The Origin of the Australian Wool Trade
We published recently an article on the above subject from "Stories From Australian History," in which credit was given to Captain…
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‘U.S. to be Big Wool Purchaser’ SYDNEY
American purchases of Australian wool would stay high, because the United States was now able to Buy the types of wool that could never…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Overstocking” of Dairy Cows An Objectionable Practice
When newly-calved cattle are displayed for sale, it frequently happens the owner, desiring to attract attention to the capacity of the udder,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some Good Wheat Crops
Despite the dry weather it is rather surprising that the wheat crops are filling as well as they are, says our Walbundrie correspondent. Particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Trucks Ready
Two hundred bulk wheat trucks are standing at Junee for [?] on the Rand line here harvesting of the wheat crop is expected to begin in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seed Wheat for 1947 Planting
Arrangements to supply seed wheat for planting next season (1947) have received further consideration by the Department of Agriculture and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Black Ban Still on Dalgety’s Wool Sydney
A deadlock was reached at today’s compulsory conference on the dispute between the wool selling brokers and the Clerks’ Union over the handling of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →83½d Per Lb. New Wool Record Melbourne
Remarkable prices were obtained for some choice Western District merino wools sold at Geelong sales today a new Australasian record was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seed Wheat for 1947 Sowing Arrangements Made in N.s.w
The [?] of seed wheal for the [?] sowing has been dealt with in a [?] of Agriculture circular received by the District…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmers’ Field Day
We are [?] to [?] for the appended [?] on a[?] [?] Field Day:— On the 16th October the members of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Losses of Sheep
In the year ended March 31 last the number of sheep in Australia declined by about 9 million to 96,400,000, which was the lowest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Darkening Prospects for Wheat
The wheat position in N.S.W. at the moment is almost as serious as in 1944 and may even become worse. Earlier expectations that the Riverina this season would be back to normal production have been blasted by another drought which commenced in the northern part of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Ban to Be Lifted Sydney
Black ban on wool handled by Dalgety and Co. and Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. in Australian wool ports was lifted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales on Monday SYDNEY
Sydney wool sales will be resumed on Monday. This was decided at an [?] conference tonight between representatives of the wool selling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Will Not Be Closed Rutherglen Experiment Farm
Victorian Minister for Agriculture (Mr McKenzie) informed a deputation that his department had no intention of closing the Rutherglen Experiment Farm, Cr.C. F. Pollard told a meeting of Wodonga Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Field Day at Rutherglen Experiment Farm
The first field day since 1940 at Rutherglen Experiment Farm was held on Friday, when farmers numbering between 400 and 500 gathered from as far as 100 miles to study the tests. The top pictures shows (left to right), Mr J. A. Morrow, farm manager: Cr. J. R. Riley, president Rutherglen Agricultural Society; Messrs W. G. McKenzie, Minister for Agriculture: P. Ryan, acting Director of Agriculture,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Sheep Sale
At Henty on Friday last Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., Henty, in conjunction with Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Clerks' Strike Black Ban Lifted
The "black" ban on wool handled by Dalgety and Co. and the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. in Australian wool ports, was lifted on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Pools Financial Statement Issued Sydney
Financial statements covering wheat pools have been made available by the Wheat Board for No. 2 pool (season 1939-40), No. 4 pool (season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep in "The Long Paddock" "Drover Convicted for Loafing
At the Corowa Court on Tuesday afternoon, R. W. Lindeman, secretary of the Corowa Pastures Protection Board, proceeded against…
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