Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,515 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 76

Wool Clip Values Soar

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—This season's wool clip is expected to be worth between £160 million and £200 million. Dr. Edgar…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wool Position Prospects Bright

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 10

Both United States and Australian millmen have bought fair quantities of wool in Australia this…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Stock, Property Wool Prospects

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd.: Statistically wool is strongly situated. Government stocks in USA are rapidly…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mating and Environment Influence Sheep Types

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 4

The advent of the blowfly amongst Australian flocks marked the exodus of the American imported Vermont strain, continued Mr. Cameron, in his lecture on the genetics of the Merine shees…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wool Clip £200,00,000

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

Sydney, Wed, — This season’s wool clip is expected to be worth between £160 million and…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

"We Lost 30,000,000 Sheep" Number of Lambs Declined in Drought Years Problem One For Australia Net For State

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 10

Although I chose this title, I admit it is in some ways an overstatement. The facts on which it is based are, however, facts. The collected statement published by the…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Value of Wool Clip Estimated To Exceed £160,000,000 Dr. Edgar Sooth's Comments SYDNEY, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 11

This season's wool clip is expected to be worth between £160,000,000 and £200,000,000, Dr…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Experiment Farm Committee Minister Silent On Representation

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

Representation of the New England Agricultural Advisory Committee on a basis of one delegate from each of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

"We Lost 30,000,000 Sheep" Number of Lambs Declined in Drought Years Problem One For Australia Not For State

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 3

Although I chose this title, I admit it is in some ways an overstatement. The facts on which it is based are, however, facts. The collected statement published by the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Co-operative Farming Enterprise

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 1

A group of farmers at reading Berkshire who, having experienced the harvest of 1946, when the combine harvesters brought to their barns loads of grain so wet that much of it was wasted, decided to co-operate in setting…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Food Technology and Cropping Programmes Initial Quality Essential to Successful Programmes District Variations Create Major Problem

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 5

This term "food technology" is a fairly recent addition to technical jargon in the food industry, and you reasonably ask, "First of all, what is food technology?" A certain…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

New Record Wool Price

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The second Australasian wool record in two days—159d.—was established as the final day of the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

End of the Wheat Season

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 3

Wheat carting to the Inverell railway is concluded and cleaning-up operations at the silo are proceeding…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Shearing Ban On Scabby Mouth Sheep Rejected

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

For the third time the Industrial Court in Queensland has refused shearers the right to turn out a whole flock of sheep…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wool Clip This Year May Be Worth £186m

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

The current season's Australian wool clip may be worth almost £31 million more than last year…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

159d for Wool New Record Set Up At Geelong MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

A new Australian record. price of 159d was paid for nine bales of particularly well grown super fine merino wool…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Poisoning of Sheep

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 4

Heliotrope weed causes toxaemic jaundice in sheep, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research stated recently…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

New Wheat Talks

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 6

WASHINGTON: The United States has invited the 58 member-nations of the UNO Food and Agricultural…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Prospects for Wool Market Remain Sound

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 4

According to Winchmbe Carson Ltd. both United States and Australian millmen have bought fair, quantities of wool…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Local & General Bundarra Show Wool Judge

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 4

Mr. D. H. Drummond, MLA, advises receipt of the following letter from the Director of Technical Education: “ In…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →