Kempsey High School Students Save Pea Crop
KEMPSEY.—High school pupils, given yesterday off from their lessons, helped to save pea crops on farms at Macksville and…
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Farming & the land, 1943
439 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 22
Praise for Wallsend Junior Farmers
At a social in Plattsburg District Rural School. Wallsend Junior farmers were praised for their work in vegetable growing and poultry raising. Many…
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An urgent appeal was made to-day to NES wardens to ro turnip picking at Woodville near Raymond Terrace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Loquat Crops in Home Gardens
Loquat trees in home gardens in the Newcastle district are bearing heavy crops. The Department of Agriculture reminds householders…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£500,000 for Wheat Farmers
CANBERRA, Wednesday—The Full Cabinet to-day decided on an allocation of £500,000 to help marginal wheat farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Check Farm Labour Movement
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Regulations were issued to-night for the purpose of keeping a close track on the movement of rural labour…
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Although the main purpose of junior farmers' clubs is to encourage and train young people to go on the land, the movement is popular with boys…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cabbage Crop Failure Compensation Sought
The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) will be asked to receive a deputation from the Hunter Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association,…
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MELBOURNE— Plans for accelerating the release of 15,000 men from the Army are being discussed at a conference between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Land and Town Rating
"This land cannot by any stretch of the imagination be classed as a town area and shouldn't be rated as such, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Rationed in New Zealand
AUCKLAND.—Butter rationing commenced in New Zealand to-day. Each person will be allowed eight ounces a week…
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SYDNEY—For selling goods above the fixed prices and without coupons. Charles Mitchell, grocer. of Darlington,w as fined £25…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Mechanisation Scheme Expanded
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Government has decided to enlarge the scope of the farm mechanisation scheme, so that societies may utilise…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Wages in Britain
LONDON, Thursday.—The Agricultural Wages Board has fixed minimum wage for men at £3 5s aged 20-21 £3, 19-20 £2 16s. 18-19…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Is State's Champion Junior Farmer
SYDNEY.—The junior farmers' 1943 State vegetable growing championship has been won by a girl—Moya Kinneally, of Tyalgum…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Save Labour, Transport Zoning of Cattle Killing
Far too much livestock was being carried past meatworks on the North Coast line to metropolitan areas for killing, said the Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck By Bale Of Wool
Edward Clark 40 of Brooks Street. Cook's Hill, was struck by a bale of wool on a wharf to-day, and suffered a Probable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer-miner Comparison
KEMPSEY, Thursday. — "Since food is as important as coal to Australia and the United Nations, the Clarence dairy farmer cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Wheat Export From Newcastle Minister Gives Reason
The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) has advised Newcastle Chamber of Commerce that there is little chance of wheat being exported from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Farm Homes for Erring Boys Being Built
SYDNEY—New farm homes at Gosford and Mittagong and a truant school at Burradoo are nearing completion, the Minister…
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