Wool And Cheap Substitutes
THE proposal of the Australian Wool Board that uniform laws for the labelling of woollen goods should be imposed throughout…
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Farming & the land, 1944
535 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 27
Gosford Farm Boy Pilots Lancaster
SYDNEY.—A boy who was formerly an inmate of Gosford Boys' Home is now commander of a Lancaster bomber, said the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Lads at the Gosford Boys' Home had worked 35,000 man hours on farms in the Gosford district since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wants Butter Meat Ration Cut
CANBERRA, Friday.—Further rationing of meat and butter in Australia to provide additional supplies for England was urged by the Leader…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bigger Wool Clips
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Australian wool clip since the war has increased about 400,000 bales per annum, compared with the prewar total…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain Will Help Farmers
Steady rain fell in the Maitland district yesterday. Two to three inches are required to give the soil a soaking after the driest March for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil and Coal in Farm Plants
NEW YORK, Monday.—Dr. Ernst Berl. research professor at the Carnegie Institute of Technology at Pittsburg, an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The problem of settling our empty Western lands. Farmers Say Must Construct Dams Or Face Ruin
Out of a jigsaw puzzle of contrasting conditions, experts are trying to evolve plans for closer settlement, without which Australia's populations must remain practically static, its 7,000,000 people mostly clinging to the capital cities like…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Support Million People 25,000 More Farmers
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Rural Reconstruction Commission has told the Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (Mr. Chifley) that Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Sheep Were Left Unkilled
SYDNEY. — Mutton killing ceased at noon today at Homebush, and 6500 sheep were left unslaughtered. It Is expected that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stroud Farmers Say They Could Send More Milk to City
Stroud dairy farmers have complained to the Newcastle Master Carriers' Association that hundreds of gallons of milk are being separated instead of being used for city consumption because of inadequate transport arrangements to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Practical Farm Training For Servicemen
MELBOURNE.—Plans to give discharged servicemen, who wish to take up farming after the war. a course of practical training that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Wool Auction
BOSTON, April 7. A.A.P.—Defence Supplies Corporation auctioned 14,000,000lb of Government-owned foreign wool yesterday. Of this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Shortage in Drought Minister Concerned
SYDNEY, Friday.—If New South Wales suffered a drought in the next few months there would be a serious shortage of wheat and flour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suburban and District Wallsend Junior Farmers Help A.C.F. Hostel
Wallsend Junior Farmers' Club has responded well to a suggestion by Len Murray, that the vegetables exhibited in competitive shows…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. To Release Men For Farms
WELLINGTON (NZ). — New Zealand will release men from the forces to increase dairy production…
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MELBOURNE.—Federal Diana for post-war land settlement of ex-servicemen are expected to be announced soon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Potato Crop Is Worth £8,000,000
CANBERRA. — Potato growers had exceeded their acreage targets by 16,000 acres for the current season the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Too Little Spent on Wool Publicity
By WINSTON TURNER, "Sun" War Correspondent. SYDNEY.—For every £ spent on wool research and publicity the artificial-fibre trade spends £50 or more. Australia's only front-line soldier in the Battle for Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortage of Labour Feared Harvest Sugar Crop
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Forecasts based on crane inspectors' estimates indicate that with favourable seasonal conditions there could be up…
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