Junior Farmers at West Wallsend
The re-formed Junior Farmer Club at West Wallsend is making satisfactory progress. Reports given at a meeting last…
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Farming & the land, 1939
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Market Quieter Butter in London MELBOURNE
The London, butter market is steady but quieter, with spot values on June 1 unchanged stated the London office of the Dairy Board in its weekly cablegram,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Butter Substitute Federal Action Sought "Should Be Made Readily Distinguishable" Canberra
Legislation to meet the competition of margarine with the dairying industry by ensuring that butter substitutes shall be readily distinguishable was sought by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Government's Big Order Forced Wool Tops Up LONDON, June 2
The Government's decision to buy 3,000,000lb of crossbred tops resulted in a half-penny advance in quotations, as a protective measure on the part of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Confidence in C.P. LEADERS Farmers and Settlers' Executive SYDNEY
A resolution placing on record appreciation of the services rendered by Sir Earle Page and Mr. H. V. C. Thorby to the Country party, and affirming the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Needs of Primary Industries Series of Conferences to Be Held Dairymen Seek Federal Control Canberra
A proposal to brand all Australian manufactured goods with the word "Australia" will be placed before a meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Form for Warwick Farm Amateur Cup Meeting Calruin May Win Sixth Race in Succession Grey Derby is Danger to Moaveil El Valor and Good Morning Should Win Nursery Handicap Divisions Sydney
Calruin, who has won his last five races at country meetings, and who will be topweight for this event, is likely to lead the field home in the Amateur Cupat Warwick Farm. Vintage, next on the list of weights, may be his most persistent rival…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Outsider's Dividend at Warwick Farm Sydney
Deanna, who finished third in the fillies' division of the Nursery Handicap at Warwick Farm this afternoon, started at 33/1. and returned…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Homebush Cattle Sales SYDNEY
At Homebush to-day the stock offered comprised lambs (12,000) sheep (15,069) and cattle (2745). The market was 1s dearer for grown sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers Seek Inquiry Bank and South-west Settlers Accusations and Defence Sydney
Farmers in the south-western areas are urging the Government to appoint a Royal Commission or a special committee to investigate their conditions of life…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Car and Train Crash Victorian Crossing Tragedy Farmer Killed Melbourne
Thomas Argus. 55. farmer, of Bunyip, was killed, and Thelma Argus, 12, was critically injured yesterday at Bunyip level crossing by a train which was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Legion Bird Lucky to Win at Warwick Farm Narrow Victory in Homestead Handicap SYDNEY
Legion Bird, starting at 20 to 1, won the Homestead Handicap at Warwick Farm yesterday, and that probably meant that bookmakers just won on the day. Legion Bird was lucky to win. W. Lappin, who was on Gold Spark, instead of his waiting…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Costs Out of Control Graziers' Complaints SYDNEY
The necessity for getting the direct and indirect costs down in the pastoral industry was urged by delegates at the 55th annual convention of the Graziers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Keen Demand: Rates Firm New Series of Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY
Wool sales were renamed in Sydney to-day when a miscellaneous selection comprising 7682 bales were offered. Sales at auction tottalled 6222, and 1945 were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Grading Sydney
The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended June 2, 13,238 boxes of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Margarine, Not Butter on Hamburger Sydney
"Put plenty of butter on them," said a customer at a hamburger shop. The customer was a health inspector who, in the Central Summons Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coolers on Dairy Farms Safeguard Milk Supply to Newcastle Minister Answers Protest
"The Milk Board's decision to require farmers to cool their milk as effectively as possible and immediately after production was decided upon as a means…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Keen Competition at Wool Sales Sydney Market Very Firm SYDNEY
At the wool sales to-day a miscellaneous selection, comprising 9248 bales, was submitted at auction. Sales at auction totalled 7700 bales, and 1938 were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Less Than Half Peak May Price for Greasy Wool MELBOURNE
The average price of 9.42d per lb obtained for greasy wool sold in Australia in May was less than half of the post-depression peak of 19.43d obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cattle Pen for Pig Grafton
A pig so high that it had to be sent through a cattle pen was slaughtered at South Grafton Abattoir. The dressed weight was 675lb. It is estimated that…
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