Wheat Ship for Greece
LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—Starving Greece, where many are dying daily, will shortly receive a British food ship. While…
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Farming & the land, 1942
425 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 22
Cattle, Sheep Firm
A moderate supply of cattle was forward at Newcastle Abattoir saleyards, Waratah, yesterday. The yardings consisted mainly of cows and heifers of…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—A rise in the retail price of butter of a penny a pound throughout Australia was announced to-night by the…
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A light consignment of Tasmanian potatoes arrived on the Newcastle produce markets yesterday. More consignments are expected. There has been an…
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Production at the Bowthorne butter factory during the half-year ended December 31, was the worst on record, stated the…
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Moving the adoption of the half-yearly report of the Bowthorne Butter Factory at Morpeth yesterday afternoon, the Chairman of Directors (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →America Buying More Wool
CANBERRA. — The United States purchased 814,500 bales of Australian wool in the year ended June 30. 1941. compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big U.s. Wool Store Destroyed by Fire
BOSTON. Friday (A.A.P.): Flames swept the six-story warehouse of the National Wool Marketing Corporation Building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Bushfires in Victoria Farmer Burned to Death
MELBOURNE, Friday.—James Butler Hodgson, 67, farmer, of Hedland, South Gippsland, was burned to death, many homes were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Tennyson's Win in Farm Novice
SYDNEY.—Sir Tennyson. after many promises, won the Farm Novice Handicap to-day and, what is more surprising, had the race…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Storages for Wool
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Extension of country wool-appraising centres and development of country storages to avoid congestion in more populous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Revolt Against Cattle Dipping
GRAFTON: Following the dynamiting of cattle dips on the Clarence yesterday, some 50 dairy farmers from all ports of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Dips Damaged
GRAFTON, Monday.—It was found to-day that high explosive had been used to partially wreck two cattle dips in the Ulmarra area. A third dip…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Output Down
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The output of butter in the six months ended December, 1941, was 79,945cwt., or 4.1 per cent. less than for the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fifth Cattle Dip Is Dynamited
GRAFTON.—The dynamiting of a third cattle dip at Latinza has brought the total number of dips interfered with to five. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supplies for Poultry Farmers
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) has informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that he has been cooperating with the Minister for Commerce (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will Not Evacuate Cattle With Ticks
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Tick-infested cattle which were not dipped would not be transferred to safe inland areas if an enemy attack made…
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A fairly light supply of cattle was forward at Newcastle Abattoir saleyards, Waratah, yesterday. Consignments consisted mainly of medium and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Control of Bulk Wheat
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The decision of the Commonwealth Government to take over control of the bulk handling of wheat throughout…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—An order was issued by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Mr. Copland) to-day, increasing the maximum…
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