Wool Week Success Throughout State SYDNEY
Wool Week is proving a success, not only in the city but in the country districts. Reports received by the organisers indicate that the demand for wool has far…
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Farming & the land, 1932
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Heavy Decrease Victorian Wheat Harvest Still a Good Yield Melbourne
Statistics released to-day show that the Victorian wheat harvest for the 1931-2 season was 41,955,856 bushels, which is nearly 12,000,000 bushels less than last year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Where to Get Best Bargains SHOPS at a Glance Guide for Busy Shopper Wool For Winter
This is Wool Week, and in presenting the public with a harvest of bargains, Scott's. Ltd. are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Potato Crops Damaged
Official reports from potato inspectors in Gippsland and in particular at Koowee-rup, indicate extensive damage to potato crops by recent rains, which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Week in Muswellbrook
Wool week is being observed in Muswellbrook. Messrs. M Campbell and Co. have a striking display, the work of their window dresser, Mr. Athol Coghlan…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Cheaper. Sydney
The price of butter will be reduced by a halfpenny a lb as from to-morrow morning. This decision has been reached by the Butter Stabilisation Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overseas Markets London Wool Sales. London, April 23
Catalogues at to-day's wool sales comprised 12,163 bales, including 484 New South Wales, 139 Queensland, 413 South Australian, and 5248 New Zealand. Sales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mice Battalions Invade Towns Attack on Crops at Jerilderie Millions in District Sydney
Every cat in Jelliderie, Berrigan, and Finley district is so fed up with mice that it will not even bother to catch or eat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool and Wealth
The value of wool was never so great in the development of the British Empire, however, as it has been from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Market Unaltered Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY
At the Sydney wool sales to-day an average selection comprising 9041 bales was offered at auction, 7991 being sold. An additional 392 bales were sold privately…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lower British Duty French Wool Men's Welcome Can Undersell Yorkshire Paris, April 25
Wool manufacturers in Northern France welcome the abolition of the 50 per cent. abnormal import duty on textiles and the substitution of a 20 per cent. duty under…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Murder Mystery No Clues to Help Police Robbery Was Motive Glen Innes
Complete mystery surrounds yesterday's murder here, as detectives from Sydney have been unable to learn of anyone who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bright Prospects Newcastle Wool Sales Record Season Closing
The wool season just ending has been a record for Newcastle. Over 18,000 bales were sold, and the best trading results in the history of the New England, North…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Record Wool Season 18,000 Bales Sold in Newcastle Prospects Are Bright
Wool sold in Newcastle during the present season established a new record—18,000 bales, or 3000 bales more than…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inundated Farms
The Minister Tor Lands (Mr. Tully ) recently inspected flooded areas in the Urana district. An a result of the inability of settlers to farm or otherwise…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Non-empire Wool Ottawa, April 27
It is understood that the contemplated Canadian duty on non-Empire wool to reinforce the New Zealand treaty will be 10 per cent. The Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Reduced Yield Maizer Harvest Forecast Crop Conditions Reviewed Sydney
The Department of Agriculture forecasts a maize harvest of 2,305,000 bushels for the 1931-32 season. The reduced yield in sight bas been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Fat Cattle Market
The fat cattle market was fairly well supplied at the weekly stock sales, principally with cows and heifers from fair to good quality, with an odd pen of steers…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →April Wool Sales
Because of the generally inferior nature of the offerings at the series of Brisbane wool sales held last week, it was most unfortunate that the demand from the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£400,000 REPAID Advances to Farmers Sufficient Wheat Harvests Adelaide
Of the £300,000 advanced to farmers in South Australia for the 1931-32 harvest, £400,000 has already been paid back, according to figures released to-day…
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