Civil Moratorium Mainly for Farmers and Storekeepers
CANBERRA Friday.—It is believed that the chief purpose of the proposed limited civil moratorium for which regulations have been drafted is to relieve…
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Farming & the land, 1940
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 44
Rain Helps Dairying in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Moderate to heavy rain in the Northern distircts, South Gippsland, North-east and Central districts, with moderate falls over most parts of Victoria,…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Because of the peculiarly dry season the South Australian wheat harvest will only be fair. While crops are high they are thin, often…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Be Stored in United States Australian and N.Z. Wool
BOSTON, September 15.—Shipments to the United States of 250,000,000lb of Australian and New Zealand wool in expected to begin after the end of September…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers' Display
Even in the face of drought and war conditions there are indications of an outstanding display at the second annual Show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Remanded
Herbert Frank Searles, 57, dairy farmer, was not present to answer a charge of having driven a car while under the influence of liquor on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Store Men Still on Strike
SYDNEY, Monday.—About 200 men employed by Stuart Bros,. Ply. Ltd., construction on construction of a wool store at Wentworth Park, Sydney, are still…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.s. Wool Storage Has Big Advantages
CANBERRA, Monday.—The storage of Australian wool in the United States is considered by authoritative circles at Canberra to reflect growing economic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dream of Adventure on Cattle Station Four Boys Missing From Home
Dreams of adventure on a Queensland cattle station are believed to be behind the disappearance of four Cook's Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers' Show
The second "annual show and fled day of the junior farmers' clubs of the Newcastle district will be held at Wallsend on October 5. The President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tuberculosis Tests Among Cattle
The live stock report of the Chief Veterinary Surgeon, Sydney, for the twelve months ended June 30, 1940, shows that the number of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Face Disaster Serious Position in Upper Hunter Eight-Years' Drought Still Unbroken
Bare, forbidding hills and long stretches of former lush pasture-land now bereft of any sign of vegetation, is the desolate sight which greets the eyes of visitors to many parts of the Upper Hunter to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Store Dispute
Newcastle branch of the Carpenters' Union held a special meeting last night to discuss the dispute over the employment of men at ~a wool store in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Scheme Big Govt. Sheds for Newcastle
The Commonwealth Government will begin almost immediately the construction of very large wool stores at a site…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Production Up
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Some frosts early in the week, followed by strong dry northerly winds, With very light rain to the southern districts, found the increase In batter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Stores Strike Ends
SYDNEY, Friday.—A settlement has been reached in the dispute between Stuart Bros., building contractors, and a number of employees engaged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Wool Store Complete Half a Million Bricks Were Used
The wool store of Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd in Darby. and Parry Streets, Newcastle, has been completed, and will be officially opened next Friday. It consists of four stories, in brick and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Poultry Farmers Protest Against Feed Prices
The problem of securing adequate supplies of bran ant pollard was discussed at a meeting of poultry farmers convened by the Charlestown branch of the Poultry tar-…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Acquisition Hardships
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Judge Payne on Monday will start an inquiry into complaints of hardship through cancellation of contracts as a result of the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Crop May Be Halved Emergency Conference
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The effect of the drought on the Australian wheat industry is so grave that authoritative estimates place this year's yield as low as…
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