No Probe Into Wool Costs Sydney
The Federal Government will not ask the Tariff Board to inquire into the production costs of the wool-growing industry, nor will it ask the board to inquire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
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New Bags Essential Wheat From Next Harvest SYDNEY
The Superintendent for New South Wales of the Australian Wheat Board said to-day that owing to the uncertainty about the disposal and shipment of wheat from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming Can Pay Schoolboys Show Profit LONDON, May 1
A year ago, schoolboys at Wenhaston, Suffolk, decided that, despite what father said, farming could be made to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Limit on Number Wool Firms in Newcastle Mr. Cameron on Policy Canberra
The Federal Government would not accept any limitation upon the number of appraisement firms in Newcastle under the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Recalled From Farm Work Paris, May 15
A communique issued by the French Minister of Defence late last night ordered all soldiers who were released for farming work to rejoin their units…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers Singleton
The special concession rates on the carriage of fodder for starving stock will be continued within the Singleton milk zone for the benefit of dairy farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fibre for Butter Wrappings 'Australia Faces Shortage' CANBERRA
A serious shortage of supplies of vegetable paper fibre, used for butter box lining and butter wrappings, threatened Australia unless prompt action was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Licence Granted Sydney Firm Plans £100,000 Outlay Building Ready in Four Months Sydney
Pitt, Son and Badgery has been granted a licence to appraise wool at Newcastle, and the 40,000-bale limit imposed on the port by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Milk "Strike" Country Suppliers' Plan Postal Ballot of Dairymen Sydney
Dairymen are to be asked to decide, by postal ballot, to withhold supplies until the Government increases the milk price by 4d a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Shipping on Up Grade Average Price 3/8.35d Bushel MELBOURNE
At the conclusion of the fortnightly meeting of the Australian Wheat Board, the Chairman (Mr. C. McPherson) said the shipping position had improved,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Should Be Free of Interest" Farms and Homes for Second A.I.F. Men
Money borrowed from the Federal Government by Second A.I.F. men to build homes and to buy farms on their return to Australia should be free of interest,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Help Australian Farmers Replacing Britain's Danish Larder Time Vital Factor
Since Denmark, the larder from which Britain has drawn vast supplies of dairy products, was seized by the Nazis, the question of the assistance which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →High-grade Butter
During the week ended May 17 93.3 per cent. of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading stuff was found to be of choicest grade…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Another Big Wool Firm Bought Land in Newcastle May Build Stores Before August
In addition to the wool store to be erected in Darby-street, for Messrs. Pitti, Son and Badgery another large wool firm had purchased land and would start…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Winter School for Farmers Sydney
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. D. Reid) said that applications for admission to the winter schools for farmers, poultry farmers and others, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →More Wharves Needed Increased Wool Export
At the suggestion of the Mayor (Ald. J. B. Wiggins), Greater Newcastle Council resolved last night to seek a conference with representatives of the Maritime…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good South Australian Wheat Yield Adelaide
The South Australian wheat harvest for 1939-40 season totalled 40,984,746 bushels, the fifth highest yield on record. There are still a few returns to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Wool Issued War Comforts Depot Busy
Increased interest has been shown in the work of the war comforts depot this week. On Monday 200 skeins of wool were issued, on Tuesday 88 skeins, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Argentine Wheat Estimate Buenos Aires, May 22
The third official estimate of the Argentine Wheat production for 1939-40 was announced to-day as 119,441,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Margarine Instead of Butter Artificial Demand in Britain CANBERRA
In view of the attitude of the British Government in creating an artificial demand for margarine, he would not take the responsibility of urging a heavy…
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