Turkey to Send Own Ships Big Wheat Purchase
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Federal Government is negotiating for the sale of huge quantities of Australian wheat to the Middle East…
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Farming & the land, 1943
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Answer to Farm Manpower Problem Premier Launches Communal Machinery Scheme
A Government farm machinery pool, designed to solve manpower difficulties and increase production in rural areas, was launched…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Butter, Cream Allowances
CANBERRA, Sunday.—From October 1, cases of diabetes mellitus will receive a maximum extra butter allowance of 8oz a week, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bagged Wheat Facilities
M. F. H. Hawkins, MLA. last night declared that the provision of facilities for loading bagged wheat at the Newcastle silos was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Australian Wheat in Famine
LONDON, Sept. 26.—The Calcutta "Statesman" expresses thanks to the Victorian Country Party for the move to send West Australian wheat to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Federation Frames Policy
SYDNEY.—The Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation Conference to-day resolved that the federation press for planning of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Farmers Warned Of Nazi Crop Poisoners
LONDON, Tuesday.—A Government leaflet warns British formers that German planes have begun dropping oil and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Excessive Prices for Cattle Producers, Agents Criticised
Excessively high prices demanded for cattle at Newcastle and Maitland yards could only result in the financial failure of a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Store Extensions to Cost £8200
Approval for extensions and alterations, costing £8200, to Nenco's wool store in Darby-street, was recommended last night by Greater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Cattle "Racket" Alleged
BRISBANE, Friday.—Mr. Sparke (C.N.O.. Aubigny), in the Budget debate to-day, said a "racket" was keeping the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Cattle Prices Soar
LONDON, Sunday.—The Germans have practically wiped out the Guernsey cattle strain in Guernsey Island and one result is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Cattle Losses in Grafton District
GRAFTON, Monday. —Following along, cold winter after the prolonged drought, heavy losses of beef breeding cattle are reported from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Idle Wheat in Silos Discussed
The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) will ask the Australian Wheat Board to move…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Types of Farm Machinery
CANBERRA, Monday.—Production of farm machinery in Australia has been restored to the 1940 level, said the Minister for Commerce (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Auxiliary Farm Labor To Help Pick Crops
Auxiliary labor groups to help with the picking of fruit and vegetable crops on arms in the Hunter Valley will be formed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →End Idle Days Quickly Minister to Act on Wheat Silo
A promise that he would call for an immediate report from the Australian Shipping Board regarding Newcastle's idle wheat silo was given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Go to Gaol Will Not Pay Fines
GRAFTON, Tuesday.—A. A. Cameron, of James Creek, A. H. Harvey. of Ashby, and Percy Sontar, of Palmer's Island, well-known Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers in Gaol; Refused to Pay Fines
SYDNEY.—When Mr. G. J. Wingfield, MLA, was negotiating with the Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) last Wednesday to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Appraisements in Newcastle
Winchcombe Carson Limited submitted to appraisement in Newcastle an attractive catalogue of 2764 bales, comprising clips drawn mainly from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Crops Fail with Lease-lend Seed Hunter Growers Ask For Compensation
Incensed by the almost total failure of cabbage crops planted with lease-lend seed growers at a meeting of the Hunter District Fruit and…
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