Heavy Sheep Losses Through Drought
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A Walgett rock and station agent, Mr. G. D. Ritchie, estimates that in the past nine months one of the worst…
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Farming & the land, 1944
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"Hang Him!" Farmers' President Censured
Mr. R. C. Gibson, General President of the Primary Producers' Union, was censured by the delegates of the Gloucester and Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Butter Ration For Coalminers
CANBERRA,—A special Federal butter ration has been issued to canteens on certain coalfields, it was learnt today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Little Hope Yet of More Tea, Butter
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—There is little prospect of the butter ration being restored to 8oz, a week before the end of the year. The tea ration…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Wheat Crop Estimate Worst for Years
SYDNEY.—Estimated at less than 30,000,000 bushels. the New South Wales wheat crop for 1944-45 will be the lowest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trades Hall Backs Farmers' Claim
The Newcastle Trades Hall Council decided last night to support the request of the Hunter District Fruit and Vegetable Growers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Spring Potato Crop
Sowings of potatoes in the coastal district should be completed this month. The aim should be to ensure maturity before very hot…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The New South Wales wheat crop for 1944-45 is expected to be only half the normal yield…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Appraisements
Winchcombe Carson Limited submitted 1205 boles, drawn chiefly from the north-western districts and including a few clips from the northern slopes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer Gaoled: Short Weight On Firewood
MELBOURNE.—Describing a farmer who sold a nurse what purported to be six tons of firewood, but what actually weighed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Andrew Charlton Now A Farmer
Do you remember Andrew Charlton, Manly bo[?] wonder, who thrilled all Australia with his victories over Artie Borg, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Children Need More Butter"
The butter ration in industrial areas should be increased because there. generally speaking. families were larger than in other districts…
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The butter ration for industrial workers was totally inadequate, said Mr. H. Rose at Carrrington branch of the A.L.P…
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CANBERRA: Restoration of an eight ounce ration for butter is not likely this year because milk production is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Favour Voluntary Collective Farming
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Cooperative farming under voluntary organisation should receive every encouragement, according to the Rural…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Name Is Hunter Valley Raymond Terrace Dairy Factory
After many years' operations at Hexham, the Raymond Terrace Cooperative Dairy and Produce Co. Ltd. will be know, as the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Dairy Co. Made £5049 Profit
SINGLETON, Wednesday.—It was stated at the annual meeting 0of Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd. that the profit was £5049. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Records for Dairy Factory Production
At the annual meeting of the Raymond Terrace Cooperative Dairy and Produce Company Ltd., the chairman (Mr. L. B…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Against Bagged Wheat at Silos
Newcastle State Assembly of the A.L.P. was advised by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) that its request for the loading of bagged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming for Army Success in North, Central Australia
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said to-night that the continued success of the Army Farm Company in…
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