More General Competition for Wool in Brisbane BRISBANE
The wool sales were continued to-day with an offering of 12,937 bales, Prices to-day were firm compared with the opening rates. The selection on the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1938
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Lose Preference Australian Wheat in Britain Suggestion by M.H.R. MELBOURNE
In his address to the annual conference of the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Association at Horsham to-day, the President (Mr. A. Wilson, M. H R.) declared that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Decline Exports of Australian Wool Eight-month Loss £10,324,038 CANBERRA
Substantial decreases in exports of wool for the eight months of the present financial year, as compared with the same period of the previous financial year, are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairyman Killed Car Fell into Bed of Creek WAGGA
Charles Rigby, 50, a dairyman, of Auburn, Melbourne, was killed to-day and Robert Williams, 68, a caterer of Middle Park, received fractured ribs and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Port Nicholson's Wool Cargo
A cargo of about 1048 bales of wool from the recent Newcastle sales is being loaded to-day by the Port Nicholson, which arrived at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Cheaper Irregularity at Homebush SYDNEY
After opening irregularly the sheep section at Homebush to-day developed a weaker trend as sales progressed values were 6d to 1/ cheaper for the penning…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Good Clearance Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE
Nearly a total clearance of an offering of 9500 bales was made at to-day's wool sales in Melbourne. Japan continued to dominate the market and there was good…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From Overseas Introduction of Farm Labour Primary Producers' Views Sydney
Introduction of labour from overseas for dairying work was urged as a necessity, at a meeting of the Central Executive Council of the Primary Producers' Union…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Trade and Finance Market Review Potato Rate Rises Gradual Fall in Wheat Farm Produce
Potato prices advanced in the Newcastle farm produce market this week, and another increase is likely early next week. Onions were unchanged, but a small rise…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Marked Decrease Butter Production Unsettled London Market Melbourne
Butter production in every State of the Commonwealth showed a marked decrease in the past week. Good rain is needed in New South Wales to stem the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Oversea Markets Wheat Cargoes and Futures. London, March 17
With renewed interest in Australian grain, the wheat cargoes market was steadier at 3d to 6d advance. Others were 8d. dearer, but the close was reactionary. Parcels were 1/ to 1/3…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Milk Price Accepted by Newcastle Dairymen T.B. Test Costs Criticised
The price fixed recently by the Milk Board and the tubercular testing of cows were discussed at a meeting of the Newcastle and Suburban Dairymen's…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Dungog Show Opening by Sir A. Howie Problems of the Farmer Discussed Dungog
In officially opening the 51st show of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association to-day. Sir Archibald Howie advocated the application of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manning River Dairying Taree
The Manning River Cooperative Dairy Society paid 781 suppliers 11¼d per lb for choicest, 10¼d for second-class butter, and 1/0¾ for commercial butter for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Ship Not to Load at Newcastle
The British steamer Dun[?]lmia was reported to be fixed to load 7500 tons of bulk wheat at Newcastle for United Kingdom. Instead of coming to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Wheat 50,000 Tons for Greece LONDON, March 20
According to the Athens correspondent of the British United Press, the Greek Government has approved of the importation of 50,000 tons of Australian wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmer Killed Towed Truck Turns Over Brakes Fail on Hill Melbourne
Crushed under an overturned transport truck, Charles Crow, 60 a farmer, of Morrick, was killed instantly yesterday. With his son, William Crown, and another…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Modern Amazons on Outback Farm
Gone are the days of Dad and Dave, Sal and [?]il, and the rest of that comedy company which [?]trutted and burlesqued its way through the pages of Steele Rudd! The old bewhiskered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter for Export Sydney
In the week ended March 19, the Commonwealth graders examined for export 9130 boxes of salted and 837 boxes of unsalted butter at Sydney and 5270 boxes of salted and 1542 boxes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Silo Still Full
Rumours in Newcastle yesterday that the British steamer Dunelmia would load 7500 tons of bulk wheat from the terminal wheat silos at Carrington were…
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