Children Kept From School Assist on Farms
Because of the shortage of labour, some dairymen-vendors were keeping their children away from school on a number of days to assist in farm…
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Farming & the land, 1943
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Cattle Values Still High
The supply of cattle at Waratah consisted principally of plain and medium quality cows and heifers, with a sprinkling of bullocks and steers. There…
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The plan for the first portion of the new goods yard to be constructed at Honeysuckle provides good accommodation for placing trucks of…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Judge Kelly, in the Arbitration Court, delivered an award for rates and conditions of employment for employees…
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CANBERRA.—The production of 6,000,000 lbs. of tobacco is planned by the Federal Government for the coming season…
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CANBERRA.—First payments of the £6,500,000 dairy subsidy are to be made almost immediately the Minister for Commerce (Mr CANBERRA.—The film of the recent Libyan campaign. "Desert Victory," sent by the British Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill), was…
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MELBOURNE.—The Acting Director of Rationing (Mr. Cumming) and to-day that only two days remain for butter dealers…
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Every farmer or other person producing farm or dairy batter to supply free, by sale or by exchange, to anyone not resident in his…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) announced the appointment of a Federal advisory committee on dairying to assist the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Release Servicemen for Tobacco Crop
CANBERRA, Monday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said arrangements were being made for the release of some hundreds of men…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Believed to have grazed on poison weed near Stevens Creek, 10 miles from Broken Hill, 300 sheep valued at £250 died…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday—Relief from the butter ration may be given in special cases to workers whose duties prevent their having normal…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Defending the decision to ration butter, the Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr. Dedman) said in the…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Chairman of the Central Wool Committee said to-day that 3,520,803 bales of wool were appraised for 1942-43…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Suggest Air Raids on Emus
PERTH, Thursday.—Farmers in the Walgoolan district of Western Australia, concerned at the increase in the number of emus and the…
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Sir,—A few suggestions for overcoming the fear that we cannot do without butter. (1) Instead of the usual butter…
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Messrs. L. B. Fisher (Chairman). P. Barry, A. S. Bowman, M. J. Crump, J Dalton, C. H. Lynch, R. J. Pepper, S. B Storey, J. D. Richardson, and…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Regulations gazetted to-night under the Dairy Industry Act provide for the allocation of money appropriated under…
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MELBOURINE, Friday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said that a tribunal from within the dairying industry to adjudicate on…
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Shortage of manpower may cause a serious loss to citrus fruit growers on the Paterson, Allyn and Williams Rivers, according to the…
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