Wool Plans and Money
Sir,—The British Government is reported to have made a profit of £62 million on its wool scheme. The grower was to share equally in…
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Wool Slump in New Zealand
AUCKLAND (NZ), Wed., (AAP-Reuter); Wool prices in the opening stage of the Auckland sale today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jerilderie Cattle Sale (Held over from last issue)
Mr. R. J. White, in conjunction with Messrs. Elder Smith and Co. Lt. and Dennys, Lascelles Ltd., conducted a successful cattle sale at…
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LONDON, Wed.: Details of a joint plan to stop violent fluctuations in the price of wool were published today by Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers’ move to withhold butter
LISMORE, Thurs.: A mass meeting of over 500 farmers at Lismore today decided to ask factories to withhold butter and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Shortage—why—?
Although milk production in Australia has risen by only 1 per cent in the past 12 years our population has grown by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Dear Wool, Worst Enemy of Wool”
PERTH, Thursday: Wool’s enemy was dear wool and the biggest booster of synthetics was Australian grower…
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Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson is Lavender Ltd.) wires under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle sell at high prices
Fat cattle brought high prices in Melbourne and Sydney this week. At Melbourne on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Prices Crisis Still Not Resolved
CANBERRA, Thurs.: Outcome of the Premiers’ discussion on the butter crisis is still in doubt. Private talks today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trailer Loses Wool Load
When the studs of a semi-trailer loosened causing a wheel to collapse while the vehicle was travelling along Lachlan Street on…
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Wool is not in over supply. The position in the United Kingdom is typical. The stock of wool in Great Britain at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£10/18/- a week for dairy farm workers — less board
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Dairy form workers will receive up to 016310/18/ a week—less board and lodgings—under the first- determination of the newly set-up Dairy Farm Workers’ Board. Highest female wage will be £8/3/6. The new rated were announced today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alarming wool consumption decline
CANBERRA, Fri.: During June the rate of wool consumption in the United Kingdom textile industry declined sharply for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Higher wheat prices in Ireland
Irish farmers are to be paid more for millable wheat of this year’s crop. On July 28, new prices were announced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter now certain to go 3/0 ½ a lb
CANBERRA, Fri.: A surprise move by three States may end the deadlock Over the price of butter. The Premiers of Western Australia, Tasmania mania and South Australia today informed Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To the Editor This Post J.O. Wool Plan
Sir,—To my mind, the very grave danger of a majority “yes” vote lies not in the possibility of Government control, but in the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Dairymen to fight 40-hour week award
MELBOURNE, Fri.: The Victorian Dairy Farmers’ Association has decided to appeal against the application for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Table Top property wins farm competition
Albury district Farm and Fadder Competition has been won by Messrs W.C. Schulz and Son, “Willurah,” Table Top. The result was announced last evening by…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.—A 40-hour week for dairy farm employes will inevitably increase production costs which must ultimately be passed…
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