Timber in Butter Boxes Restricted
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A control of timber order gazetted to-night restricts the quantity of timber which may be used in the manufacture of…
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Farming & the land, 1942
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Cattle, Sheep in Demand
A moderate supply of cattle was forward at Newcastle Abattoir Saleyards yesterday. Consignments included a sprinkling of mediumweight bullocks and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fox Farming Recommended
SYDNEY.—Establishment of silver fox farming in NSW is suggested in the report of the Fur Farming Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Wheat Scheme Before Cabinet: Aid Small Grower
CANBERRA.—Farmers will receive 4s a bushel at country sidings for the first 3000 bushels of their crops next season if a new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Boys Escape From Farm Home
GOSFORD, Friday.—Two boys escaped from Gosford Farm Home last night. Five lads absconded last week. There have been 100 escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Scheme May Pay 4/ a Bushel
CANBERRA, Sunday.—If the wheat scheme to be considered by the Federal Cabinet and Labour Caucus is adopted, farmers will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hastings Dairy Company Wins Contest
SYDNEY, Monday.—Hastings District Dairy Company Ltd., Telegraph Point. with 1223 points, has won the competition conducted by the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Breeder Dead
ABERDEEN, Wednesday.—Mr. Robert Hugh Strong, of Aberdeen, a prominent cattle breeder and a councillor of Upper Hunter Shire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advance for Wheat-growers
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Minister for Commerce, (Mr. Scully) told wheatgrowers to-day that the next method of payment proposed for next season…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wickham Wool Stores
WICKHAM WOOL STORES.—Permission to discharge stormwater from the new Wool store into the covered stormwater drain in Annie-street, Wickham,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£51,000,000 for Wool
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The average appraised price for wool in Australia this season was 12.38d a pound, which was 16d higher than for the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eire Faces Famine In Coal, Wheat
LONDON, Friday (Our Special Representative): Eire is facing famine in coal, petrol and wheat. Transport…
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CANBERRA, Friday—An increased price of 15 per cent., or 2d a pound, will be paid by the British Government for future Australian wool clips…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain to Increase Price for Wool
LONDON, Friday (AAP): Britain has agreed to increase the price for Australian wool (now fixed to average 13.4d. a lb.) by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Decorated for Farming Under Gunfire and Air Attacks
LONDON, May 22.—Probably unique in British history, a farmer and his helpers have been decorated for carrying on their farm on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Use of Wool in Armor for Soldiers
SYDNEY: Army Inventions Directorate is giving priority in consideration to protective inventions, such as body armor for saving the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inquiry Into Farmer's Death
The Kurri District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) will hold an inquest into the death of Theophilus Flarrety, 52, a farmer, ot Woodville, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Watch Wool Purchases
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Wool Committee (Mr. Yeo) said to-day that purchases of wool by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle in Demand
A moderate supply of cattle was forward at Newcastle Abattoir Saleyards, at Waratah, yesterday. It consisted mainly of medium and lightweight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prepare for Next Potato Crop
THE SCARCITY of potatoes in the past few months has brought home to gardeners the necessity of attempting to secure their own supplies…
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