Cattle, Sheep Dearer at Waratah
There was a moderate supply of cattle at Waratah saleyards yesterday. The yarding comprised chiefly good quality light to medium steers and bullocks,…
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Farming & the land, 1943
439 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 22
Difficult Year for Dairy Produce
On the dairy produce market in 1942 many difficulties had to be overcome affecting continuity of supply through the winter months and the drought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Storage Inland Should Be Temporary Says Mr. Hawkins
Wool appraisement and storage centres at Werris Creek and Moree, if a wartime necessity, should be dev as temporary structures to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Subsidy This Month
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—It is expected that initial payments out of the Federal Government's subsidy of £2,000,000 to the dairy industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protesting Farmer Rode Pony to Dip
GRAFTON, Wednesday.—In the Maclean area to-day, a farmer mounted a pony which tick officials had seized to dip and refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Destroyed in Big Bushfire
ADELAIDE, Friday.—For nearly 24 hours 1000 people were engaged in fighting a big bushfire which raged in the Barossa Ranges this week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dominion Conference on Wool Proposed
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The immediate calling of a Dominion conference to discuss postwar marketing of wool is being considered by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombay Wants Wheat for Food Shortage
NEW DELHI, Jan. 10.—Tue Bombay Presidency's food shortage is so acute that the Governor (Sir Rofer Lumley) has ordered collection of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Farm Workers Must Train
LONDON, January 10.—Compulsory training for all farm labourers, shepherds and milkmaids in the Reich for civil defence has been decreed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Wheat Carry-over
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir Clive McPherson) said at the conclusion of a meeting of the board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Subsidy at End of Month
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Federal officials believe that no hitch will occur which will prevent first payment of the Commonwealth Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Condemn Pig-meat Price-fixing
SINGLETON, Tuesday.—A meeting of farmers this afternoon protested against the Government's fixing of prices for pigmeats. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Wool Centres Council Wants Plan Deferred
Greater Newcastle Council will ask the Federal Government to defer until after the war its proposal to establish wool appraisement centres in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strong Cattle Market
There was a moderate supply of cattle at Newcastle Abattoir saleyards at Waratah yesterday, comprising about equal numbers of bullocks and steers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Wool Appraisement
Nenco report that in Newcastle no-praisement No. 54 they brought forward a catalogue of 4700 bales, drawn chiefly from Northern Tablelands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Threaten to Give Up Pigs
SINGLETON, Friday.—In consequence of the Government's plan to fix prices of pigmeats from February 1, a number of farmers in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheaper Wheat Stimulates Sale For Feed
CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Full Cabinet decided to continue its policy of reducing wheat for feed purposes by 6d a bushel until June 30…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia Has Wheat for India
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australia could supply India immediately with 100 million bushels of wheat without endangering her own supplies, said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plant Beans, Root Crops
All types of beans—dwarf and running—can be planted op till the end of February or even well into March. These plantings will give results before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Carters Boycott Flax Farmer
MELBOURNE — For a fortnight a crop of 25 acres of flax has been awaiting delivery to the Terang, Western Victorian flax…
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