“Wool On Wheels” Exhibition Here Today
First of its type in this country and probably the first in the world “Wool on Wheels,” Australian Wool Board’s travelling display unit,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1948
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Cropping Position Promising in Albury and Near Districts
Although the season so far has been much drier than average, prospects for the coming crops in south-eastern Riverina are promising. The average for the four months just…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers on World Tour Surprised by Land Values in Fiji
While In Suva, on their world tour, the Rural Bank progressive farmer team were guests of the Government of Fiji. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fat Cattle Sales
MELBOURNE, Wed.: Early competition was very strong for fat bullocks at Newmarket today and values were 10/ to 15/ dearer. In late afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finley Sheep Sale
Messrs. John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd. will hold an important sheep sale at Finley on Wednesday next. 12th May, when they will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales
New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co., Ltd. (Inc. in England) have received the following wire from their Melbourne office: “Offered 6150 bales. Compared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jeweller Turned Wool Lecturer
Ex-prisoner of war in Malaya, Mr B. McWilliams. who is in charge of the travelling wool exhibit now in Albury, used to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Prices Favor Sellers
SYDNEY, Wed.: Prices tended in sellers’ favor for all well-grown fleeces and skirtings at today's Sydney wool sale. All the best features of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep’s Head Starts Gold Rush
LONDON, Wed.: A sheep’s head has started a gold rush in the Vosburg district of South Africa, reports the Associated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Handling of Future Wheat Harvests
A committee would be set up to consider the handling of future wheat harvests, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Stock Agents’ Request Charges on Sheep
Albury City Council last evening had before it a request from Albury and Wodonga Stock Agents' Association for alteration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Sees “Wool on Wheels”
Attractive woollen dresses are a feature of the wool exhibit which was displayed in Dean st yesterday afternoon in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Board Chairman in London
LONDON, Wed. — Mr Douglas T. Boyd, chairman of the Australian Wool Board, arrived at the London airport yesterday to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Temporary Increase in British Butter Ration
LONDON, Thurs.: The Ministry OF Food today announced that the butter ration for each person would be increased temporarily from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commercial Wool Closes Firmer
SYDNEY. Thurs.-. At closing wool [?] of the week excellent conditions continued to rule under strong general competition. There was,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stabilising the Price of Wheat
The world agreement on wheat -prices, to become effective on August 1 of this year, has had a mixed reception, especially in the chief producing countries, but, whatever its demerits, it does represent an honest attempt to keep prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Precautions with Weather-damaged Seed Wheat
As a large proportion of the wheat regained for sowing this season is wearher-damaged, growers, prior to sowing, are advised by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albury Wool Receipts Near £4 Million Mark
Receipts for wool sold at Albury up to April 30 have touched almost £4,000,000 in what is far and away the best wool-selling season experienced in this district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Higher Ceiling Rate for Sheep Move By P.P Boards
Albury P.P. Board at a meeting yesterday decided to support a move for power to raise the maximum rate which be levied on sheep from a halfpenny to two-thirds of a penny. This does not necessarily mean an increase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Use Best Quality Seed Available for 1948 Wheat Sowing
Shot and sprung wheat should not be used for sowing if it is possible to obtain seed of better quality. On the other hand, plump bleached grain may…
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