Butter Exports Sydney
For the week ended January, 15, 1938, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities of butter— At Sydney: Salted, 21,330 boxes,…
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Farming & the land, 1938
1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 79
Artificial Wool Passes Substitute Stage London, December 30
Two years ago, artificial wool was still very definitely a "substitute" material and greatly inferior to the natural product in wear and hang. A remarkable qualitative betterment has been brought about, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Workers Shortage in Germany Influx of Foreigners London, January 17
The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that in addition to 30,000 Italians, more than 170,000 farm workers are arriving from many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Butter Exports Canberra
Exports of butter from Australia for the five months ended November 30, 1937, showed a considerable improvement over exports in the corresponding five months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Largs Bay Taking Big Butter Cargo
The Largs Bay is due at Newcastle this afternoon to load a cargo of butter, cheese, wool and frozen meat for the United Kingdom…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Keen and General Competition at Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE
The wool sales were continued to-day, when 12,201 bales were offered. Competition was again keen and general. Continental buyers were the principal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jews As Good Farmers London
Mr. S. N. Sternberg, secretary of the Free Land League of Jewish Colonisation, has undertaken to submit for the consideration of the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Newcastle Wool Sale Next
Owing to the holiday next week the seventh wool sale to be held by N.E.N.C.O. which was to have taken, place on Thursday will be held on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Store Workers Strike Wellington (N.z.)
As a protest against the delay of the Arbitration Court in issuing a new award, 400 wool store employees at Napier ceased work. Negotiations for a settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Values Firm Brisbane Wool Sales End BRISBANE
The wool sales concluded today. The selection of 12,333 bales was superior to those of previous days. The Continent was again the chief operator. Bradford was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drought Grips U.S. Plains Threatening Winter Wheat New York
A drought similar to that of 1934-36, which made barren large sections of fertile land and cost farmers thousands of millions of dollars, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manning River Dairying Taree
The Manning River Cooperative Dairy Society paid 771 suppliers at the rate of 10¾d per 1n for choicest, 9¾ per 1b for second-class and 1/0¼ per lb for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Britain's Food Supplies in War Time Farmers Discuss Big Problem London
A five year plan to encourage agriculture in England is estimated by Mr. Somerset De Chair, M.P. for South-west Norfolk, to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Canada Short of Butter Ottawa, January 21
The Agriculture Minister (Mr. J. G. Gardiner) comments that the London predictions of a huge world crop of wheat in 1938 omits the weather, which is the one…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Meagre Resources Wool Publicity Campaign MELBOURNE
In a report to the Australian Wool Board, the International Wool Secretariat pointed to the relatively meagre resources for its campaign of publicity and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Australian Wool Slight Decrease in German Purchases LONDON, January 20
The Bremen Chamber of Commerce, in on authoritative survey of wool purchases by Germany, records only a slight decrease in the quantity imported for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Dumping Wool Council's Policy May Carry Over Part of Clip Melbourne
"If the necessity arises, the Australian Woolgrowers' Council will this season carry over portion of the clip, and will possibly adopt some additional measures…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farmer Sent for Trial Charge of Arson Devonport (Tan.)
At an inquiry into the cause of a fire at the form of A. K. Parker, a nearby farmer. Victor Boyd Campbell, was commuted for trial on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep From New Zealand Sydney
Consigned to Mr. C. G. Crawford, of Moss Vale, a consignment of 20 Ryeland ewes will arrived from New Zealand to-morrow. They are claimed to be ideal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MAITLAND — KURRI — CESSNOCK West Maitland Welcome Rain Crops Withered Off Lochinvar Farmers Suffer
About 20 farmers in the Lochinvar district suffered a severe loss during the recent dry spell, and the 258 points of rain which fell in that locality early last…
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