Dungog Suppliers' Butter Rise
DUNGOG, Tuesday.—The effect of the prolonged dry weather is noticeable in the returns for June of Dungog Cooperative Butter Factory Co. Ltd. In the month, 26 tons 14cwt…
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Farming & the land, 1940
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 44
Research Made in Sheep's Coast Disease
Coast disease of sheep, occurring in some coastal districts of South Australia and elsewhere, was shown by the Council for Scientific and…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Chairman of the Central Wool Committee (Mr. A. F. Bell) announced to-day that appraisements for the 1940-41 wool season were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Firm Makes Start Wool Consignments for Newcastle
Although Pitt, Son, and Badgery's £80,000 wool store will not be completed before the end of August, temporary storage arrangements have been made to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Japan's Note to Britain Australia Involved in Trade Issues Yampi Sound Iron Ore And More Wool Sought LONDON
Certain economic arrangements, in which Australia is closely involved, are sought by Japan, it is stated, in conjunction with its request to Britain to stop supplies to China through Hongkong and the…
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A Government survey of rural industries to place them on an economic basis was advocated by Mr. J. Caldwell (Wyong) at a meeting of agricultural associations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fast Work on Wool Store
A SUBSTANTIAL start has been made on the new wool store in Derby-street. The foundation are in, and the contractors, John Grant and Sons Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Europe's Wheat Outlook Washington
The. U.S. Department of Agriculture states on the basis of the meagre advices available that Europe's wheat crop will be the…
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LONDON, July 14.—Japanese advices from Tientsin say that some of the famous Tientsin silver has been set aside for the purchase of Australian wheat and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →University Students to Work Farms
ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Many Adelaide University students are planning to spend part of their vacation working on farms should their services be…
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TOKIO, July 15.—The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry estimates that the wheat crop will total 60,800,000 bushels. This is 22 per cent. above the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Equalisation Price
MELBOURNE. Monday.—The Commonwealth Dairy Equalisation Committee announced the final equalisation price for butter for April to be 8.56d a pound…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Basic Wage Adjustments in Pastoral Award Melbourne
The Full Bench of the Arbitration Court to-day refused an application by the Australian Workers' Union for a basic wage loading, in its pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Drop in U.S.A. SYDNEY
The United States, though more or less isolated from European hostilities, has not been able to keep her markets free from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six-point Plan for Farming
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Commonwealth Government was setting in motion a survey of primary industries generally. The State Government proposed to make…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairyman's Books Warning by Commissioner
"There seems to be a lot of hostility to the Commission on the part of dairymen-vendors," said Mr. Justice de Baun at the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The contract for the sale of Australian butter and cheese to the United Kingdom had been renewed for the year July, 1940, to June…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Sheds for Newcastle
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin) inspected land at Wick-ham to-day on which the…
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The Commonwealth Government proposes to build extensive sheds to store wool on seven or eight acres of reclaimed laud at Wickham…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Enemy Students for Farm Schools
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—State Minister to-day considered whether alien students should be taken at Hawkesbury Agricultural College and other farm…
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