Down on the Farm and Why They Leave
Quoting a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Rural Reconstruction Commission during the war, it points out that in the North Coast area of…
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Farming & the land, 1949
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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
An Executive meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's council was held in Sydney on the 6th july. Owing to the recent publicity given…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The annual State conference of the Wheatgrowers’ Union of NSW at Parkes decided to ask the…
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TOKIO, July 28. —Japan would obtain wool, cotton and other raw materials from Latin - American countries as a result of the recent…
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The monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Junior Fanners' Club was held in the Central School on Thursday evening. Junior President, Mr. Cohn Glegory…
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The Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Company reports that during the month of June 37 tons of butter was manufactured and…
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The New South Wales Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. E. A. Barker) has granted butter factory employees and others wage…
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Twenty dry dairy cows and young heifers from flood submerged pastures of Maitland will leave shortly for Merriwa on agistment, a…
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The State Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. E. A. Barker, yesterday granted butter factory employees and others wage…
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The annual State conference of the Wheatgrowers' Union of N.S.W. has asked the Federal Government to pay 2/ a bushel…
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A letter of historical interest, written by William Farrer in 1897, was discovered recently by F. Butler,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Fashions at International Wool Secreatriat
Miss Beryl James, "Miss Australia 1949", recently paid a visit to the International Wool Secretariat Showrooms in Regent Street, London, England, to see some of the latest British woollen styles…
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Owing to the recent publicity given to a resolution from the Taree branch, that all milk purchased by the Milk Board for use as whole milk, should…
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Prospects for the early potato crops In the Lower Hunter this year have never been worse, said the district agronomist (Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The British Lightweight Crop Duster
The "Rapid Duster" (Eng.) is a lightweight machine with all-in-one facilities for crop dusting or powder fertilising. It is designed on a new idea and utilises a bicycle type wheel which reduces weight and facilitates Work over…
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Sir Earle Page has received the following letter from Hon. A. A. Calwell Minister for Immigration:—"I desire to make further reference…
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PAR[?] Sat.—New south Wales Wheatg[?] Union decided at Its annual cor[?]rence yesterday to ask the Federal Minister for Commerce,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Planting of Crops Delayed by Flood Agronomist’s Report
“Further heavy rain was recorded throughout the district towards the end of July and it was most unwelcome,” Mr. G. T. Dawson, district agronomist in his report for July…
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SYDNEY: Distributing agents do not expect any shortage butter and cheese in New South Wales over the next few months,…
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SYDNEY. Monday.—Pitt, son and Badgery Ltd. report 33.604 sheep and lambs, penned, mostly good quality, with a small proportion of lower…
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