Choice Butter Examined Sydney
In the week ended January 1, 90.9 per cent. of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found choicest…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 44
Canadian Wheat Sold To Allies WINNIPEG
It is understood that 22,000,000 bushels of wheat and flour were sold overseas to-day, mostly to the Allies Cereals Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Deal in Australian Wheat Pending Canberra
Australia is on the eve of completing a big wheat deal with Britain. Cables have been passing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Butter and Sugar Prices Fixed Canberra
Soap and rubber matting were brought under the price-fixing regulations by order gazetted to-day by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner. A further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Purchase by Britain of Australian Wheat London
The Ministry of Food announces that it has reached agreement with the Australian Wheat Board to purchase 1,650,000 tons of wheat and flour…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sale of Wheat to Britain Negotiations Near Completion CANBERRA
Negotiations between the Commonwealth and British Governments for the sale of Australian wheat are believed to be near completion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Offer Accepted Britain to Take 56,000,000 Bushels Price Not Disclosed Adelaide
The Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay), who is touring the wheat areas in the Mallee districts, announced to-night that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Contract Melbourne
The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. C. McPherson) announced this afternoon that in the agreement with the British Government the price for 750,000…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →America May Buy More Wool From Australia London
There is every prospect of American woollen interests taking an increasing quantity of wool and cooperating with the British Empire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warwick Farm Races at Randwick Sigh's Bright Prospects in Sefton Handicap Mildura Chosen for Warwick January Handicap SYDNEY
Sigh, who pleased by her fast gallop at Randwick yesterday morning, is selected to win the Sefton Handicap at the A.J.C. Warwick Farm race meeting at Randwick. The Warwick January Handicap may be won by Mildura,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Restriction of Wheat Area
Sir,—In November last year I wrote the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies), asking him not to restrict the growing area of wheat in Australia and advising…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"In Interest of Farmers" Silence on British Wheat Price ADELAIDE
Defending the action of the Commonwealth in not disclosing the price at which 63,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat had been sold to the United…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool for Wedding Wear
Wool will be worn for weddings this winter, and graceful bridal gowns of gossamer lightness in plain materials and lace are promised. They will be new in Australia, but for some time have been featured by British and America fashion experts. The fashions have been specially selected by the International Wool Seretariat, London. Illustrated above, on the left, is a wedding gown of pale pink fine woven wool lace embroidered in pearls. It has a Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Zebu Cross Cattle in Tropics Brisbane
Excellent progress is being made in central Queensland with experiments in Zebu steer hybridisation to improve the quality and general standard of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Shortage in New England Market Stabilised by War ARMIDALE
One of the soundest cattle markets for years was recorded in the Armidale and New England districts last year. A shortage of cattle and increasing price…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Requisitioned by Britain Satisfactory Price Decided MELBOURNE
All Australian butter which arrived in the United Kingdom between September 22 last and November 20 was requisitioned by the British Ministry for Food, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£1,120,000 Deal in Wheat Canberra
Australia has gained at least another £1,120,000 with the sale to Japan of 7,500,000 bushels of wheat at about 3s a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Britain's Sugar Supplies Assistance From Beet Crop LONDON
Britain's pills and pastiles can still be coated with sugar, because medicinal confectioners' requirements are not rationed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inverell Graziers Complain Handling of Wheat Crop INVERELL
At a meeting of Inverell branch of the Graziers' Association it was decided to protest at the annual conference of graziers regarding alleged mishandling by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Norco Butter Output Higher Lismore
The output of butter from the factories of Norco Cooperative Ltd, in December totalled 1715 tons, which was 351 tons more than the quantity produced in…
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