Butter price rests with Caucus
SYDNEY, Wed.: If the State Parliamentary Labor Caucus voted for an increase in the retail price of butter he would agree to it, the Premier (Mr.McGirr) told members today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1951
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1300 Mile Bus Ride to Sheep Sale
A contingent of north-western NSW Border Leicester sheepbreeders is setting out this month on a 1300 mile bus ride to buy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Settlers' Association Branch Formed at South Coree
On the evening of Wednesday, 22nd August, a public meeting was held at South Coree for the purpose of forming a branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Farmers at the Show
Junior Farmers at work in preparation for the Albury Show. Volunteer window-cleaners are Dorothy Jenner (left) and Wilma Boadle, while Bruce (left) and Brian Sutcliffe piece together a wire poultry cage. —STAGE SET FOB SHOW, P2…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Successful Special Sheep Sale
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (inc, in England) report having conducted a very successful special…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Travelled Too Slowly
Hay drover, Angus Butcher, was fined £25 with 10/- costs and £3/3/- professional costs by Mr. F. Pocock, S.M., on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Herd of Cattle Cross Bridge
What is believed to be a record number of cattle crossed the Murray River bridge on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Watching Wool Sales
Official quarters quoted by the "Financial Times" say that Britain is likely to call a meeting of national members of the Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Voting Figures on Wool Referendum
The acting Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Senator McLeay, has announced the final voting figures…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2/8 a lb—fixed price for interstate butter
SYDNEY, Thurs.: A special Government Gazette was issued tonight to prevent the sale of interstate butter in NSW above…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister denies that butter ore cause shortage in Australia
SYDNEY; Thurs.: The acting Minister’ for Commerce Agriculture (Senator McLeay) today denied that the Federal Government had caused the butter shortage, by over exporting…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Victorian Butter to Sell at 3/0½ Lb. in Albury
As from this morning, Victorian butler will be retailed in Albury at 3/0½ a lb. This was stated yesterday by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Judges praise Junior Farmers
Judges were high in their praise of exhibits in the Junior Farmer section. The section this year,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle entries down
“Lack of interest by breeders had resulted in a disappointing entry in the cattle section,” dairy breeds judge (Mr S. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blames Govt. for NSW butter famine
SYDNEY, Fri.: The quickest and best [?] to ensure that N.S.W. gets no butter is for the State Government [?] stick to its present [?] on prices,” the secretary of the Primary Producers Union (Mr. L. Johnstone)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Americans already buying wool
SYDNEY, Fri.: Brokers were surprised at American buying of wool at sales last week. The knowledge that U.S…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Queensland wheat harvest may collapse
BRISBANE, Fri: Chairman of the Queensland Wheat Board (Mr. R. Short) said today the 1951 wheat crop “is just…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →“Butter musn’t be sold above 2/8 lb”
SYDNEY, Fri.: Any sale of butter in NSW over 2/8 a lb., whether the butter comes from NSW or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →25 more farms for ex-servicemen
State Cabinet has approved the purchase of over 21,000 acres of land, in 10 country properties, for war service land…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →McGirr’s attitude on butter — “ unrealistic”
SYDNEY, Sun.: “The refusal of the Premier (Mr McGirr) to allow butter to be sold to the public at a price It was willing…
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