Inquiry Into South-west Farms
SYDNEY. Wed. — State Cabinet to-day decided to appoint Mr G. C. Stewart as chairman of the Investigation Committee to inquire into…
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More Hands to Harvest Record Cane Crop
CANBERRA, Wed. — Queensland would have a record sugar crop of about 800,000 tons this year. but the State needed an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep And Wool Classes At Henty
Although the instructor for the sheep and wool classes at Henty was not at the showground pavilion last Wednesday to enroll pupils, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Award New Rates of Pay
As from Monday 26th, January, new rates of pay for station hands and station cooks under the Federal Pastoral Award are as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Wool Sales
NEWCASTLE, Thurs.: Highest price paid at Newcastle wool sales today was 84[?]d for five bales of AAAE. branded CLAREMONT/AJA. Under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales
The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the sixth series of Wool Sales in the 1947-48 season, held on December 15th and January 19th to 22nd the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stabilising World’s Wheat
WASHINGTON, Thurs.: Before the 40 nation world wheat conference opened today, the leader of the Australian delegation, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Continue the Wool Classes
The decision to discontinue full time instruction in wool classing at Albury must be reversed. Apparently, taking the excuse that accommodation is not available, the authorities, without so much as a “by your leave” have decided that only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →110d. for Wool at Goulburn
GOULBURN. Thurs: At Goulburn wool sales today farmers and gr[?]ders’ offerings probably reached the highest point so far attained for wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keen Demand for Store Cattle at Henty Market
Farmers and Graziers' Co. Ltd., Albury, in conjunction with J. H. Wehrman and Co., Henty. report holding their opening stock sale in the New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Albury Wool Cheque This Month
At the Albury wool sales this month 16,786 bales were sold for a total of £807,523/17/5, according to figures given by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Less Wool Exported Higher Prices Compensate
CANBERRA, Thurs.: Australian exports of greasy wool in the first half of 1947-48 financial year were nearly 50 per cent below those…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Sowing 1948 Use Best Quality Seed Available
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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia’s Wool Clip Over 3 Million Bales
The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia and The Australian Woolgrowers’ Council, having reviewed the estimate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yanco Experiment Farm Field Day
Cotton, castor beans, soybeans, linseed, peanuts and sunflowers are under experiment at Yanco Experiment Farm; also the grain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Prices Must Eventually Fall
"There have been so very many warnings in the last two years from bankers, economist, and businessmen that prices of our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poultry Farmers Allege Dishonesty
MELBOURNE. Thurs.: Investigation into the activities of the Victorian Egg Board and into alleged illegal charges and falsification of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipments of [?] Butter to Britain Resumed
COPENHAGEN, Fri—The Danish foreign Office has announced that the shipments of Danish butter and bacon to Britain are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tobacco Crop Sliced by Half
MELBOURNE. Fri.: Blue mould had attacked Victoria’s tobacco crop, and growers would be lucky if half of the normal crop was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Wheat in Hand
MELBOURNE, Mon: In little more than a month all bulk wheat would be off the farms and in secure storage, said the Railways…
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