Butter Removed From Idle Ships
CANBERRA, Friday,—In Canberra the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) disclosed that butter was being removed…
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Farming & the land, 1947
1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 80
Price Of Wheat Increased
SYDNEY, Friday.—An increase of 1/6 per bushel to 15/11) In the price of wheat for export was announced by the Australian…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—The Australasian record price of 75d. a Ib for scoured wool was obtained at the wool sales which closed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alteration of Date of Singleton Cattle Sale
Attention is drawn to an advertisement elsewhere in this issue advising that Messrs. W. Bailey & Sons have altered the date of their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Cattle Stabbing Periodically for 12 Years. Puzzles Police
The Brookfield cattle-stabbing mystery has baffled detectives for years. It started some 12 years ago and in the intervening years about 30 head…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Imported Rams Arrive First Shipment of Sheep Purchased by Delegation
One Dorset Horn and three Border Leicester rams, purchased for the Department of Agriculture by the New South Wales Stock Buying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gave Themselves Up. Prison Farm Escapees. Bathurst
Two prisoners who escaped from Oberon Prison Farm last night to-day gave themselves up separately. One was a "lifer." The escapees were:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leader : Towards A Better Maitland Escapees From Prison Farm
BATHURST, Friday.—. Two prisoners, who escaped from Oberon Prison Farm last night today gave themselves up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Against Race Broadcasts Two Afternoons Too Much, Say Gunnedah Landholders
Members of the Gunnedah branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have expressed grave concern at the increase…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Britain Sets Up Largest State-owned Farm Plan to Relieve World Food Shortage
Britain is setting up in East & Central Africa the world's largest stateowned mechanised farm. When fully developed, it will cover more than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pea Crop Failure Causes Staff Retrenchments Summer Canning Collapses
Reduction of staff at the Bathurst cannery at Edgell and Sons will begin this week. Failure of the pea crops in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Cattle Stabbing
The Brookfield, near Dungog, cattle stabbing mystery has baffled, detectives for years. It started some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Report
The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd., report March 5, 1947:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brighter Wool Stocks Position
The wool stocks position in Australia is now much brighter than was expected when the war ended. By the end of the season, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →54d For Merino Wool
SYDNEY, Tues.—Greasy merino fleece sold to 54d for five bales of Yass/O/TG at Sydney wool sales. A strong market…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Export Wheat Up 1/6 a Bushel
The Australian Wheat Board's price of wheat for export has been advanced by 1/6 a bushel. It is now 15/11 1/4 a bushel for bulk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault on Farmer Young Man Bound Over
On a charge of having attempted to steal 1/ worth of Lucerne hay, the property of Walter John Hollingsworth, at West Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stud Jersey Cattle Sale at Baerami
DENMAN, Wed. — A large crowd of buyers was present at the sale of registered stud-Jersey cattle conducted by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“ Oil Firms On Strike Against Farmers” Shortage Of Power Kerosene
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The oil companies were on strike against the primary producers, declared Mr. Renshaw (Lab, Castlereagh) when he moved as a matter of urgency in the Legislative Assembly a motion seeking Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Branxton Farm Brings £8 Acre
At an auction sale of properties yesterday, conducted by J. Emright, at the rooms, Church-st., West Maitland, a property of 770…
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