Wool Storage Lease Approved
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—State Cabinet to-day approved the leasing at a nominal rent to the Central Wool Committee of an area of land at Newcastle of about…
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Farming & the land, 1940
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Wauchope Farmer Willing to Fight at Newcastle Stadium
Jimmy Jones, the Wauchope dairy farmer who caused a stir recently by knocking out Richie Sands, has accepted an invitation to fight at Newcastle at an early date. Terms and conditions have yet to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cattle and Sheep Firm at Waratah
A light supply of cattle was yarded at Newcastle Abattoir saleyards, Waratah, yesterday Consignments consisted mainly of cows of hers of medium and plain quality,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Third Advance on Wheat
ADELAIDE Thursday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) announced to-day that a third advance of 1¾d per bushel on wheat of the 1938-39 season…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Many Farmers Give Up Holdings
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In the driest cut districts of Victoria, probably up to 5 per cent, of the farmers had already left their holdings, and in some areas the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Put Farmer on Basic Wage Factory Chairman Urges Subsidy
The Chairman of Bowthorne Butter Factory (Mr. S. Hicks) said yesterday dairy farmers should demand that the Government subsidise the industry to put…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COST £250,000 Drought Hit Dairymen
Addressing suppliers of Bowthorne Butter Factory at Morpeth yesterday, the Manager (Mr. J. B. Timbs) said the severe drought in the past six months…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Progress on Wool Store
ALTHOUGH begun only five weeks ago, the wool store of the Australian Agricultural Company has reached its second story in construction it is being…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →No Extra Freight on Wool to Newcastle
"We wish to assure graziers that the appraisement prices for all qualities of wool at Newcastle are exactly on the same basis as those of Sydney or any other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Production Rises
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Scattered showers in the southern portion of the State and fairly general frosts with some drying winds have seen a rise in the production of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Wool Sidings for Newcastle
Speedier deliveries of wool in Newcastle will follow the opening within the next two or three weeks of new railway sidings near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Captured by Raider Wheat Ship Near Norfolk Island
LONDON, September 8.—The Norwegian motor-ship Tropic Sea was captured by a 12,000-ton German raider two days north of Norfolk Island on June 18…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interest in Britain Store Australian Wool in U.S.
LONDON, September 8.—The suggestion that Australian wool should be shipped to the United States and stored on the United Kingdom's account is attracting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conference Broke Down Wool Workers and Employers
SYDNEY, Tuesday morning.—A conference between employees of the wool and basil Industry, who are claiming increased wages and better conditions ,and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →United States Is Australia's Wool Hope Sydney
With the wool markets of the world restricted through the war, the United States, with its big defence scheme, may help to retrieve the position for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool and Basil Workers May Stop Work
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The executive of the Wool and Basil Workers' Union will meet to-morrow night to consider what action to recommend to members whose claims for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Appraisement in Newcastle
The preliminary appraisement of the second catalogue of wool for Newcastle known as No. 13 (there were 11 last year), began yesterday. The final…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Workers Defer Action
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The executive of the Wool and Basil Workers' Union decided to-night to defer any action that might he taken concerning the dispute over…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Low Price for Wool Mr. Watkins Blames Government
Mr. D. O. Watkms. M.H.R., continued his campaign in the suburbs. He spoke at several meetings, including Waratah, Merewether, and New Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Start on Third Wool Store
Work on Newcastle's third wool store is to be started at once. It will be erected on the harbour front near Wickham, close to the bulk stores of…
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