Wool for Japan 17,000 Bales a Month to be Imported TOKIO, March 3
The Domel newsagency reports that the Ministries for finance, commerce, and industry have decided to permit the importation in 1938 for domestic…
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Farming & the land, 1938
1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 79
Bomb Explodes Victorian Farm Incident Walls of House Cracked Melbourne
A home-made bomb exploded in a pigsty on a farm owned by R. D. Langdon, an onion grower, of Coroorook, near Colac, to-day. Fragments of iron were hurried…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Adelaide Wool Sales Adelaide
There was a strong demand at the wool sales, which concluded to-day Values were about on a par with the last Adelaide sales, and 5 per cent. higher than…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trade and Finance Market Review Wheat Trade Stationary Cheese Supplies Heavy Potato Values Firmer Farm Produce
Due to light supplies of Tasmanian potatoes in the Newcastle farm produce market this week, Brownells and Bismarcks were increased 30/ a ton. Sales…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Synthetic Wool From Beans? Tokio
It is claimed that a Japanese scientist has perfected a process for obtaining a wool-like fabric from Manchurian soya beans…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Market Firm Butter in London Production Declines Melbourne
The London butter market is firm and tending dearer for the negligible quantities on offer. Salted Kangaroo and New Zealand finest salted are bringing 116/,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool From Beans Now Tokio, March 4
It is claimed that a Japanese scientist has perfected a process for obtaining a wool-like fabric from Manchurian soya beans. The Show Industry Company is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Appeal Fails Conviction of Butcher Neighbour's Cattle Stolen Sydney
The story of a well-to-do man who had induced an employee to steal for him was unfolded in the Court of Criminal Appeals to-day, when the Chief Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The First Sheep in Queensland Preparing for the Celebrations Brisbane
Preliminary arrangements are to hand for celebrating the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Patrick and Walter Leslie, who brought the first sheep to the Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Farmers' Club
In 1827 the owners of infant settlements on the Hunter River formed a Farmers' Club. Its members in the year decided to donate pieces of plate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Historic Spot Birthplace of Farming in Australia
Mr. F. A. Codell, Vice-president of the Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society, in a paper read at the conference of the Agricultural Bureau of New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meat Exports More Valuable Than Dairy Products Best Year Since War Melbourne
For the first time on record the export of meat exceeded that of dairy products last year. Exports of meat to the United…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Australian Meat Imports Scottish Farmers' Protest London
The National Farmers' Union of Scotland has written to Mr. Walter Elliot, Secretary for Scotland, asserting that excessive Importation of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter for Export Sydney
In the week ended March 5 the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities, in boxes, of batter—Sydney: Salted 17,215, unsalted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Keen Buyers Japanese Operators at Wool Sales Sydney Market Firm Sydney
Keen buying by Japan was the outstanding feature of the Sydney wool sales to-day, when a good selection, comprising 11,195 bales, was submitted. Sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£13,436,970 DOWN Australian Wool Cheque Sales in Eight Months Melbourne
An analysis of wool values issued by the Commonwealth Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia to-day shows that returns front sales in the eight…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Butter Grading Sydney
The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended March 4, 19,262 boxes of butter manufactured in New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Artificial Wool and Cotton
Berlin March 7.—An outstanding feature of the Leipzig Fair is the wider use of artificial wool and cotton, from wood pulp. It includes suits, bats, curtains,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Market Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY
A good selection, comprising 9004 bales was offered at auction at the wool sales in Sydney to-day. Of these 8360 were sold at auction, and an additional 948…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Prospects Unstable Market Predicted ROME, March 7
The International Institute of Agriculture, in a preliminary review of the situation, expresses the opinion that wheat will be over-produced in the current year,…
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