1949 Special Butter Coupons Still Valid
MELBOURNE, Mon: Special butter coupons: issued in 1949 would also be valid this year, the Director of Rationing (Mr Cumming) said…
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All- Time Record Wheat Haulage
MELBOURNE, Mon.: An all-time record haulage of 3,120,000 bushels of bulk wheat in seven days has been established by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →80Ib. Cod on View at the Butter Factory
So many big fish were taken out of local streams during the holidays it's a wonder the height of the Edward did not fall a few inches. Biggest official catch was awhile many had great succod of 80 Ib…
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CANBERRA, Tues.: The Minister for commerce (Mr McEwen) said tonight that he had called a conference of wool-growers’…
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ADELAIDE, Tues At the opening of the Adelaide wool sales today values were unexpectedly and reached an all-time high…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: Situation in relation to distribution of profits from Government dealings in wool grown during…
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CANBERRA, Wed.: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) tonight announced the delegation Australia was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Your Land of Golden Wheat and Sheep
Acre upon acre, mile after mile, of yellow gold. Sweeping far across the fields, swaying in th summer breeze under the hot sun. Yellow gold, a…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday : The winner of the Wangaratta wheat crop competition for 1949 was Mr N. F. Rankin, of Springhurst, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Song of The Wheat
We have sung the song of the droving days, Of the march of the travelling sheep. By silent stages and lonely ways…
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Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd.), wired under yesterday's date:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drenching of Sheep for Worms Some Important Precautions
Sheep being drenched for worms should be kept in a standing position with head held horizontally or slightly raised, points out the Division of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hold-up in Wool Profits Distribution
CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) will confer with the Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) on the distribution…
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Mr. Padman, M.L.A, was yesterday advised by telegram from the Minister for Buildings and Secondary Industries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Subsidy for Dairy Farmers Approved
CANBERRA, Thurs. : Federal Cabinet today approved payment of a retrospective subsidy to dairy farmers supplying milk processors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunflowers on Super Light weight Wool for Sports Clothes
Big, bold daisies with orange centres scattered over a tangerine background for the super-lightweight worsted wool fabric used by Francois Universal for the beach ensemble. The dirndl skirt wraps on and consists of two pieces of material gathered and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Year’s wheat Harvest Sets Another Record In N.S.W. SYDNEY
THIS year’s big wheat crop has established another record in N.S.W. Never before has the State recorded three successive above average crops…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Harvest Delayed Due to Earlier Cool Weather Agronomist Expects Average Yield of 16-18 Bushels
COOL WEATHER in the spring and early summer has resulted in alate harvest, states Mr. G. A. Crawford, district agronomist, in his December report on the western portion of Central Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm Home Manure on Lawns Should Be Used with Discretion
Farmyard manure should be used with discretion where lawns are concerned, warns the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmers' Page Some Useful Information Botulism in Poultry Usually Due To Putrid Feed
Cases of botulism in poultry come under notice in country districts occasionally and, due to the nature of the condition, it is probable that a large…
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