Wool Market Rules Firm
SYDNEY, Wed: The market ruled very firm for all descriptions at Sydney wool sales today, the recently improved tone being again strongly in…
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Fewer Sheep in N.S.W.
There are 971,0000 fewer sheep to shear in N.S.W. than 12 months ago, state Winchcombe Carson Ltd. Sheep at March 31, 1947, totalled…
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A meeting of the members of the Jerilderie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Friday, 26th September, Mr. F…
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A resolution urging a petition to the King against the proposed nationalisation of banks, and calling for actions of protest, such as withholding of supplies by producers, was carried by a meeting of more than 200 farmers, dairymen, and graziers at Poowong last…
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SYDNEY. Wed.: In the Legislative Assembly today the Premier (McGirr) said in answer to a question that he would ask the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain Faces Big Deficit in Farm Workers
LONDON, Wed.—One hundred thousand workers during the next 12 months will be lost to British agriculture through the return of…
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PASTORALISTS in the districts surrounding Hay have expressed alarm at the increasing incidence of sheep thefts in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bags for Wheat Crop Mr. Graham Seriously Concerned
SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) said today he was seriously concerned at conflicting information he had…
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The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) revealed in the House of Representativas that Australia had been exporting butter to Canada…
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CANBERRA. Thurs.: Minister for Commerce (Mr Pollard) said tonight that the first advance to growers for wheat from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy Farmer and Nationalisation
Sir.—The refusal of supply in Victoria has been forced on the Legislative Council by rejection of a request for a referendum on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gambling In U.S. Wheat Futures Disastrous Effect On Hungry Europe
In a critical survey of open wheat marketing methods used in the United States, the chairman of the Victorian Graln…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →P.P.U. Secretary Addresses Albury Dairymen
“The whole world today is short of food, not as a result of the war, but because producers have not been receiving a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waist-high Crop of Peas
Fertilised only with organic manures, this waist-high crop of field peas was grown by Mr. D. W. Harrison (pictured) in his pioneer prune orchard. Prune Lane. Lavington. to be turned into the ground while in flower as a green manure. Mr. Harrison…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairymen May Withhold Milk Want Substantial Price Increase
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council, at its meeting tomorrow, will have before it recommendation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Wheat Bag Order Adequate” 180 Million Bushel Crop Expected
CANBERRA, Fri.—Supplies of wheat sacks on order from India would adequately meet the requirements of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australia Sells Wheat to Iraq
LONDON Fri.—It is officially stated that the Australian Government has agreed to supply Iraq with 40,000 tons of wheat…
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CANBERRA. Sun.—An increase in the price of butter to producers is expected to be announced by the Minister for Commerce and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Cattle for Philippines
It was reported to the meeting of the Australian Meat Board in Sydney that the Commonwealth Government had authorised the export of up to…
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At the Perth annual stud and flock ram sales on October 10, the Guthrie company offered four special rams. Top price of the…
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