Singleton Cow Wins Butter Test Singleton
A Singleton cow heads the list of pure-bred cows which completed official tests last month. She is Glencoe Myra 3rd, a mature Australian Illawarra…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 44
Wool Dream Came True in Newcastle
Announcements that a least two well-known wool-selling firms had decided to erect premises in Newcastle are gratifying to Newcastle citizens. They bear out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Higher Price for Wool Sought Canberra
A notice of motion instructing the Government to negotiate with Great Britain for an increased price in next year's wool clips was given in the Senate…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wool Stop Site at Islington Opposition by Local Residents
Objection has been expressed by residents of Islington and Maryville at the announcement of a proposal to build a wool-store in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Production Declines Melbourne
The Australian Dairy Board announces that good light rain which will be of great benefit to growing crops, fell over all districts of Queensland on Monday. The weather has…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wheat Moved Out of Mice Plague Area Sydney
The Director of Agriculture (Mr. McDonald) said yesterday that wheat being attacked by mice In the South-west was being shifted to areas not touched by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Slump in Wheat Market Refugees Strain French Reserves LONDON, May 25
The heavy slump in the wheat market as a result of the military developments is reported to be worse than anything experienced in the 1914-18 war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Limit Margarine Production Minister Wants to Safeguard Butter Industry SYDNEY
Steps should be taken to limit the production and marketing of margarine so that the butter industry might be safeguarded, said the Minister for Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homebush Cattle Sales SYDNEY
At Homebush to-day the sheep market was irregular but without material change for good to prime sheep and lambs. Medium to plain sorts…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Storage or Cottages
Sir,—I desire to protest against the proposed site (part facing Roslyn-avenue and the whole of Milford-street, Islington) for the storage of wool. I was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Signallers' Auxiliary Wants Wool
The Women's Auxiliary of the Newcastle sub-branch of the A.I.F. Signallers' Comforts Fund, which was formed recently, has had many offers from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wickham People Object to Wool Store
Residents of Roslyn-avenue and four adjacent streets in Wickham petitioned the Works Committee last night to block the erection of Winchcombe Carson's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Store for Wool Appraisement
The Chamber of Commerce has received word from the Minister for Commerce that the Commonwealth Government has no objection to Pitt,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Marketing of Choicest Butter Sydney
The net percentage of choicest butter marketed in New South Wales during 1939-40 was 92.9, the highest recorded in the past 10 years. The percentage…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →122 Skeins of Wool Issued at Comforts Depot
Members of the Harbour Lights Guild who staffed the comforts depot of the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund, issued 122 skeins of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Part for C.W.A. MEMBERS Helping Farmers Who Enlist GOSFORD
The State President of the Country Women's Association (Mrs. J. C. Beveridge), at the 10th birthday party of the Gosford branch, held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Farmers Would Strike If Organised" Canberra
An appeal to advance wheatgrowers another 1/ a bushel on last season's wheat was made by Mr. W. Scully (Lab., Gwydir), in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Production Still Low Melbourne
The Australian Diary Produce Board reports that the weather in Queensland during the week was very mild. Green fodder crops benefited as the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canada Sells Wheat to Britain Vancouver
Canada will sell 50,000,000 bushels of wheat to Britain immediately at a price considerably above the Winnipeg quotations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warning to Wheat Merchants Abuse of Licensing System SYDNEY
The State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. G. A. H. Holborow) stated to-day that some merchants who had acted this season as…
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