More Australian Wheat Sold Sydney
The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. Clive McPherson) announces the sale of 1,750,000 bushels of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
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Increase Not Expected Butter and Cheese for Great Britain CANBERRA
During 1940-41, the United Kingdom will probably purchase, under contract from Australia, 73,500 tons of butter and 13,000 tons of cheese, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dungog Butter Awards Dungog
In conjunction with the recent conference a dairy factory managers and secretaries in Sydney, butter competitions were conducted. Dungog competitions were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Show Banquet Abandoned Sydney
To curtail expenses, and because of the increasing demands of the military authorities for accommodation at the Royal Agricultural Showground, the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Figures Expected Final Wool Appraisements MELBOURNE
Final appraisements for the wool season are being arranged in every State by the Australian Wool Board, said the Chairman (Mr. Alex Bell) to-day. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Against Strike Proposal Singleton Dairy Farmer SINGLETON
Singleton dairy farmers today unanimously carried a resolution expressing opposition to the proposal that milk supplies to Sydney should be withheld. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →More and Bigger Wheat Silos Cope With Carry-over Wood-iron Construction Considered Sydney
The grain elevator programme was discussed to-day by the State Cabinet Subsequently the Premier (Mr. A. Muir) said that as there was sure to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Summons Division Cattle Trespassed
Proceeded against by Mr. C. R. Fry, on behalf of the Maitland Pastures Protection Board, Arthur Henry Plumbley, of Dora Creek, was fined £3, with 13/…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Levy on Butter Urged Buy Out Margarine Interests GRAFTON
A new development in the dairymen's fight against the competition of margarine against butter occurred at a meeting of the Central Council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain to Buy All Eire's Wool London
Britain has agreed to purchase all Eire's wool exports. Negotiations are proceeding on the price…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Dairy Prospects Melbourne
The following weather conditions and production prospects were announced by the Dairy Produce Board— In Queensland the weather has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Historic Cattle Land at Dungog To be Used for Dairy Farms DUNGOG
The sale of 1200 acres of land, hitherto carried on as beef cattle grazing country, but which will in future be used in supplying milk to Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Stores for Newcastle
Further investigations of the possibility of developing the wool industry at Newcastle were made on Saturday by representatives of Messrs. Winchcombe,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle As a Wool Centre
Interested organisations believe that there will be no difficulty in making suitable arrangements for handling the expected large…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Theft From Wool Store
The theft of a clarinet and a razor the property of an employee, and of a wool sampling knife the property of the company, from Nenco's store…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle in Cemetery Complaints at Wallsend
Complaints about cattle entering Wallsend cemetery and damaging grave plots, because of defective fencing between the cemetery and grazing paddocks, were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cattle Grazing Among Graves Complaints Made About Cemetery
Conditions at Wallsend Cemetery were criticised by speakers at the monthly meeting of the Wallsend Progress Association…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Average Wool Price 12.57d SYDNEY
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. stated to-day that the average price of 12.57d for the Australian wool clip up to May 31 indicated that growers would be paid 10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Graziers Want Wool Store in Newcastle Armidale
Uralla branch of the Graziers' Association decided to urge the Railway Department to extend its business in the storage of primary products to the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Citrus Crops Review Much of Fruit Small
Generally dry weather was experienced throughout the citrus-growing areas of the State during May. Rains in April proved most beneficial to coastal groves, but…
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