Local and General Sydney Sheep Show
The Prime Minister, Mr. K. G. Menzies, will officially open the Sydney Sheep Show on May 26. The show will be held at Sydney Showground…
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Wool at Highest Price Ever
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Wool values on the basis of Geelong sales, which closed today, are now at the highest peak…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Review of Rice Crop
When the volume of the present rice harvest was known the Government might review its prohibititon over general sale of rice in Australia, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Will Have £720 Million to Spend Record Prices. High Production
Value of rural production for the year 1949-50 will probably reach the huge figure of £720 million, according to estimates by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. This exceeds the record of the previous year by over one hundred million pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blind Farmer
A 41-year-old blind man farms 70 acres near Taunton, England, with the aid of memories he stored while his sight was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Farm Homestead
The frantic efforts of the owner Mr. Arthur Doncon on Tuesday night saved the Quandong Farm homestead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Rationing Ends in N.Z. on June 4 Wellington (N.z.)
Butter rationing will cease on June 4, entirely eliminating fod rationing in N.Z. The Prime Minister (Mr Holland) announced this in a broadcast tonight. He also…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Rationing To End Soon ?
Butter, sold without coupons, is expected to take a steep jump in price. This was stated in Albury at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lice Infested Sheep Fine and Costs £10
In the Court of Petty Sessions before the S.M., Mr. Debenham, on Wednesday, Colin Doolan, of Beelbangera, was charged on sommons with being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shearers to Get £4/1/6 A 100 Sheep Sydney
Pastoral workers in all States, except Queensland, were granted substantial wage increases in an interim award announced by Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. J. R. Donovan) today. About 50,000 workers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers' A. & P. Forms Provide Basis for Useful Statistics
Most people, including, farmers, dislike filling in forma, but in many instances they can console themselves with the thought that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wakool Rice Crop Being Stripped Good Harvest Expected the Wakool district rice harvest is now in full swing. Crops are yielding well and the output should be better than last season, states the district agronomist (Mr. G. A. Crawford) in his April report. He adds
WEATHER CONDITIONS Apart from the falls during the first week of the month, conditions have been dry. These…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lift Butter Rationing, Urges Dairy Chief
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Unrestricted butter sales would cause no hardship in Britain because the European and domestic…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commercial Albury Sheep Market
The following is the order of sale for today’s Albury sheep market: Dalgety & Co, New Zealand Loan, John McNamara & Co, Goldsbrough Mort,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fat Sheep, Lamb Sales
MELBOURNE, Tues: A good display of woolly prime wethers of all weights, along with odd drafts of recently-shorn types, was available to buyers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wool Values High
SYDNEY, Tues: The best features of yesterday’s sales were in evidence at Sydney wool sales today. Any change in values was in sellers’ favor, except…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Butter, Rice Sales Under Review Canberra
Inquiries were now being made by the Commonwealth Government into factors which could assist in the removal of restrictions on the purchase of butter and rice. The Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£60 for Sheep Dog Trials
Prizemoney for the sheep dog trials, conducted in conjunction with the P. & A. Society's show this year totals £60, an increase…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Poisoned by Carbon Tetrachloride
A very serious mortality occurred in sheep in the Cooma district recently, after they had been drenched with a proprietary line of double…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool at Highest Value
MELBOURNE, Thursday : Market at today's Melbourne wool sales topped the highest point ever reached in…
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