Two More Wool Firms for Newcastle Greater Facilities Sought
Two more wool firms would begin operations in Newcastle soon, it was stated at a meeting of the Council of Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Mr. T…
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Farming & the land, 1941
388 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 20
Prolific Potato Crop Brings Low Rates
This year's potato crop in each State has been so prolific that Newcastle agents do not expect a rise in rates for months potato prices tell to extremely low levels…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) to-day announced the appointment of the dairy section of the Commonwealth National…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aliens "Putting Boot Into" Maize Farmers
BRISBANE, Monday.—M. J. P. McCarthy, a former president of the branch, told a largely attended meeting of the Atherton Returned Soldiers' League that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Run Over by Harrows, Farmer Lives Junee
Thrown into the blades of a hoedrill which tossed him round and round for 5O yards, then run over by a set of harrows drawn by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Standards Lowered Appraisement System Criticised
Rush methods of appraisement had caused the high standard of Australian wool to be lowered during the past 12 months. State officials told Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cuts in Civil Consumption of Wool Sydney
Greatly restricted civil consumption of wool and zinc because of war-time necessity was announced to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Sheep for Japan
SYDNEY, Thursday.—More sheep are going to Japan, following arrangements made in Australia by Japanese on behalf of their Government…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Appraising Methods Defended
A denial that methods of appraising wool were tending to lower the standard of Australian wools was given yesterday by the manager of a leading wool firm in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Potato Supply Delayed Onions Up £1 a Ton; Dairy Produce Quiet
Delay in the arrival of the supply from Tasmania caused a firmer tendency in the Newcastle potato market towards the weekend. Although the supply will not arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Pastoral Award Sought Sydney
The Australian Workers Union applied to Judge O'Marn in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day for variations in the pastoral award…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elimination of Farm Waste Sydney
"Elimination of waste" will be the keynote of the annual State conference of Agricultural Bureau to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Cabinet decided to-day to proceed immediately with the formation of the Agricultural Economic and Research Bureau promised…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Restriction in Number of Wool Shades Sydney
"Elephant's breath and mosquito grey will have to go by the board in war-time." said one of Australia's largest manufacturers of knitting wools…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Change Farmers to Wanted Crops Federal Help Suggested
HOBART, Sunday.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dalton) said to-day that the Federal Government should make available to producers of unwanted crops…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Appraisement
Nenco's final appraisement of wool for the season at Newcastle will be made on June 26 and 27. It is expected that there will be about 1500 bales to appraise. This will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Marketing in Newcastle
The development of wool marketing in Newcastle was one of the romances of business. Mr. J. J. Price declared in an address to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan Wants More Australian Wool
TOKIO, June 3. A.A.P.—The Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Ohashi) recently had talks with the British Ambassador to Tokio (Sir Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Expansion of Wool Markets Three More Stores
More wool stores are to be erected in Newcastle at the cost of about £300,000. Three of the buildings planned will be of brick and steel and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Estimated Cost £300,000 More Wool Stores in Newcastle
Expenditure on more wool stores to be erected in Newcastle is estimated at £300,000. Three of the buildings planned are of similar design, in brick and steel,…
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