our Sydney sale to day. There was strong…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 6
One of the main items of interest at the Australian Historical Exhibition in connection with the 150th Anniversary Celebrations will be the wool exhibit…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Conditions. Australia-wide Survey
The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1
The following information in regard to the existing pastoral conditions has been received by the Australian Woolgrowers' Council:—…
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