Kurri Police Court Farmer Left Fire Burning
Leslie John Beveridge, of Stockrington, pleaded "Not guilty at Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday, to a charge of having, on March 22, left a fire, which he…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 44
Wheat Loaded
For the first time in many months, a ship loaded a cargo of wheat at Newcastle silos yesterday. The loading process occupied most of the day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Transference of Wheat-growers State Ministers To Confer Shortly CANBERRA
The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) announced to-day that he had called a conference of State Ministers of Agriculture at Canberra for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Production Declining Melbourne
The Australian Dairy Produce Board reports that no rain fell during the past weak in Queensland, and the weather was cold. Production is still showing a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'Hardship' Appeal for Farmers Canberra
The Federal Government will next week establish a "hardship" tribunal to hear appeals by wheatgrowers who have suffered as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Few Dairy Cattle in South Australia Adelaide
South Australian butter producers will find difficulty in sharing in £15,000,000 worth of the butter trade, which Denmark has lost with Britain, for there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Half Wheat Crop Sold Average Price 3/7 a Bushel Prospects Examined Sydney
The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. Clive McPherson) said today that so far 195,180,000 bushels of wheat had been received, which was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wool Values London, March 30
The progress made in the valuation of the wool clip is indicated in a statement issued by the Central Wool Committee in London on February 21…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wollombi River Dairying Taree
The Upper Wallamba Cooperative Dairy Society paid its suppliers for March 1/0¾ per lb for choicest and 11¾d per lb for second grade butter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bigger Wheat Harvest in Victoria Melbourne
The Victorian wheat harvest for 1939-40 was 45,054,592 bushels compared with 18,104,369 in the previous year. The yield rose from 6.59 to 15.93 per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tientsin Silver Agreement May Be Clause to Purchase Australian Wheat TOKIO, April 22
Both British and Japanese authoritative sources declined to confirm or deny persistent reports which have appeared in the Japanese Press to the effect that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ploughing in Britain Farmers Busy On Their Areas LONDON, March 20
British farmers are faced with an unusually heavy programme of spring work as the result of the severe winter. It is expected, however, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep's Tongue Mould
For sheeps' tongue mould, wash the, required number of tongues (five will make a large mould) and put into a saucepan with hot (not boiling) water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comboyne Butter Factory Output Taree
Of the output of the Comboyne butter factory for the month of March, 99.52 per cent. was graded choicest. Suppliers for the month were paid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Sheds Destroyed Grafton
Damage estimated at £300 was done when fire destroyed the dairy and milking sheds, on the property of Mr. John Waghorn, at Baryulgil, Upper Clarence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Angus McKENZIE DEAD Dairy Produce Expert MELBOURNE
Mr. Angus McKenzie, of Stonyford, near Colac, President of the Victorian Dairyman's Association since its inception in 1925, died in Melbourne to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£500,000 to Aid Farmers Canberra
An attempt to deal on a national basis with the problem of marginal wheat lands will be made at the meeting of State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poor Outlook for Denmark's Cattle Washington
It is expected by the U.S. Agricultural Department that between' 15 and 20 per cent, of Denmark's cattle will be killed within three months, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Plan Opposed by Growers Sydney
The wheat restriction plan of the Federal Government is opposed by representatives of primary producers. The Farmers and Settlers' Association has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Shipments to England From Australia Sydney
With more tramp tonnage available, wheat cargoes are beginning to move more freely from Australian ports to the United Kingdom…
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