Coal Loaders and Butter Factory
The Carrington branch of the Official A.L.P. has been informed by the Director-General of Public Health that coal loading by means of special…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1941
388 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 20
Internees Charged With Sheep Stealing
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The three German internees, who were recaptured at gun-point beside the Murray River at Echuca last Thursday, were locked up…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Waste and Weeds Sydney
Tests carried out by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture with samples of wool waste known as "wool out-throws" from scoured wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Freight Saving Wool Sent to Newcastle
A saving in freight ranging from 6/2 a ton from Dundee to £1/17/6 a ton from Singleton, is made by senking wool from the North and North-west to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Printed Wool New Dress Fabric
Dainty woollen fabrics, printed in gay colors or spots by a recently developed process, are being manufactured in Australia on a large scale to challenge linens, silks and cottons imported from non-sterling countries or likely to be placed on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Move Southward Brisbane
Many thousands of cattle purchased in recent months will shortly be crossing into New South Wales, where they will be put on properties which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peach Tree Competition for Junior Farmers
The committee of the Combined Junior Farmers' Clubs thanked Mr. H. Scott-Dsisiey, of Wallsend, for his offer to sponsor a backyard peach tree competition for members…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Maitland Dairy Cattle at Show Big Increase in Entries
The entry of dairy cattle for Maitland Show has been remarkably good. Officials were surprised yesterday when the entries were classified to find how great was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Dumping Facilities in Newcastle
At a meeting of the Council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce today it was reported that a letter had been sent to a wool-selling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Store Cattle in Demand at Singleton
SINGLETON, Friday.—The yarding of fat cattle at Singleton stock sales was equal to requirements. The market showed little alteration on last week's rotes. For store cattle,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Potato Values to Harden Butter Factories Reach Maximum Output
An advance in potato prices is expected by traders on the Newcastle produce market. Only one ship is listed to deliver potatoes from Tasmania next week. The limited…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HANDLE 13,000 Bales a Week New Wool Dumping Machinery
Wool dumping companies were installing additional machinery which would be the best in the Commonwealth, it was stated at a meeting of the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ABOUT 22,000,000 BUSHELS Australia's Wheat Export
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Deliveries of wheat of the 1940-41 harvest up to January 15 were-New South Wales 16,526,000 bushels; Victoria, 9,656,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Irish Cattle Disease LONDON
The Eire Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Ryan) said to-day that the present outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Eire was the most serious and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Appraisements
Nenco reports that wool appraisement No. 24 at Newcastle was completed yesterday. The offering consisted of 2323 bales. The wool was drawn from the Northern Tablelands and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No N.s.w. Butter for Britain
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) announced to-day that butter manufactured in New South Wales after February 4 would be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Abattoir Land for Wool Scouring Plant
Greater Newcastle Council has received from the Valuer-General a valuation of the land which it proposes to sell to Wilcox, Mofflin Ltd. Last night the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Old Crops As New Basis Sydney
State officials will carefully check applications for wheat-growing licences to ensure that big landowners do not obtain an unfair share of the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter at Pre-war Prices Producers' Hint at Move for Change
"Considerable quantities of butter" may have to be stored in Australia for long periods," the General Secretary (Mr. J. L. Shute) said, addressing the delegates…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Specialist on Secret Mission to Britain Washington
Thomas Campbell, America's famous wheat specialist, who designed Russia's first agricultural Five-Year Plan, is going to England on Wednesday on…
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