Poultry Farmers Seek Thieves
SYDNEY.—A band of armed vigilantes was formed at Smith-field last night by poultry farmers, who Die determined to put…
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Farming & the land, 1943
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Synthetic Rubber From Wheat
SYDNEY.—The use of corn and wheat in the production of synthetic rubber is made possible by the discovery of a new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What People Think Tariff And Wool
Wool substitutes have reached such a state of perfection as to constitute a serious threat to the wool industry of Australia. Producing a substitute is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Men Needed to Save Dairy Feed
SINGLETON, Wednesday.—Unless men were released to the dairy industry at a much greater rate it will be impossible to save hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Farm Machinery Revolutionises Vegetable Growing
SYDNEY.—Revolutionary high-speed vegetable-production methods, eliminating 90 per cent, of usual farming technique, astounded a party of 20 visitors to Cowra. Peas seen growing in 200-acre paddocks were two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plea for Men in Dairy Industry
SYDNEY.—Chaos will reign if more labor is not made available for the dairy industry. said the Milk and Ice Carters' Union…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bill Gives Farmers Time Extension
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The time for lodgment of applications for stay orders under the Farmers' Relief Act is extended until June 30, 1945,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Production on Farms War Committee's Conference
The first conference of local committees of Maitland District War Agricultural Committee will be held at West Maitland on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rates for Women in Butter Factories
An interim award by the Women's Employment Board provides that women employed in butter factories shall receive two-thirds of the appropriate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fresh, Firm Butter for Troops in Tropics
Australian scientists have replaced the rancid, oily butter that our troops used to get in the tropics with fresh, firm, pure dairy butter that can be spread with a knife…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manpower Suggestion Close Shops Full Day to Aid Farmers
SYDNEY.—Whole townships in country districts may be closed down one day a week to permit the labor of shop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women Farmers Step Up Food Production
That the work of women in farm production had turned the vegetable famine into a glut on Sydney markets was stated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hailstorm Ruins Crops
CAIRNS, Thursday.—A terrific hailstorm, accompanied by a wind of cyclonic force, swept Emerald Creek area, Mareeba, on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Destroys Tobacco Crop
TOWNSVILLE.—In five minutes a cyclonic storm ruined £27.500 worth of tobacco leaf at Emerald Creek. Marecba, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Machinery Exhibition
Manager of Bowthorne Butter Factory (Mr. J.'B. limbs) state that arrangements are being mode for a display of row crop…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Control By Small Committee
SYDNEY, Friday.—Reconstitution of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Control, with a reduction in personnel from 13 to six, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Make Farm Machinery Country War Plants
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Munition factories in country towns, to be closed down or converted to other war jobs under the Federal Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Educated Cattle at Cardiff
"Cattle at Cardiff Park are spoiling the wicket. They are so educated that they get through the posts at the entrance."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japs to Teach U.S. Farmers Washington, Mon.—
An appeal to Japanese internees to teach mid-western farmers efficiency and cleanliness, has aroused an angry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tools Released For Backyard Farmers
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said that to assist backyard farmers, the Government had decided to release a…
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