N.Z. Wool at £10,000,000 Wellington (N.z.)
The grove proceeds of 570,000 bales of wool appraised in New Zealand to the end of February under the Empire scheme were £10,000,000. The average…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 44
In the Courts (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m) Newcastle Police Court Dairyman Remanded
On three charges of stealing, Leslie Victor Steele. 31, dairyman, was remanded to April 12. Ball in £20 was allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Long Pursuit of Cattle Thief Police Had Arduous Time GRAFTON
After traveling more than 1000 miles in five days, Detective-constable C. W. McMahon and Constable Anderton, of Grafton, assisted by Sergeant Kerr, of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Heat Damages Citrus Crop Maitland Lost Heavily
In March coastal citrus groves were further damaged by the heat. Shedding caused a reduction in the prospective crop, and development of the remaining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmers at West Wallsend
Reports given by members of the West Wallsend Junior Farmers' League at a meeting last night indicated that the members were busily…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Appointment to State Wool Committee Canberra
The vacancy on the New South Wales State Wool Committee, canned by the death of Mr. K. De L. Cudmore, has been filled by the appointment of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wool Outlook Improved by Hand-feeding Moree
Despite the long drought in the North-west, graziers expect that their sheep will out heavy fleeces, with wool of good quality. This is mainly through…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Junior Farmers Want Own Transport
West Wallsend Junior Farmers' Club wants to provide its own transport to centres where direct transport is not available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sell Lucerne and Buy Chaff Hunter Farmers Profit by Rail Concession
Since the Railway Department reduced freight charges on fodder for starving stock to 1/8 a ton from any part of the State an anomaly in the provision has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →U.S. Wheat Harvest Down Washington, April 12
The Department of Agriculture forecasts that the winter wheat harvest will be 426,215,000 bushels—about a fourth below last year…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Hand Bound Over
Leslie Victor Steele, 31, dairy hand, pleaded "Guilty" to three charges of having stolen carpenters' tools. They were—At Charlestown, on March 12, he…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fodder Crops Making Good Growth Melbourne
The Australian Dairy Produce Board reports that light showers fell on the coast of Queensland in the early part of the weak, hut weather conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farm "Moved" Over 250 Miles London, March 20
A tarm was "moved" 250 miles from Northumberland. England, by special train to Bodney Hall. Walton. Norfolk (reports an exchange)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →N.Z. Anxious About Butter Sales Wellington (N.z.)
The marketing of butter in Britain was sufficiently serious to warrant the immediate attention of the Governments of Australia and New Zealand, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Produce for Britain Increased Demand Expected SYDNEY
Germany's invasion of Denmark may lead to an increased demand by England for Australian dairy produce. Mr. J. R. King New South Wales representative on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Farmers Seek Advance Canberra
Wheat farmers are pressing, through their representatives in Parliament, for a further advance from the Federal Government on wheat acquired this season…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Blow to Reich Rumania Bans Exports of Fuel Wheat Contracts Annulled (Australian Associated Press.) BUCHAREST, April 16
Rumania has banned all exports of petroleum, coal, and wood, by a decree issued last night. This means that Germany's main source of these supplies in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Workers to Form Organisation Brisbane
At a meeting to-day of representatives of cooperative butter and cheese factories it was decided to form a voluntary rank and file organisation for the dairying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Supplies Adequate London, April 16
Despite the loss of supplies as a result of the German invasion of Denmark, the British Ministry of Food is confident that ample supplies of butter, bacon, and eggs…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Winter School for Farmers
Winter schools for farmers will be held at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, from July 2 to 12. Courses of instruction will be poultry farming and…
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